There is a lot of talk recently about how Android is winning the hearts and minds of users, but according to a new study released on Thursday, those users aren’t professional business people.
[ad#Google Adsense 300×250 in story]The study done by Intermedia, a company that manages 320,000 hosted Microsoft Exchange accounts, says that 61 percent of customers activating ActiveSync-based smartphones are choosing the iPhone. Only 17 percent chose Android device.
Intermedia indicated that 22 percent of users activated a Windows, Symbian or Palm device.
In April, Android did a little better, garnering 33 percent of the devices, but the iPhone is still way out in front with 64 percent.
The number of tablets activated in April were almost all iPads. According to Intermedia, 99.8 percent of the tablets activated were iPads, followed by a tiny fraction activating the Samsung Galaxy and Motorola Xoom.
The company also said that the iPad popularity is growing. While they normally see about 300 new iPads activated in a month. They saw a jump to over 900 in March and over 1,200 in April.
Jim – great post (as usual), but did you mean to add a “not” in here?
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There is a lot of talk recently about how Android is winning the hearts and minds of users, but according to a new study released on Thursday, those users are professional business people.”
Yes, I messed that up. It’s fixed now.
“Intermedia indicated that 22 percent of users activated a Windows, Symbian or Palm device.”
In other news, what’s a BlackBerry?
@georgetinari:disqus BlackBerrys do not use ActiveSync, so they would have no information about this from Intermedia. Not saying there are few or many BB activations, just that it does not apply for this survey. That needs to be clarified in the article as well.
I was going to say, Exchange integration for BBs in enterprise is done thru BES.
“Only 17 percent chose Android device.” … “In April, Android did a little better,
garnering 33 percent of the devices […].”
So, improving from 17% to 33% — nearly twice the previous month’s result — qualifies as merely “a little better”? Really? So, then, may we presume you were similarly blithe and dismissive of recent news touting Apple’s not-quite-doubling of revenues, year-over-year?
In either case, one might suggest that anyone reaching said conclusion is “a little bit” daft.
The issue could equally be that Exchange is not winning hearts and minds. Perhaps Android users prefer to stick with the build-in GMail instead of using the sponsor’s product, so disproportionately iPhone users become customers and show up in the survey.
I’m a professional consultant in the mobile space and I opted for Motorola Xoom over the iPad for many many reasons, including the fact it has a proper file system! The Exchange Sync works great with my company’s corporate mail (but I mainly use the GMail) and the hardware is far superior (CPU, GPU, screen, cameras, etc). Oh yes – it runs Flash too – which is still a big issue out on the Web.
Yes I agree that the iPad has the edge on some areas of usability – but in essence if I’m to pay almost £600 for a tablet, I want it to belong to me to do with what I want – and not be governed by Apple’s pompous dictatorship on usage. Apple are still betting on form over function winning sales, but for me, as a professional, I choose the tools that best suit the job and give me the productivity gains I expect from my investment.
You haven’t actually used an iPad, or really need many apps then. Yeah, we know where you’re coming from. I’ve tried the Xoom. Hardware is superior? You mean superior like a Honda Civic is superior to a Porsche? Nice, but not going anywhere fast.
In case you’re holding your breath waiting for Jim, et al, to somehow become “fair” with respect to the opposition, you can let go and relax.
“Fair”, like “luck”, is for rabbits.
Oooooo. A savvy shopper who has yet to experience “charge life” on the Xoom. Please report back soonest.
Actually I have an iPad on my desk here too – but would I use it for “professional” stuff? Umm no – like I say – right tool for the job – the reasons I’ve given above – and especially the proper file system. If the iPad works for you then great – for me, iPad = incontinencePad.
Normal day-to-day use, I’m getting about 18 hours. Heavier use (presentations via projector for example) – down to about 12 hours. The quote usage is 10 hours playing videos – but who does that? Unless I’m on a plane I guess.
damn google, gitoffmenuts!
It’s most certainly a professional tool. I can wirelessly control my camera on a tripod in the studio to make it much easier to shoot images and adjust lighting without having to get behind the camera and look through the viewfinder. Live view of the image, and complete control of the camera.
I can use it to record meetings where we make decisions about placement of images in our textbooks and e-learning materials. I take notes as it records audio, and I just tap on the text and it rewinds the audio file to that point so I can hear what we were talking about as we decide which photos to use.
OmniFocus keeps me organized. OmniOutliner is going to be a killer tool to do the same with documents.
The list of professional-grade tools in the iPad goes on and on. And of course, some things wouldn’t be so good on an iPad.
I wouldn’t want a program like Scrivner on the iPad. That’s keyboard-intensive. Some things are done better on a conventional computer.
And I can say without fear of contradiction that the Xoom doesn’t have one tenth of the tools available to the iPad for professionals. You just have to find them and get to know them, but they have to be available to actually make the tablet more than just a media-consumption vehicle.
And of course you get no remuneration or commission from recommending this device to your clients, correct?
Or are you merely concerned with the need to fight pompous dictatorships wherever they flourish?
“I’m a professional consultant in the mobile space…” “Actually I have an iPad on my desk here too”Your ignorance as to the abilities of the iPad is monumental. Oh, and I didn’t realize that the sales persons at Best Buy were given desks.
“right tool right job” yes. but then why did you throw in all the fandroid talk (dicatorships, pompous apple, etc..)? neither of those sentiments is correct. rather, apple designed ipad to do what most of its customers want it to. nothing sinister there.