Re:My Developer friends are upset about Apple vs Amazon
by nickpinkston on Sunday February 03, 2013 @04:05PM
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Yea, I've actually seen a lot more Androids, and even down to screenshots online that used to be exclusively iPhone are now often Android.
Re:My Developer friends are upset about Apple vs Amazon
by CJefferson on Sunday February 03, 2013 @05:12PM
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It would be fascinating, if hard to do fairly, to measure how "clumpy" technology purchases. As you say, I often read on the internet that "everyone" is switching from X to Y, when I don't know anyone in real life with a Y, our even see people switching away from Y altogether.
Re:My Developer friends are upset about Apple vs Amazon
by FreeKill on Sunday February 03, 2013 @05:28PM
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Absolutely, that's exactly what I was thinking as well. My guess would be in most cases it would have very little to do with the actual merits of one platform over another and more to do with the trend being set by someone or something in that clump.
It's amazing how much something like the circle of influence around you really drives adoption of one technology over another. Just goes to show you specs probably do little for 90% of people, but to the 10% it does influence, their choices likely permeates to their entire network of friends/co-worker.