String, I can only go on the statistics I collect for my app:
http://www.radarnow.net/statistics.htm (US Only) G1's constitute only 6% of the devices that have my app. How many exist in the real world? Don't know. Got to be getting smaller and smaller as a percentage of the universe with 2 million new devices added per month. From what I recall, there were 2 million total devices back in June of last year when the MyTouch came online. -John Coryat On May 16, 8:58 pm, String <[email protected]> wrote: > On May 16, 8:21 pm, "Maps.Huge.Info (Maps API Guru)" > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > There are relatively few G1's > > left, fewer each day (as a percentage of devices). I would recommend > > instead to develop with the most popular device and OS, which > > currently is the Droid > > John, where are you getting your handset market share numbers? And are > they global or US-only? > > I can't argue that G1s specifically are probably declining in market > share, but I look at it as a good example of a first-generation > Android handset. IOW, it represents the 66% of handsets (according > tohttp://developer.android.com/resources/dashboard/platform-versions.html) > which are still on v1.x, with HVGA non-AMOLED screen, 528MHZ > processor, and so on. As such, it's still 2/3 of the market in my > mind. > > Although you undoubtedly have a point about sales and 1.x devices... > I'd basically stopped buying apps when I was only on a G1, simply > because of the space consideration you cite. Overall, I suspect most > sales go to new handset owners - has anyone seen any statistics about > this? > > String > > -- > 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.
