We Need to Talk About Android

Re:We Need to Talk About Android by jodrellblank on Wednesday March 07, 2012 @01:04AM (#3674459)

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).

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Re:We Need to Talk About Android by simonh on Wednesday March 07, 2012 @06:32AM (#3675092)

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.

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Re:We Need to Talk About Android by dagw on Wednesday March 07, 2012 @08:11AM (#3675311)

What does market dominance have to do with profit margins? The two are pretty much orthogonal.

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