| >and honestly, looking at the stats Android is crushing iOS flat. As an Android user, I think you've misanalyzed the stats: - Despite being a far smaller population, iOS users represent a majority of mobile internet users - Despite being a far smaller population, iOS users represent a majority of mobile spending on apps I don't know what Android you're using, but my Android still has over half of it's entire install base (IE, more than all iPhone's out there) using Android 2.x or less and will never be updated. Keeping (hundreds of) millions of devices stuck on old operating systems is not "winning" anything except install base numbers. As an Android user-- where's Mailbox? Where's Vine? Where's any of the cool new apps that iOS users got months ago? (Heck, I have a Note II -- where's Android 4.2? How long do I have to wait to get a normal update! How long do I have to wait to even get an announcement that the update is coming?) Android isn't "winning" anything outright except for the budget smartphone market. I'd love if it did win -- I want the good apps first! |
You're conflating markets. iOS is a marginally smaller deployed base of mobile smartphones, but is neck and neck if not in the lead when you factor in the iPads and iPod Touches.
As to actual web usage, however - http://gs.statcounter.com/#mobile_os-ww-monthly-201202-20130...
For over a year now Android has held the lead. So what now?
As an Android user-- where's Mailbox?
Why would you want Mailbox? Mailbox is essentially a clone of the Android gmail client on iOS where a decent client wasn't available. Mailbox is a non-starter on Android because the need isn't there.
Android isn't "winning" anything outright except for the budget smartphone market.
You quote "winning" in John Gruber style despite it not even appearing in the post you reply to. Further the "budget smartphone" nonsense is nonsense, as the top Android smartphones, time and time again, are the top tier devices like the GS3 and the HTC Ones.
EDIT: I can see your reply however you are marked as DEAD criley (there are a rash of dead people all across HN for some reason today. Technical malfunction? Zombie day?). However to your response, firstly I merely responded to your incorrect facts so I'm not sure why you retort as if you're put off by a fanboy. Secondly, the #1 description of Mailbox is simply as a better gmail client for iOS, oft compared, exactly as I mentioned, to the Android gmail client (with swipe to archive, etc).