“Conducted by the online market researchers Crowd Science, the survey results show that Research in Motion BlackBerry users are more likely to abandon the brand than iPhone or Android users. When asked of the likelihood of buying a particular brand of cell phone or smartphone if the purchase was made the following day, 39% of BlackBerry owners said they ‘definitely or probably would’ nab an iPhone,” Schuster reports. “And roughly one-third of the participants claimed they’d snatch up an Android phone.”
MacDailyNews Take: Unsurprisingly, many BlackBerry owners have no idea what Apple offers vs. Google’s non-selling rebadged HTC Nexus One. Spec sheet comparisons convey little of the actual experience. It’s rather amazing that the fact that Google’s rebadged HTC Nexus One is a total flop doesn’t even seem to have even registered with 1/3rd of BlackBerry sufferers. It’s sad, really; Windows redux, but with patent infringement lawsuits looming very heavily over Apple’s copiers this time.
Schuster continues, “An overwhelming majority of iPhone users — 92% — would likely stay loyal to the Apple device, and only a tad fewer Android owners — 87% — made a similar claim.”
MacDailyNews Take: A Chevy driver who’s never driven anything better, picks the Chevy claiming “it’s just a good” as a BMW, but so much cheaper. This is the plight of Android “fans.” They know nothing better, only worse (their pre-Android phones), and so claim to love their phones. They even believe it. Meanwhile, iPhone users know better.
Any product that is essentially a copy of something else… there’s something inherently less interesting about them. Because the companies that make them don’t lead, they follow. – Paul Thurrott, March 19, 2009
Schuster continues, “While 15% of iPhone users ‘definitely or probably would not’ recommend an Android device, a whopping 45% of Android users would never dare give Steve Jobs’ baby a thumbs up. Whether that’s a product of outsider’s scorn or buyer’s remorse, the study didn’t pose the question.”
MacDailyNews Take: See what we mean? They sound just like WIndows sufferers! Self-delusion is a dangerous thing, Android sufferers. It’s also uglier than buyer’s remorse.
Schuster continues, “According to comScore, RIM’s market share dropped a percentage point in the fourth quarter of 2009 from the third quarter, and Apple’s rose 1.2%. PCWorld’s Tony Bradley calculated that, given the same rate of rise and decline, Apple could surpass RIMM’s market share by February 2012.”
Full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: RIMM’s decline is well-deserved. They needed a new OS years ago, but sat – and continue to sit – on their laurels reaping profits from the uninformed. To the 39% of RIMM BlackBerry sufferers who’ve done their homework: Good job, we’re ready, waiting, and can’t wait to welcome you to the iPhone OS (Mobile Mac OS X) family!
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader "cptnkirk" for the heads up.]
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