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From: nospam on 17 May 2010 14:52 In article <dOfIn.123174$3k7.22119(a)en-nntp-13.dc1.easynews.com>, GMAN <Winniethepooh(a)100acrewoods.org> wrote: > Actually Blackberry is the number one OS in use by phone users. Apple is a > distant third after Android. actually, iphone has the majority of what is in use by smartphone users. android has strong growth, and the rest are noise. <http://static.arstechnica.com/gadgets/ars_feb10_mobile_share.png> <http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/03/iphone-os-still-dominates-mob ile-web-android-on-the-way-up.ars>
From: SMS on 17 May 2010 18:15 On 17/05/10 11:52 AM, nospam wrote: > In article<dOfIn.123174$3k7.22119(a)en-nntp-13.dc1.easynews.com>, GMAN > <Winniethepooh(a)100acrewoods.org> wrote: > >> Actually Blackberry is the number one OS in use by phone users. Apple is a >> distant third after Android. > > actually, iphone has the majority of what is in use by smartphone > users. Nope. "http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/05/android-overtakes-apple-in-us-smartphone-market.ars"
From: nospam on 17 May 2010 20:22 In article <4bf1c00f$0$1652$742ec2ed(a)news.sonic.net>, SMS <scharf.steven(a)geemail.com> wrote: > >> Actually Blackberry is the number one OS in use by phone users. Apple is > >> a > >> distant third after Android. > > > > actually, iphone has the majority of what is in use by smartphone > > users. > > Nope. > > "http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/05/android-overtakes-apple-in-us-smartphone-market.ars" nope. that's a self-selecting survey of us buyers only, in a period where iphone sales are slowing because people are expecting a new model in the summer (and with the gizmodo leak, they know if they want to wait). there are 50 million iphones and 35 million ipod touches, as of early april. there aren't that many android devices out there, although android is growing, mainly because they're giving away the phones (verizon 2-1 deal). top smartphone platforms, ending feb 2010: apple 25.4%, google 9%: <http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/files/2010/05/comscoresmartphones.jp g>
From: George Kerby on 18 May 2010 10:00 On 5/17/10 1:20 PM, in article dOfIn.123174$3k7.22119(a)en-nntp-13.dc1.easynews.com, "GMAN" <Winniethepooh(a)100acrewoods.org> wrote: > In article <C81472EF.451D6%ghost_topper(a)hotmail.com>, George Kerby > <ghost_topper(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> On 5/15/10 12:15 PM, in article >> iFAHn.114244$3k7.22308(a)en-nntp-13.dc1.easynews.com, "GMAN" >> <Winniethepooh(a)100acrewoods.org> wrote: >> >>> In article <C81438B1.45177%ghost_topper(a)hotmail.com>, George Kerby >>> <ghost_topper(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 5/15/10 1:43 AM, in article 4bee4282$0$1641$742ec2ed(a)news.sonic.net, >>>> "Ray >>>> Fischer" <rfischer(a)sonic.net> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> wrote: >>>>>> On 2010-05-14 21:17:04 -0700, rfischer(a)sonic.net (Ray Fischer) said: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Mr. Strat <rag(a)nospam.techline.com> wrote: >>>>>>>> Rich >>>>>>>>> The head of Apple said this?!!! Amazing gall. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> BBC: >>>>>>>>> It follows a letter from Apple boss Steve Jobs in which he defended >>>>>>>>> his >>>>>>>>> firm's decision not to allow Adobe's Flash technology on many of its >>>>>>>>> popular products. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Mr Jobs described Adobe's software - used on many websites for video >> and >>>>>>>>> animations - as a "closed system" and "100% proprietary". >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> "While Adobe's Flash products are widely available, this does not mean >>>>>>>>> they >>>>>>>>> are open, since they are controlled entirely by Adobe and available >> only >>>>>>>>> from Adobe." >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Flash is technology that sucks. It needs to go away. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Is that what Jobs told you to say? >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Even Microsoft has >>>>>>>> sided with Jobs. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Notice that Flash works quite well on Windows systems. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Maybe you're ... "confused". >>>>>> >>>>>> Actually Flash works just fine on Macs. >>>>> >>>>> As do several different web browsers. >>>>> >>>>>> The Flash battle ground for Jobs is the iPhone & iPad. >>>>> >>>>> Which Apple controls completely. >>>> >>>> As they should... >>>> >>> That type of control and thinking went out of style in the 80's and is what >>> drove the Atarii ST and AMIGA markets into the ground. Its even what killed >>> the old TI 99/4a, not letting others make carts for the computer. >>> >>> >> >> And has made AAPL the third largest company in the USA... >> >> <http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/04/exxon-microsoft-apple-wal-mart/> >> >> I don't give a damn about 'style', either. What works - works for me! >> >> So "that kind of thinking" has kept their shareholders, employees and >> customers VERY happy... >> >> <http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/apple-leads-smartphone-customer-satisfaction/ >> 25625> >> >> So, looks like you are the 'fossil' here, not AAPL. >> >> � A proud shareholder since 2004 (adjusted $16/share) >> > > > Actually Blackberry is the number one OS in use by phone users. Apple is a > distant third after Android. > - So what? That wasn't the point of my post.
From: GMAN on 18 May 2010 17:52
In article <4bf1c00f$0$1652$742ec2ed(a)news.sonic.net>, SMS <scharf.steven(a)geemail.com> wrote: >On 17/05/10 11:52 AM, nospam wrote: >> In article<dOfIn.123174$3k7.22119(a)en-nntp-13.dc1.easynews.com>, GMAN >> <Winniethepooh(a)100acrewoods.org> wrote: >> >>> Actually Blackberry is the number one OS in use by phone users. Apple is a >>> distant third after Android. >> >> actually, iphone has the majority of what is in use by smartphone >> users. > >Nope. > >"http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/05/android-overtakes-apple-in-us-smartp >hone-market.ars" Thank you for that link. I was watching CNN the other day and it listed Blackberry number 1, followed by Android, followed by Iphone. |