There are strong reasons to only target a segment of a market at launch. Like the high end. A lot of companies do great targeting the high end.
Would you rather have every Moto Droid user download your app, and give it 5 stars, or have every Android user download your app, and give it 1 star? Also, I don't expect devices to go down in version number. What I want to know is how many Android 1.x devices will ever get Android 2.x. Or will the G1 just get Android 1.999... repeating. On a similar note, Admob posted new numbers not too long ago: http://metrics.admob.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/AdMob-Mobile-Metrics-Mar-10.pdf In their words: "In this month’s report, we look at the impact of the launch of new devices on the Android ecosystem." What surprised me is that Android 1.5 was actually gaining market share. 2.X was also gaining market share, with 1.6 decreasing. It looks the HTC Hero is more popular then I expected it to be. Is there any word on when it will upgrade off of 1.5, for the major carriers? I think we are have hit the point where consumer purchasing behavior is starting to have a real impact on the direction Android heads. It has become a consumer brand to some extent, we are starting to have users who are picking their 2nd Android phone, etc. My 2 cents, -MK On Apr 30, 11:14 pm, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: > Anyone else think it's a bad move on Twitters decision to make their app 2.1+ > only given that over 70% of Android devices run versions of Android prior to > 2.1? > > Al. > > (Stats > fromhttp://developer.android.com/resources/dashboard/platform-versions.html) > -- > > * Looking for Android Apps? - Tryhttp://andappstore.com/* > > ====== > Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the company > number 6741909. > > The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not necessarily > those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's subsidiaries. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Android Discuss" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en.
