AppleInsider:
The 65.27 percent share of Apple’s iOS platform, which is found on the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, was up from 62.65 percent in May. Apple’s share has steadily risen, growing from a 53 percent position in August of 2011.
Apple’s next closest competitor in mobile browsing marketis Google’s Android platform, which took 19.73 percent in the month of June.
I’m not going to say it, I just won’t. (Android is winning)
Winning is relative to which stat you pull and which one suits you.
Not even that…so more iOS users browse the web. How does that help Apple’s bottom line? I see these states as “cool to know” and not as a deciding factor as to how well the OS is doing.
However, this was nice to know lol.
Why don’t you ask Google to publish the AdMob stats.
If Google has any other number besides activations then
bring it otherwise shut up.
Also from netmarketshare
ipad numbers went from March – 2.13% to June 2.94%
that is 38% increase.
While IOS has crossed the 5.3% for June where as Android is 1.62.
Mac is only 6.14%.
I suppose someone who has shares in Apple might care about market share statistics (Jim admits he has some Apple shares during one of his podcasts on 5by5). Personally as a user who holds no shares in Apple, Microsoft or Google I couldn’t careless about marketshare. I just care that the devices I own are usable, reliable and are of good build quality.
Keep it civil. Just a discussion here.
I could care less if Google posts AdMob stats or not. Google and Apple post similar stats [apps in store, total devices, etc]. Everyone else brings these random stats [most browser usage, etc].
My point is…it matters not what they are. If iOS works for you, it is winning. If Android works for you, it is winning.
And to drive it home: http://www.comscore.com/Press_Events/Press_Releases/2012/7/comScore_Reports_May_2012_U.S._Mobile_Subscriber_Market_Share.
I didn’t look for it. It just came across Reeder just now.
Spoiler:
Top Smartphone Platforms
[who / percent / point change]
Google – 50.9% – 0.8
Apple – 31.9% – 1.7
Again…pick a stat and you can swap winners. What works for you is THE winner.
Lastly, both win for me. iPad for my tablet [we’ll see if Nexus 7 can take over] and Android for my phone.
“If Android works for you, it is winning.”
Many years ago Amiga was working for me. Let me tell you, it didn’t win.
Didn’t and “is” are two different things.
Look, Mac is losing by every stat except maybe profit share but it is winning to me in every single way!
The Mac isn’t losing anywhere, except maybe market share as a number; a number that is continually rising, however.
Android has good market share, but the number seems to be slowing . It’s problem is profits generated. The only company that seems to be doing well on that front is Samsung and even it seems to be hitting some roadblocks (lawsuit setbacks) that may affect that profitability. The major problem for Android as I see it is mainly going on low end devices that have little way of bringing in advertising revenue for Google.
The browsing numbers are a good metric to see how Android is working for Google. If the Android browsing numbers continue to stay low are drop then Google will quickly lose interest. If companies can’t profit from installing Android on their devices, then they will look for alternatives; as Samsung is doing: Bada, Tizen and Windows Phone. Market share is all I’m seeing for Android.
The Amiga Parallel. The Amiga was aruguably the best range of computers that Commodore produced; a winner on all levels when it came to UX, graphics, processing power, a loyal fan base and design. Unfortunately Commodore only saw value in market share and focussed on its range of PC Clones. The Amiga was given less importance as its market share was smaller. Unfortunately Commodore’s PC Clone business, although having a high market share, went belly up and dragged everything else down with it.
Now, I’m not saying Google will go belly up, but if Android stops making money for Google what incentive has Google got to keep supporting it. Market share is about all Android has. If that starts to go down, what’s left?
Great response, well spoken. Good info on the Amiga [before my time].
Market share isn’t all that matters to Google. If signing up for a gmail account happens because of Android, then they now get money from Gmail ads if they go to the web.
Android is a gateway to all of Google’s products/services, that’s all.
Cheers for the compliment.
You say say:
“Android is a gateway to all of Google’s products/services…”
That’s exactly the problem for Android. It doesn’t stand alone as a profit centre. It relies on being a conduit for other products and services, so if people don’t use it as a conduit its reason for existence disappears.
Now, don’t get me wrong, I don’t want to see Android, or any other platform for that matter (including RIM), die. Competition is good for all. I just don’t see Android as a strong platform unless it is being used as a conduit, and the numbers above show that it may not be.
The only way Android survives is on high end devices that are strong on Internet and cloud use. Right now, Apple, rightly or wrongly, is making that difficult as it believes that Android is stolen from iOS. If Android has difficulty remaining on high end devices it is pretty much dead in the water; low end offers no conduit.
Just the way I see.
Sure people use other services but Google one’s are primary, just as Apple’s default apps are too.
With data easily available to you through widgets, etc the need to go online isn’t as great a need.
Either way, Android and iOS are here to stay. Good convo.
“Either way, Android and iOS are here to stay.”
Assuming Google can get around the patent issues, let’s hope so. Competition is good.
Yep. You have to look at the context of the numbers. How many folks were surveyed, how were they found. is there any bias in the system (of course Android would win if the report is being down by CultofAndroid.com based on their page hits)