M. Foley

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October 13, 2012, on iPhone versus Android:
It's been over a year since this article was written and updated. What trends have become apparent? Apple's iPhone is doing well. Samsung is doing well with Android. Everyone else? Not so good. Not HTC, Motorola, Microsoft, RIM, Nokia, etc. I have to agree with a poster above. What developer wants customers who expect everything to be free? This leaves only one "winner" in the Android market. Google, due to advertisements. A big selling point in the Apple market is, the developer gets paid by including ads in apps, or directly with customers willing to pay a buck. I can live with that. Many customers (Android or iOS) just want a smart phone that's also a computer. Not a computer that does double duty as a phone. A big, big problem for Android will be price. That sounds crazy on the surface. But look at Apple's trends in the smart phone market. The prior year's phone always gets cheaper. Cheaper every year until it's 'free'. Cheap or 'free' Android phones are designed ...