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Ah, but I never said I was doing it for profit.
Also, Android is expected to surpass the iPhone by 2012 ( http://www.mobileburn.com/news.jsp?Id=8065 ) and since the Android is on more than one phone, I actually predict it to happen sooner, considering that the Android's marketshare doubled in just two months ( http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20100405/a-growth-spurt-for-androids-market-share/ ).
Also, Android is expected to surpass the iPhone by 2012 ( http://www.mobileburn.com/news.jsp?Id=8065 ) and since the Android is on more than one phone, I actually predict it to happen sooner, considering that the Android's marketshare doubled in just two months ( http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20100405/a-growth-spurt-for-androids-market-share/ ).
Ugh, hate the droid so much. Worst. Batterylife. Ever.
Yes, that article makes a very convincing case for an Android takeover. Because a research firm said so! It's like when the iPad was predicted to flop on launch day.
Here are some more of Gartner's winners:
Apple should quit the hardware business
Blogging will peak in 2007
Oh, and in the same prediction that has the Android beating the iPhone, they give Windows Mobile 12% market share (one less than the iPhone). I'll donate $20 to the Republican Party for every percent over 5% that Windows Mobile gets. (And that's me playing it safe)
Android will never reach people the way iPhone does, plain and simple. Especially once 4.0 is out
Here are some more of Gartner's winners:
Apple should quit the hardware business
Blogging will peak in 2007
Oh, and in the same prediction that has the Android beating the iPhone, they give Windows Mobile 12% market share (one less than the iPhone). I'll donate $20 to the Republican Party for every percent over 5% that Windows Mobile gets. (And that's me playing it safe)
Android will never reach people the way iPhone does, plain and simple. Especially once 4.0 is out
I agree with Gartner on Apple getting out of the hardware market, the way that Gartner described it. They were saying, in a nut shell, that they should make their OS legally available to run on hardware other than what Apple says it should run on. If they were to do that, Apple would start to see an ROI that they only dreamed of having.
And I also agree that blogging reached its peak in '07. Blogging has pretty much levelled off. Are there little kids and wannabe-big-shots creating blogs? Sure, but they all, for the most part, die off. The new crazy is twitter and social networking media. And even that is starting to level off.
And yes, Windows Mobile has around 15% market share. Most companies that are solely Windows-only shops will also provide their IT department with phones that run Windows Mobile for how well it integrates with their Exchange servers. Now that the Android has full support for Exchange, their numbers are shrinking, while Android is gaining ground. Sure, the iPhone can sync up with Exchange, but what is hurting them is their contract with AT&T. Most businesses are more likely going to use Verizon if the company spans across the whole country. Sorry to burst AT&T's bubble, but Verizon has almost the whole country covered.
So, let's see, it's free to develop software for the Android, has more nation-wide coverage with Verizon and has all the same bells and whistles that the iPhone has, of course the Android is gaining ground.
Hell, the phone I had before my Droid was the Nokia e70, it did everything the iPhone did, was 3 years older than the iPhone and ran SymbianOS, which means, freely available SDK, multiple scripting languages/interpreters and an open source development model, was unlocked and had a full qwerty keyboard.
My only requirements for a phone is an ssh client and full qwerty keyboard. The battery life only sucks on the Droid if you spend all your time watching movies or playing games. If I'm just using it as a phone and doing system administration work, I can get 3 days out of it with no problem.
And I also agree that blogging reached its peak in '07. Blogging has pretty much levelled off. Are there little kids and wannabe-big-shots creating blogs? Sure, but they all, for the most part, die off. The new crazy is twitter and social networking media. And even that is starting to level off.
And yes, Windows Mobile has around 15% market share. Most companies that are solely Windows-only shops will also provide their IT department with phones that run Windows Mobile for how well it integrates with their Exchange servers. Now that the Android has full support for Exchange, their numbers are shrinking, while Android is gaining ground. Sure, the iPhone can sync up with Exchange, but what is hurting them is their contract with AT&T. Most businesses are more likely going to use Verizon if the company spans across the whole country. Sorry to burst AT&T's bubble, but Verizon has almost the whole country covered.
So, let's see, it's free to develop software for the Android, has more nation-wide coverage with Verizon and has all the same bells and whistles that the iPhone has, of course the Android is gaining ground.
Hell, the phone I had before my Droid was the Nokia e70, it did everything the iPhone did, was 3 years older than the iPhone and ran SymbianOS, which means, freely available SDK, multiple scripting languages/interpreters and an open source development model, was unlocked and had a full qwerty keyboard.
My only requirements for a phone is an ssh client and full qwerty keyboard. The battery life only sucks on the Droid if you spend all your time watching movies or playing games. If I'm just using it as a phone and doing system administration work, I can get 3 days out of it with no problem.
Shit man, you should've stopped while you still had some credibility.
Hell, the phone I had before my Droid was the Nokia e70, it did everything the iPhone did
Except for the touch screen, accelerometer, 3g capabilities, graphical power, and what was that other thing? Oh right, the App Store.
There are two advantages Apple is never going to lose. The eternally unrivaled feel of Apple products (always foolishly undervalued by the competitors), and the App Store. No other mobile store will touch the App Store, because that's where the money is. Whatever else, Apple has defined their own market very well, and that is a market of people willing and able to spend money. Revenue from the App Store is and will remain far ahead of any other store, ensuring that the best products will always be made for the iPhone. Other platforms may be lucky enough to get ports, or the products from whiny drama queen developers who can't get past Apple's "suffocating" rules, but the rest of us can see that iPhone owners are the ones paying for apps and will always provide for that market. Indie devs and big studios alike.
Hell, the phone I had before my Droid was the Nokia e70, it did everything the iPhone did
Except for the touch screen, accelerometer, 3g capabilities, graphical power, and what was that other thing? Oh right, the App Store.
There are two advantages Apple is never going to lose. The eternally unrivaled feel of Apple products (always foolishly undervalued by the competitors), and the App Store. No other mobile store will touch the App Store, because that's where the money is. Whatever else, Apple has defined their own market very well, and that is a market of people willing and able to spend money. Revenue from the App Store is and will remain far ahead of any other store, ensuring that the best products will always be made for the iPhone. Other platforms may be lucky enough to get ports, or the products from whiny drama queen developers who can't get past Apple's "suffocating" rules, but the rest of us can see that iPhone owners are the ones paying for apps and will always provide for that market. Indie devs and big studios alike.
Those things you listed that the iPhone has that the Nokia e70 doesn't are not things that you NEED to use a phone. The touch screen being the only exception because Apple thinks people don't like to feel the buttons they need to press.
The eternally unrivalled feel of Apple products? Now you are sounding like all the other Apple fan boys who just spout Apple PR without knowing anything about what they are talking about. ZOMG, the screen is so nice to touch! Yeah, great reason for me to spend my money and be forced to use a product that sucks.
I do agree the App Store has the market. But you have to understand that not everything lasts forever.
The eternally unrivalled feel of Apple products? Now you are sounding like all the other Apple fan boys who just spout Apple PR without knowing anything about what they are talking about. ZOMG, the screen is so nice to touch! Yeah, great reason for me to spend my money and be forced to use a product that sucks.
I do agree the App Store has the market. But you have to understand that not everything lasts forever.
Wow, well played. You proved me wrong. Just as I was thinking you couldn't make any less sense, you topped yourself (bottomed yourself?) yet again.
Those things you listed that the iPhone has that the Nokia e70 doesn't are not things that you NEED to use a phone.
Oookay. You're just tripping all over your stupidity here. The only things a phone NEEDS are a way to input numbers and a way to talk to and hear the other person. I'm pretty sure a phone like that has existed for a lot longer than three years. But this really isn't relevant at all. The iPhone does a lot more than it "needs" to, just like your computer and your car and any piece of technology that exists.
The touch screen being the only exception because Apple thinks people don't like to feel the buttons they need to press.
No, Apple uses a touch screen because it's the more innovative way to get input from a user, with infinitely more potential than a button. I thought you said you were a developer, but clearly not since you've got the creativity of a brick. And if the touch screen is such a bad development, maybe you could explain why every other smartphone company has been desperately trying to copy Apple's concept for the last three years.
Now you are sounding like all the other Apple fan boys who just spout Apple PR without knowing anything about what they are talking about.
Yes, I appreciate the "Apple touch" on their products. I do, just like the majority of people in this world, who don't give a shit about open standards or any of Android's other "features." If you talked to people outside your special ed class you'd realize that the average person does < 10 things on their phones or computers, and those people want to do their tasks in the cleanest, slickest way possible. It's why the tech community so badly underestimated the iPad. If you talk to someone who doesn't know what RAM is, they'll tell you how cool the iPhone and iPad are. You could try and be more out of touch with the general population, but it might be difficult.
I do agree the App Store has the market. But you have to understand that not everything lasts forever.
Shit really? I thought everything lasted forever! But it doesn't matter, because Apple has this market wrapped up for the next 5-10 years.
For your next post, try putting your words in random order. They might make more sense.
Those things you listed that the iPhone has that the Nokia e70 doesn't are not things that you NEED to use a phone.
Oookay. You're just tripping all over your stupidity here. The only things a phone NEEDS are a way to input numbers and a way to talk to and hear the other person. I'm pretty sure a phone like that has existed for a lot longer than three years. But this really isn't relevant at all. The iPhone does a lot more than it "needs" to, just like your computer and your car and any piece of technology that exists.
The touch screen being the only exception because Apple thinks people don't like to feel the buttons they need to press.
No, Apple uses a touch screen because it's the more innovative way to get input from a user, with infinitely more potential than a button. I thought you said you were a developer, but clearly not since you've got the creativity of a brick. And if the touch screen is such a bad development, maybe you could explain why every other smartphone company has been desperately trying to copy Apple's concept for the last three years.
Now you are sounding like all the other Apple fan boys who just spout Apple PR without knowing anything about what they are talking about.
Yes, I appreciate the "Apple touch" on their products. I do, just like the majority of people in this world, who don't give a shit about open standards or any of Android's other "features." If you talked to people outside your special ed class you'd realize that the average person does < 10 things on their phones or computers, and those people want to do their tasks in the cleanest, slickest way possible. It's why the tech community so badly underestimated the iPad. If you talk to someone who doesn't know what RAM is, they'll tell you how cool the iPhone and iPad are. You could try and be more out of touch with the general population, but it might be difficult.
I do agree the App Store has the market. But you have to understand that not everything lasts forever.
Shit really? I thought everything lasted forever! But it doesn't matter, because Apple has this market wrapped up for the next 5-10 years.
For your next post, try putting your words in random order. They might make more sense.
OS 4 looks really interesting... I wonder, will that only be for the ipod touch/iphone or will the ipad get multitasking, too?
iPad gets multitasking in the fall. What I'm curious to see is how they deal with "quitting" certain applications, something that hasn't been a problem before. Pausing a song never quite felt like I was "quitting" the iPod app on my iPhone, and always left me feeling like it was just sitting there, sapping resources.
http://www.apple.com/iphone/preview-iphone-os/
The keynote seemed to explain most of their multitasking concept. I assume it'd be generally the same with the iPad
The keynote seemed to explain most of their multitasking concept. I assume it'd be generally the same with the iPad
It'll be exactly the same on the iPad... they're both running iPhone OS 4
It appears that some people have found rather creative uses for the ipad.
It appears that some people have found rather creative uses for the ipad.
Haha, awesome. Although I have a feeling your post is going to prove my point.
Haha, awesome. Although I have a feeling your post is going to prove my point.
I think the iPad would make an interesting in-dash device. The biggest mechanical problem I see would be allowing for free rotation while not making it look dorky, and a runner-up would be the connections.
I'm looking at doing just that for my XJS, tosh. I'm deleting to original A/C system and upgrading the heater/defroster/heater core to something modern and much, much smaller, meaning I have a lot of dash space to play with (I had considered putting in a mercedes benz NV-HUD system, but I'm not sure it will work with the windshield on the Jag).
I'm wondering if I can modify the iPad to accept an external wifi/3G antenna, though. No rotation, just sticking with the horizontal orientation.
I'm wondering if I can modify the iPad to accept an external wifi/3G antenna, though. No rotation, just sticking with the horizontal orientation.
whats the best way to fuck up a classic car? put a bunch of stupid computerized shit in it
A concern, but if the only change is a single glass panel with no visible controls added to the center of the dash, I think it may work out ok.
I thought exactly that the first time I saw one. The connections are no problem, just run them behind the dash and it's all good. And if you just have a couple hinges you'll get all the movement out of it you need without it getting ridiculous or in the way.
Lecter, if you install it, could you post pictures? I'd be interested in the solution.
Not that I'll fix one to my bike, there's not enough room for it (maybe in my tankpack). But it'd be nice as a car stereo and general computer, and I'm looking to buy a car before long.
And it'd sure as shit be more fitting in a vintage car than some of the other systems I've seen. Ugh, the horror...
Not that I'll fix one to my bike, there's not enough room for it (maybe in my tankpack). But it'd be nice as a car stereo and general computer, and I'm looking to buy a car before long.
And it'd sure as shit be more fitting in a vintage car than some of the other systems I've seen. Ugh, the horror...