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Discussion: People buy Android because they can't afford an iPhone.
Member Since: 6/15/2010
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I could afford a 700€ phone, but I think it's such a waste of money, since I can buy a phone for 200€ that does the same exact things.
Anyway, if Apple did cheaper models I'd still use Android
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Member Since: 9/13/2011
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I wish people would stop judging each other for which option they choose. You buy the phone that suits your interests and needs best. For me personally, I'm not too fussed on the extra-specs that Samsung has, so I'm going to buy the iPhone 5. I prefer the design and user-experience more. Big deal though? That doesn't mean I'm going out to prove how much better it is than the Samsung. There is no need for it. The "better phone" comes from your perspective. People just need to respect each other's choices and shut up about it, otherwise it makes you look bitter and jealous.
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Member Since: 4/21/2011
Posts: 42,362
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Originally posted by RastaMentality
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So you finally agree with me that 20 million 600$ android phones will bring more profits than 50 million 50$ android phones, and in that case that Samsung got most of his huge profits thanks to the S3 and Galaxy NOTE, like THEY said ?
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Member Since: 2/11/2008
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That doesn't mean that someone who has Apple products is rich or is in a higher social class, though.
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Member Since: 2/16/2012
Posts: 8,740
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Originally posted by CoolestPerson12
This is actually true. Google makes the bulk of its mobile money from the iPhone. In fact Android is not profitable for Google like the iPhone is to Apple. And whith Apple moving away from Google, it will be a tough ride.
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Google is still really an ad + search company. That's where they make their money.
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Google had spoken about targeting $10/device/yr. but we have no indication that they are nearly at that level. If they did achieve that level, with an installed base of 300 million, Google could be collecting $3 billion a year in Android income. Are they getting it?
Charles Arthur concluded that Google obtains four times more revenue from iOS than from Android. My estimates indicate that in 2011 the revenue ratio was closer to 5 but if we subtract the cost of those sales in the form of payments to Apple then the ratio could well be four to one.
The story for iOS revenues however is not all rosy for Google. Google has to pay for that revenue. The mechanism is a payment that Google makes to Apple for the prominent and default placement of Google search on Safari.
We don’t know the terms of the arrangement but if we assume $2/device Google needs to shave $2 from the top of the chart above with that money going to Apple (attached as iPhone/iPad service revenues.)
Whereas Android generates $1.70/device/year and thus an Android device with a two year life generates about $3.5 to Google over its life, Apple obtained $576.3 for each iOS device it sold in 2011[4]. The economics of Android are nothing like the economics of iOS.
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Member Since: 2/16/2012
Posts: 8,740
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Originally posted by H-I-M
So you finally agree with me that 20 million 600$ android phones will bring more profits than 50 million 50$ android phones, and in that case that Samsung got most of his huge profits thanks to the S3 and Galaxy NOTE, like THEY said ?
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Yes. What you said is true, but low-end phones are still crucial to Android which was also proven.
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Member Since: 7/23/2010
Posts: 6,705
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Originally posted by RastaMentality
Linux would be the number one desktop OS then.  |
When I say closed-source, I mean bounds by software limitations and restrictions. Windows is closed-source but it is not a locked down environment. It is pretty much as flexible as an open-source software is. Linux is flop because it is not free as people think it is. You will still have to pay every year for security fixes whilst Windows support lasts for ten years. And Linux is much more difficult to install, use and manage and it lacks commercial-grade applications. Windows just beats anything else when it comes to flexibilty, ease-of-use and support. And that is what Android is emulating in the smartphone department. It is just as flexible and easy to use as Windows, not to mention the large ecosystem it has and the larger amount of options it offers to different market segments.
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Member Since: 4/21/2011
Posts: 42,362
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Originally posted by RastaMentality
Yes. What you said is true, but low-end phones are still crucial to Android which was also proven.
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Member Since: 7/23/2010
Posts: 6,705
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I don't know about iPhone users but it must be humdrum to look on the same old grid of icons all day everyday for six years already without the option to change that look. Most people get bored so fast. That's why most people prefer Android. You can morph its UI from one to another as you wish. It's not all about the price you know that's why Android is more preferred.
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Member Since: 2/16/2012
Posts: 8,740
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Originally posted by H-I-M
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Member Since: 3/27/2009
Posts: 30,284
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The reason I don't have an iPhone or any phone on contract by AT&T is because of the monthly fees. If it could have the same plan I have now -- $50/month for unlimited everything -- then I would have an iPhone. Until then, prepaid is my friend.
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Member Since: 3/26/2012
Posts: 2,909
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This IS true for a lot of people.
Example: My friends use Bluegrass cellular (not me, yuck). They didn't have iPhones for a while and a couple of my friends were like "Android is better anyway, I don't want an iPhone."
As soon as Bluegrass got iPhones, they were the first ones sprinting to the Bluegrass store to pick one up. Let's be real here.
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Member Since: 3/22/2012
Posts: 26,321
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I just got the Iphone 4s with a plan that's only 70 a month. I tried t mobiles samsung galaxy 2 and it was 50 bucks more
bye (and I hate apple)
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Member Since: 12/15/2009
Posts: 23,385
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Originally posted by Coo2
This is actually true. Google makes the bulk of its mobile money from the iPhone. In fact Android is not profitable for Google like the iPhone is to Apple. And whith Apple moving away from Google, it will be a tough ride.
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Google's core business module and revenue isn't on phone production but in advertise and internet. If google set to design one phone a year and only one then we'd be iwahhht?
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Member Since: 9/20/2009
Posts: 3,275
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It will always be a matter of preference. I know people with iPhones that want an Android, and people with Androids that want an iPhone. Just depends on the person.
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Member Since: 2/6/2010
Posts: 27,892
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I personally paid 150 for my Droid Bionic because, at the time, I didn't even know if the iPhone 5 was coming out last year. It ended up just being the iPhone 4S, though, so I got 4G. But my phone is a piece of sh*t, though, so I can't wait to get iPhone 5.
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Member Since: 12/15/2009
Posts: 23,385
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Originally posted by ZachM
ThhypeS true for a lot of people.
Example: My friends use Bluegrass cellular (not me, yuck). They didn't have iPhones for a while and a couple of my friends were like "Android is better anyway, I don't want an iPhone."
As soon as Bluegrass got iPhones, they were the first ones sprinting to the Bluegrass store to pick one up. Let's be real here.
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Your personal life story =/= truth. I'm on sprint and didn't flop my bandwagon tail when I phone where made available. Didn't buy into the hype
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Member Since: 3/5/2011
Posts: 1,309
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i know i can buy Iphone if i wanted to, however, I prefer android, its more user friendly than Iphone. I still prefer my Samsung Galaxy over Iphone.
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Member Since: 12/15/2009
Posts: 23,385
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Originally posted by stoic_1987
i know i can buy Iphone if i wanted to, however, I prefer android, its more user friendlyaran Iphone. I still prefer my Samsung Galaxy over Iphone.
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Actually..I disagree. ios is so easy toddlers and elderly can pick one up and use them. Android in the other hand are more advanced with enhancements and such that simple folk can find scary.
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Member Since: 2/16/2012
Posts: 8,740
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Originally posted by man*****
Google's core business module and revenue isn't on phone production but in advertise and internet. If google set to design one phone a year and only one then we'd be iwahhht?
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They still wouldn't make anywhere as much. Too much competition. And that's what the Nexus is for.
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