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At yesterday’s iTunes / iPod event, Steve Jobs was bragging about Apple’s iOS adoption numbers, making a jab at Google for fluffing their own with with those who simply upgrade, in addition to first-time buyers. A Google spokesperson stepped in and corrected Jobs on the statement: “The Android activation numbers do not include upgrades and are, in fact, only a portion of the Android devices in the market since we only include devices that have Google services.”
This seems to imply that Apple’s assertion that 230,000 new daily iOS activations beats out the 200,000 claimed by Schmidt is wrong, as it’s not including devices launching without Google services. Both Android and iOS span more than just mobile phones, and as such, I think it’s dangerous for Apple to be bragging about their platform as a whole and taking potshots at Google, considering Android will be able to find its way onto a wider variety of hardware way more quickly than iOS will. Android tablets across a plethora of manufacturers and working the operating system onto new devices before Apple does (like TV and cars) will give it a distinct advantage in the numbers game.
Apple’s success with iOS can’t be denied, but they may have overextended their sense of dominance on this one.
[via Fortune]
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Simon Sage
Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
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