Android outselling iPhone and Blackberry

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Oct 16

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Really it’s not a big surprise. Apple may have been the first to successfully push a fully functional smart phone. Treo blew it because they didn’t have open source, Blackberry was hugely successful until iPhone but iPhone still has that Jobs/Apple attitude that almost always keeps it in second place when there is a genuinely open competitor. Don’t sneer, the numbers prove it on smartphone device sales and will prove it this winter when a barrage of non-apple slate/tablet devices hit the market and iPad sales make for only a small percentage of devices on use.

Yes, Steve Jobs is a broadcaster – not a willing participant in the “we talk, he listens and responds” era of business. That’s why you still can’t video chat on your iPad or plug it in to your computer to tether and share info.

A couple of weeks ago I was proud to host the first Atlanta Small Business BarCamp where I had the pleasure of meeting Brian Cauble @briancauble from AppsoluteGenius.com down here in the un-wired southeast. Brian provided stats and numbers and his estimation that, at the current rate, there would be more Androids in use than iPhone within just a couple of years. It looks as though, left unchanged at the current growth and decline rates, Android may overtake iPhone even earlier.

Here are the Neilsen numbers:

Nielsen report Android, RIM, iPhone

Image from Nielsen.com

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  • http://210consulting.com Jeremy Blanton

    I think one of the reasons Android has done so well is that they have a solid product on all carrier platforms. Also, their software has been installed on numerous brands of phones from HTC, Samsung, Motorola, etc. Because they went with a truly open source deal, they have been able to take the market by storm. I think if Apple opens up to all carriers you may see those numbers change. Kinda scary they have 25% of the market with only one inferior carrier. Whenever they finally open up to verizon, sprint, and Tmobile you might see them go a strong lead. We shall see in the coming months.

    • admin

      Many people may not know your background in cellular JB. You’re not exactly a novice, now are you? Your final statement says it all, “we shall see”. It’s no longer the soda wars or the beer revolution, it’s a lot about mobile today. I hope the readers understand mobile is a major part of your future even if you don’t see that today.

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