Re:The Android Opportunity
by stcredzero on Monday August 17, 2009 @03:31PM
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Hmm, aren't you forgetting the mathematics of compound interest? A 5 to 10% conversion advantage over your competitors, combined with a higher retention rate -- this is going to really hurt competitors after several years. After 10 years? Ouch!
It's a good thing that AT&T sucks so much. Otherwise, the iPhone would be unstoppable.
Re:The Android Opportunity
by mattmaroon on Monday August 17, 2009 @05:10PM
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Oh it's great, and if I'm a shareholder in AT&T or Apple I'm pretty damn happy about it. (The retention rate is a total unknown for a device that's 2 years old. Even a shitty free-after-contract clamshell has a 2 year retention.)
But it's not a massive change in the power balance between carriers and phones. Carriers aren't going to offer massive concessions for something that brings in a few % more users than the other 50 phones in their lineup average. Don't forget that overall, the iPhone isn't even in the top 10.
It's probably more effective at keeping people on AT&T who would otherwise have left than in bringing new people on.