Re:We Need to Talk About Android
by mikeash on Tuesday March 06, 2012 @10:45PM
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This article is not talking about what wins a market. In fact, it explicitly disclaims any attempt to apply these lessons to the wider world. It's simply a discussion of where Android falls short as relates to his particular needs. As such, this comment seems awfully off topic.
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Re:We Need to Talk About Android
by mark_integerdsv on Tuesday March 06, 2012 @11:52PM
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Fans of the platform seem to hammer on about market share an awful lot.
Stockholm Syndrome?
I really cannot fathom why a consumer, assuming they have no stock in the platform outside their own purchase should be so concerned about something as trivial as market share.
Were the platform in danger of disappearing due to low market share (WebOS) I'd understand that but puffing up your chest because the OS on your smartphone has the best market share seems very strange to me. It's really not a feature of the device.
Re:We Need to Talk About Android
by nextparadigms on Wednesday March 07, 2012 @06:52AM
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Nor do I understand why fans of Apple products tout Apple's high profit? Isn't that a form of Stockholm syndrom, too? Being happy that the company you buy from makes a lot of money from you?
Re:We Need to Talk About Android
by mark_integerdsv on Wednesday March 07, 2012 @12:29PM
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I'm assuming that wasn't directed at me-I don't recall having indulged in any-boi-ism of any sort. I also agree with your comment... Being egotistical about something so irrelevant is definitely a bit weird.
I wouldn't call it Stockholm Syndrome, but it's something weird. Seems to me that it's the same basic phenomenon as hardcore sports fans. They tie up their identity with this external entity so hard that they almost treat it as an extension of their own ego.
One important difference, of course, is that most local sports teams care about their fans.
Re:We Need to Talk About Android
by jodrellblank on Wednesday March 07, 2012 @01:04AM
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a) it attracts developers and other content providers, and b) it is a reflection of device popularity (i.e. if a lot of people think it's a good device, there must be something to it).
Except that a) iOS has a dramatically healthier app ecosystem, and b) the poster even points out that most people who buy Android phones don't care about the platform.
Sorry, but the 'Android is dominating' meme took a sever credibility shock with the last round of Android handset manufacturer profit slides. But you know, they'll make it up in volume. Or something.