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Android beating Apple, BlackBerry in smartphone war
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Azbubu
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But that's a good thing, no one wants to be common. 
Androiders are the 99%
Androiders are the 99%
AfricanTech
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drukkie
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not always a good thing being minority 
developers will start to release on android first....as was the case with apps on apple.
soon to change.
developers will start to release on android first....as was the case with apps on apple.
soon to change.
Android and Samsung are doing very well. No wonder Apple is using the courts to try to halt Samsung's growth. Samsung is by far Apple's biggest threat. IMO however - as said yesterday - Apple need not (and should not) have gone the court route. Apple is an iconic brand many people want and those who want it will insist on it no matter how many clones there are out there. Apple will always have cash to burn no matter who tries to copy them. Android is doing well because it targets all segments of the market and made smart phones accessable to many who could not reach Apple products prices.
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But that's a good thing, no one wants to be common.
Yeah. These commoners :erm:
Grep
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Never been so happy to be in the minority group!
Yes!!
At least Apple makes 1 type of Phone, and does it properly. Samsung builds 30types of Android phones to get their sales figures up.
Just saying iPhone 4S vs. Galaxy S3, where are the actual sales figures for these?
If apple made 30different devices then Apple would be dominating.
R13...
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You have developed into quite the fanboy. The small matter of apple capturing 77% of the smartphone profits escapes you. And this articles compares ALL the android manufacturers.
R13...
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Everyone understands they're just not letting it inconvenience them
cerebus
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I'm surprised that Apple ever were in the majority from a pure volume of handsets pov. Were they?
I can never understand why people want to boost about this fact. Sure this is great news for Apple as their profit margins are unbelievable, but as the customer who is buying Apple it just means that they are producing dirt cheap products and selling it to you at a huge premium. If anything, as a customer, I would be highly annoyed as this means that there is so much room for them to lower their prices and still make a hefty profit. The only way they would be forced to lower their prices to normal levels is if people stop buying from them. Fortunately there are a number of people who are realizing this, and hence the enormous growth of other manufacturers.
Are you getting those profits?
At least you can sleep sound knowing that apple makes 50+% off your cheap iPhone...
Oops I mean "PREMIUM" handset
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drukkie
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let's not forget the defects in apple products mate
you still using that case to get better signal 
cerebus
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let's not forget the defects in apple products mate
You're so right, I can't think of a single time when I've used a defective Android phone.
Apple rules. Superior, classy, and sophisticated, and not to mention user friendly. It is just a much better phone than any Samsung. I used a Samsung, and would not use it again if it was given to me for free.