“Google’s Android mobile operating system has 1 billion users — more than twice the 470 million people on Apple’s iOS equivalent — yet Apple pays out twice the amount of revenue to app developers on its system, according to Andreessen Horowitz analyst Benedict Evans,” Jim Edwards reports for Business Insider. “So although it sounds crass to say ‘Android is for poor people,’ on a global scale that’s exactly how it is being used… We’ve seen this platform/income split a couple of times before, both globally and within the U.S. And app store revenue reflects that split.”
“Apple’s share of all users is now down to about 18% worldwide, according to Business Insider Intelligence, from 23% in 2012. Android versions are up to 76%, from 70%, in the same period,” Edwards reports. “Evans estimates that Apple paid developers $10 billion in the last 12 months after taking its 30% cut from app download revenue in the App Store. Google paid out $5 billion in the same period, Evans believes.”
Edwards reports, “Evans makes two points: Android’s market share is strongest in relatively lower income countries; [and] many people in those countries lack credit cards and Google has been very slow to offer carrier billing.”
a) confused about why they should be choosing an iPhone over an inferior knockoff and therefore might be less prone to understand/explore their devices’ capabilities or trust their devices with credit card info for shopping; and/or
b) enticed with “Buy One Get One Free,” “Buy One, Get Two or More Free,” or similar offers.
Neither type of customer is the cream of the crop when it comes to successful engagement or coveted demographics; closer to the bottom of the barrel than the top, in fact. Android can be widespread and still demographically inferior precisely because of the way in which and to whom Android devices are marketed. Unending BOGO promos attract a seemingly unending stream of cheapskate freetards just as inane, pointless TV commercials about robots or blasting holes in concrete walls attract meatheads and dullards, not exactly the best demographics unless you’re peddling muscle building powders or grease monkey overalls.
Google made a crucial mistake: They gave away Android to “partners” who pushed and continue to push the product into the hands of the exact opposite type of user that Google needs for Android to truly thrive. Hence, Android is a backwater of second-rate, or worse, app versions that are only downloaded when free or ad-supported – but the Android user is notoriously cheap, so the ads don’t sell for much because they don’t work very well. You’d have guessed that Google would have understood this, but you’d have guessed wrong.
Google built a platform that depends heavily on advertising support, but sold it to the very type of customer who’s the least likely to patronize ads.
iOS users are the ones who buy apps, so developers focus on iOS users. iOS users buy products, so accessory makers focus on iOS users. iOS users have money and the proven will to spend it, so vehicle makers focus on iOS users. Etcetera. Android can have the “Hee Haw” demographic. Apple doesn’t want it or need it; it’s far more trouble than it’s worth.
Device Atlas, iOS vs. Android, data usage by country, March 2014:
I think that the rich vs poor doesn’t tell the whole story. Lumped in with the Android sales are phones that are running Android but the interface is more geared towards a feature phone rather than a smart phone.
Users of feature phones typically don’t use more than the basic phone features. That’s why total numbers of devices vs. total value of users is a far different number.
Well said. I also appreciate MND’s toned down rhetoric about poverty and android. Truth is, a lot of people are talked into Android without knowing what they are getting into. This the conversion rate to the iPhone at renewal is so high. You got to remember, Android is the only defense the Carriers have against Apple and IOS.
MDN: The 3rd reason that I have discussed with Android owners and that is they simply do not value their privacy and feel comfortable to get a cheaper product if the likes of Google would subsidize their device.
I get the comment “I am ok if that means I get a cheaper phone” when I explain what Google and the likes are doing behind the seen.
The 4th item: The whole notion of “Total Cost of Ownership” is just not understood and Android users prefer to pay as little as possible upfront even if the total cost is much higher. They are used to pay high interest rate already to credit card and loan sharks and they simply do not believe of the alternative.
Nobody cares about Total Cost of Ownership. They didn’t for Windows PCs; they certainly don’t for smartphones that get replaced every 1-3 years.
The security issue is intriguing, because smartphones are very quickly moving from just being able to do email, web browsing and apps to becoming your digital wallet. We’re seeing payment apps already, and I fully expect Apple and Android to introduce full-on iWallet concepts within a year (Androids will be severely lacking in security, though).
This will make privacy and security paramount, especially in light of the malware attacks already being made on Android devices. However, it will take probably more than one severe data breach on Android devices where people actually lose money before the reality of Google’s true attitude toward security and privacy are truly recognized. It’s unfortunate, but it seems to be human nature to not believe a serious threat until it wipes out billions of dollars of something.
Total cost is more overall? Yeah…keep drinking that kool aid. here’s something that you may not understand. or know. My A-10E was an absolutely great “starter” phone. It was nearly indestructible. The same cannot be said about iPhone. I spent about 250 on the phone, had the phone for about 3 years, but still have not had any major issues. With my iPhone, I am on the phone with tech support at least 3-5 times a month with some kind of issue.
Apple loves to tout that they respect user privacy, that’s amazing. However it comes at the cost of aggravation for technologically ignorant people. The cult of Apple, is just that. A cult. I have an iMac from 2021 and it sucks. Compared to windows, it blows imo.
The elitist mindset of Apple product users, is exactly why I laugh. They think they are getting a better quality product, but after trying many apple products, I will never buy another. I have far less issues with Android and windows. Calling people “bottom of the barrel” or “poor people” is also elitist bull crap. Lastly, the term “freetard” comes from a derogatory concept that people who like free stuff and want it, are retarded or mentally ill. It’s absolutely stupid to call someone this. Especially if they actually cannot afford the stupid price of an Apple phone or computer.
Apple is good at what it does. Marketing. It’s products are good for the major market they go after. However, I’d rather not be a part of the elitist bull crap cult that blindly buys apple products, regardless of the fact I can get an equivalent product cheaper.
I understand if someone wants to buy a free Android phone because they are truly poor and are being responsible about their finances. I can’t blame someone making necessary financial choices.
BUT what drives me insane is when someone gets a “premium” Android device that costs the same or more than an iPhone. WTFFFFFFF
That is pretty dumb. People buying a “premium” phone, but claiming they are trying to be financially responsible. I’ll admit the iPhone SE 2nd Generation was definitely a good buy for the price. However, I do not enjoy having to talk to apple Care 3-5 times a month about an issue with my phone or Mac. I’ll stick with a computer that doesn’t require 8-10 hours a month (minimum) of tech support help. When I had my Windows machine, I very rarely had an issue. I understood the updates and I understood how to protect myself.
Plus I didn’t have to deal with elitist morons mocking low income people, all while making stupid financial decisions of their own.
Sufficiently snarky! Why not celebrate an operating system for lower-income people? If iOS really is superior, those lower-income folks will move up as their income grows. Driving a wedge between people may be good business; I’d like to think MDN is better than that.
MDN simply presents the data. You are the one drawing incorrect conclusions based upon your own personal prejudices.
“MDN” includes the commentators.
Only in your addled mind. MacDailyNews is the stuff at the top. The stuff under the title “Commments” is reader feedback, not MacDailyNews’ opinion. It’s quite clear – for most people.
You’re right, this isn’t a community in the least bit.
Actually, it is a community, but I don’t attribute your comments to MacDailyNews any more than I would attribute First 2014, Then 2016’s comments to you.
You shouldn’t attribute readers’ comments to MacDailyNews. This much seems totally obvious – to most people.
Perhaps, but “MDN” has no problem with deleting comment it deems too offensive – like Botvinnik’s anti-homsexual ravings this past weekend – so community standards must count for something.
“Lower income folks,” a.k.a. the poor, deserve to be denigrated. They have failed at life. They drag the rest down. They leech off the producers.
They offer little or nothing of value and a whole lot of negatives:
• Obesity to sap our healthcare system
• Smoking (because they’re stupid and like to make themselves even poorer while they give themselves cancer for which the rest of us will also have to pay)
• Welfare of every sort imaginable and unimaginable which increases taxes and saps investment money out of the economy
• Drug abuse and crime
• Unemployment: Because they’re too stupid to work and too stupid to go to school
• Nasty body odor in public. No money for, or sense to use, soap on a daily basis
• No taste (Android users, Windows PC users, Walmart T-shirts, bad food, trailer parks; disgusting overall)
• Auto accidents (because they’re stupid and usually drunk and/or high and/or texting inanities to their drooling brethren)
• Over-population. Because the one thing they seem to do well (and for which the fucking government stupidly rewards them) is reproduce their stupidity many times over
On the plus side, they do keep my landscaping in decent shape and my homes, cars, and pools clean.
^^^ This is the product of anonymity.
If MDN required real names, we’d never see such despicable rants on this site.
WHY oh WHY do I continue to contribute clicks and ad revenue here?
In fact, society unveiled one of your fellow anonymous trolls just last week:
“A top Arizona school official who was outed as an anonymous Internet troll last week is coming under fire for comments he made supporting the state-wide banning of Spanish.
“We all need to stomp out balkanization. No Spanish radio stations, no Spanish billboards, no Spanish TV stations, no Spanish newspapers,” Superintendent of Public Instruction John Huppenthal wrote anonymously shortly after being elected.”
What, exactly, is despicable about Well Armed’s comment? Too truthful for you to handle?
And, by the way, English should be codified as official language in the United States of America.
Declaring English the official language means that official government business at all levels must be conducted solely in English. This includes all public documents, records, legislation and regulations, as well as hearings, official ceremonies and public meetings.
Official English legislation contains common-sense exceptions permitting the use of languages other than English for such things as public health and safety services, judicial proceedings, foreign language instruction and the promotion of tourism.
In 1996, U.S.ENGLISH was instrumental in passing H.R. 123, “The Bill Emerson English Language Empowerment Act of 1996.” That bill, making English the official language of the U.S. government, passed in the House of Representatives with a bipartisan vote of 259-169. Unfortunately, the Senate did not act on the bill before the end of the session. Currently, U.S.ENGLISH is working with Rep. Steve King of Iowa and Sen. Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma to help pass Official English in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. H.R. 997 and S. 464, respectively, are pending in committee.
Thirty-one states have some form of official English law. Most recently, Oklahoma passed official English legislation in 2010. U.S.ENGLISH is currently working in several states to pass measures that will enact new official English bills or strengthen existing legislation.
“What, exactly, is despicable about Well Armed’s comment? Too truthful for you to handle?”
No – shrivel-hearted and bigoted. It’s the height of stupidity to characterize all poor people in this way.
Oprah once did a program on “the working poor”. Something to turn the stomach of anyone with any degree of heart or conscience. People working like dogs and not being able to even earn above the poverty line. And no, they don’t “choose” to have poorly paying jobs.
And crime – obviously he knows nothing. White-collar crime so vastly outweighs what we usually think of as crime as to be a sick joke. The cost of “crime” to society is like pocket change compared to white collar crime, the great majority of which is never prosecuted.
While we are at it, Jesus, so beloved of much of the right wing, did not preach, “Do not help the poor person lying in the gutter, because he chose to be there and probably smells bad.”
No, they aren’t creating any wedge. However, until this nonsensical and elitist article, I was unaware just how bad the wedge really is. The article doesn’t take into account, the other side. Instead, it disparages people who may not be able to afford to pay Apple’s ridiculous prices. You aren’t even paying for much as far as tech. It’s mostly marketing cost.
The idea that Apple is “superior” as far as iOS or Mac OS, isn’t a new one. Although, no one can ever give me many reasons why it is so superior. With Windows, I can easily customize my own security and control what gets updated and what doesn’t. Also, I don’t have to deal with Microsoft users disparaging wealthy people and calling them “purchasetards” or “buytards”.
Google has unwittingly fell into a trap of its own making by assuming it could garner the “middle class” by giving away a phone operating system to gain advertising dollars.
Google never realized that it would instead gain the low end of the lowest customers in the least developed countries where customers have the LOWEST disposable income.
That is a horrible demographic mistake from day one at Google. It is ultimately dragging down Google’s brand value to be seen in what is basically the loser category!
You don’t make money on ads targeteed poor people. Such placements are low revenue ads for government welfare (food stamps, Obamacare, other gov’t boondoggles), checking cashing outfits, or “grease monkey overalls.”
MDN already clearly stated Google’s self-inflicted problem in BOLD above:
Google built a platform that depends heavily on advertising support, but sold it to the very type of customer who’s the least likely to patronize ads.
I don’t know what is more hilarious! This article or the comments. For the editor to lump android users into a “poor” category is no different than lumping apple users into a “dumb” category. Android phones are less expensive because they have more than one vendor. Imagine how expensive your oil filters would be if ONLY Toyota made them. Don’t get mad at the rest of the world because you have the same phone that Kim Kardashian has and for the same reasons. Lack of individuality and lack of the mental fortitude to understand the complicated interface of Android!
Just curious because I absolutely do not know, but don’t any of the non-Google app stores sell apps, or do they only have free apps? Also, what about in-app purchases.
Just assuming that there are other stores with revenues and various routes for in-app purchases, it seems likely that Android probably does at least the same amount in app sales for developers as iOS, but the real thing is except for developers, what different does it make?
I chose iOS because I prefer the experience, and the cohesiveness of the apple ecosystem, plus the better selection of apps that I care about, but really that is more about the iPad than the iPhone, where I use very few apps, as I don’t do social media, at all.
You bring up a point that seems to be neglected. Every report on developer payout pits Google Play vs Apple iTunes. Where iOS basically has ONE store where I would dare say 99.999% of iOS App transactions occur and is a highly accurate picture of payout, the same is not true of Android which has multiple such stores, Google Play being possibly the largest single one but may not necessarily represent the majority of Android App transactions.
Income restricted persons (that’s the PC term for poor people) don’t need access to technology. They should spend what little money they have on gruel and potato sacks. While we’re at it, the voting laws should be changed so their vote counts less than the more well to do in society. After all, theses poor people are obviously poor because they lack good judgement or have a genetic abnormality that precludes them from greater financial success.
I am amazed at what I read sometimes. “Android is for poor people” What a stupid and ignorant title. Android is an operating system that is open for anyone to use. As a result you find it on the whole spectrum of phones, tablets and more. Some of these products are cheap for sure, some cost more than iPhones and everything inbetween. For poor people …… please dont be so stupid!
Your momma’s so android, she has to wait in line at the food stamp office on the first of the month for new minutes.
I think that the rich vs poor doesn’t tell the whole story. Lumped in with the Android sales are phones that are running Android but the interface is more geared towards a feature phone rather than a smart phone.
Users of feature phones typically don’t use more than the basic phone features. That’s why total numbers of devices vs. total value of users is a far different number.
Well said. I also appreciate MND’s toned down rhetoric about poverty and android. Truth is, a lot of people are talked into Android without knowing what they are getting into. This the conversion rate to the iPhone at renewal is so high. You got to remember, Android is the only defense the Carriers have against Apple and IOS.
great graphic!
Yo mama so poor the closest thing to a smartphone she has is an Android.
patronizing the local team must be a bitter pill for the s koreans
MDN: The 3rd reason that I have discussed with Android owners and that is they simply do not value their privacy and feel comfortable to get a cheaper product if the likes of Google would subsidize their device.
I get the comment “I am ok if that means I get a cheaper phone” when I explain what Google and the likes are doing behind the seen.
The 4th item: The whole notion of “Total Cost of Ownership” is just not understood and Android users prefer to pay as little as possible upfront even if the total cost is much higher. They are used to pay high interest rate already to credit card and loan sharks and they simply do not believe of the alternative.
Nobody cares about Total Cost of Ownership. They didn’t for Windows PCs; they certainly don’t for smartphones that get replaced every 1-3 years.
The security issue is intriguing, because smartphones are very quickly moving from just being able to do email, web browsing and apps to becoming your digital wallet. We’re seeing payment apps already, and I fully expect Apple and Android to introduce full-on iWallet concepts within a year (Androids will be severely lacking in security, though).
This will make privacy and security paramount, especially in light of the malware attacks already being made on Android devices. However, it will take probably more than one severe data breach on Android devices where people actually lose money before the reality of Google’s true attitude toward security and privacy are truly recognized. It’s unfortunate, but it seems to be human nature to not believe a serious threat until it wipes out billions of dollars of something.
Fort the first time in my life I’m hoping for a class action lawsuit: 1 billion Android users versus Google would be a thing of beauty!
Total cost is more overall? Yeah…keep drinking that kool aid. here’s something that you may not understand. or know. My A-10E was an absolutely great “starter” phone. It was nearly indestructible. The same cannot be said about iPhone. I spent about 250 on the phone, had the phone for about 3 years, but still have not had any major issues. With my iPhone, I am on the phone with tech support at least 3-5 times a month with some kind of issue.
Apple loves to tout that they respect user privacy, that’s amazing. However it comes at the cost of aggravation for technologically ignorant people. The cult of Apple, is just that. A cult. I have an iMac from 2021 and it sucks. Compared to windows, it blows imo.
The elitist mindset of Apple product users, is exactly why I laugh. They think they are getting a better quality product, but after trying many apple products, I will never buy another. I have far less issues with Android and windows. Calling people “bottom of the barrel” or “poor people” is also elitist bull crap. Lastly, the term “freetard” comes from a derogatory concept that people who like free stuff and want it, are retarded or mentally ill. It’s absolutely stupid to call someone this. Especially if they actually cannot afford the stupid price of an Apple phone or computer.
Apple is good at what it does. Marketing. It’s products are good for the major market they go after. However, I’d rather not be a part of the elitist bull crap cult that blindly buys apple products, regardless of the fact I can get an equivalent product cheaper.
I understand if someone wants to buy a free Android phone because they are truly poor and are being responsible about their finances. I can’t blame someone making necessary financial choices.
BUT what drives me insane is when someone gets a “premium” Android device that costs the same or more than an iPhone. WTFFFFFFF
Actually, I take this back. I’d take a free iPhone 4s. What’re people thinking.
That is pretty dumb. People buying a “premium” phone, but claiming they are trying to be financially responsible. I’ll admit the iPhone SE 2nd Generation was definitely a good buy for the price. However, I do not enjoy having to talk to apple Care 3-5 times a month about an issue with my phone or Mac. I’ll stick with a computer that doesn’t require 8-10 hours a month (minimum) of tech support help. When I had my Windows machine, I very rarely had an issue. I understood the updates and I understood how to protect myself.
Plus I didn’t have to deal with elitist morons mocking low income people, all while making stupid financial decisions of their own.
Sufficiently snarky! Why not celebrate an operating system for lower-income people? If iOS really is superior, those lower-income folks will move up as their income grows. Driving a wedge between people may be good business; I’d like to think MDN is better than that.
It’s data. MDN isn’t driving any wedge – the wedge is already there.
MDN loves to denigrate lower-income folks. Does it all the time. May be subtle, but it’s there.
MDN simply presents the data. You are the one drawing incorrect conclusions based upon your own personal prejudices.
“MDN” includes the commentators.
Only in your addled mind. MacDailyNews is the stuff at the top. The stuff under the title “Commments” is reader feedback, not MacDailyNews’ opinion. It’s quite clear – for most people.
You’re right, this isn’t a community in the least bit.
Actually, it is a community, but I don’t attribute your comments to MacDailyNews any more than I would attribute First 2014, Then 2016’s comments to you.
You shouldn’t attribute readers’ comments to MacDailyNews. This much seems totally obvious – to most people.
Perhaps, but “MDN” has no problem with deleting comment it deems too offensive – like Botvinnik’s anti-homsexual ravings this past weekend – so community standards must count for something.
“Lower income folks,” a.k.a. the poor, deserve to be denigrated. They have failed at life. They drag the rest down. They leech off the producers.
They offer little or nothing of value and a whole lot of negatives:
• Obesity to sap our healthcare system
• Smoking (because they’re stupid and like to make themselves even poorer while they give themselves cancer for which the rest of us will also have to pay)
• Welfare of every sort imaginable and unimaginable which increases taxes and saps investment money out of the economy
• Drug abuse and crime
• Unemployment: Because they’re too stupid to work and too stupid to go to school
• Nasty body odor in public. No money for, or sense to use, soap on a daily basis
• No taste (Android users, Windows PC users, Walmart T-shirts, bad food, trailer parks; disgusting overall)
• Auto accidents (because they’re stupid and usually drunk and/or high and/or texting inanities to their drooling brethren)
• Over-population. Because the one thing they seem to do well (and for which the fucking government stupidly rewards them) is reproduce their stupidity many times over
On the plus side, they do keep my landscaping in decent shape and my homes, cars, and pools clean.
^^^ This is the product of anonymity.
If MDN required real names, we’d never see such despicable rants on this site.
WHY oh WHY do I continue to contribute clicks and ad revenue here?
In fact, society unveiled one of your fellow anonymous trolls just last week:
“A top Arizona school official who was outed as an anonymous Internet troll last week is coming under fire for comments he made supporting the state-wide banning of Spanish.
“We all need to stomp out balkanization. No Spanish radio stations, no Spanish billboards, no Spanish TV stations, no Spanish newspapers,” Superintendent of Public Instruction John Huppenthal wrote anonymously shortly after being elected.”
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/06/25/arizona-school-superintendent-wants-to-ban-spanish-this-is-america-speak-english/
What, exactly, is despicable about Well Armed’s comment? Too truthful for you to handle?
And, by the way, English should be codified as official language in the United States of America.
Declaring English the official language means that official government business at all levels must be conducted solely in English. This includes all public documents, records, legislation and regulations, as well as hearings, official ceremonies and public meetings.
Official English legislation contains common-sense exceptions permitting the use of languages other than English for such things as public health and safety services, judicial proceedings, foreign language instruction and the promotion of tourism.
In 1996, U.S.ENGLISH was instrumental in passing H.R. 123, “The Bill Emerson English Language Empowerment Act of 1996.” That bill, making English the official language of the U.S. government, passed in the House of Representatives with a bipartisan vote of 259-169. Unfortunately, the Senate did not act on the bill before the end of the session. Currently, U.S.ENGLISH is working with Rep. Steve King of Iowa and Sen. Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma to help pass Official English in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. H.R. 997 and S. 464, respectively, are pending in committee.
Thirty-one states have some form of official English law. Most recently, Oklahoma passed official English legislation in 2010. U.S.ENGLISH is currently working in several states to pass measures that will enact new official English bills or strengthen existing legislation.
http://www.us-english.org
“What, exactly, is despicable about Well Armed’s comment? Too truthful for you to handle?”
No – shrivel-hearted and bigoted. It’s the height of stupidity to characterize all poor people in this way.
Oprah once did a program on “the working poor”. Something to turn the stomach of anyone with any degree of heart or conscience. People working like dogs and not being able to even earn above the poverty line. And no, they don’t “choose” to have poorly paying jobs.
And crime – obviously he knows nothing. White-collar crime so vastly outweighs what we usually think of as crime as to be a sick joke. The cost of “crime” to society is like pocket change compared to white collar crime, the great majority of which is never prosecuted.
While we are at it, Jesus, so beloved of much of the right wing, did not preach, “Do not help the poor person lying in the gutter, because he chose to be there and probably smells bad.”
No, they aren’t creating any wedge. However, until this nonsensical and elitist article, I was unaware just how bad the wedge really is. The article doesn’t take into account, the other side. Instead, it disparages people who may not be able to afford to pay Apple’s ridiculous prices. You aren’t even paying for much as far as tech. It’s mostly marketing cost.
The idea that Apple is “superior” as far as iOS or Mac OS, isn’t a new one. Although, no one can ever give me many reasons why it is so superior. With Windows, I can easily customize my own security and control what gets updated and what doesn’t. Also, I don’t have to deal with Microsoft users disparaging wealthy people and calling them “purchasetards” or “buytards”.
Here’s hoping there will come a day when all people in Myanmar have the wherewithal to choose between an Android phone and an iPhone.
so explain switzerland please.
70% of Swiss have German roots. Look at Germanys iOS vs Android use and it will be clear.
Google has unwittingly fell into a trap of its own making by assuming it could garner the “middle class” by giving away a phone operating system to gain advertising dollars.
Google never realized that it would instead gain the low end of the lowest customers in the least developed countries where customers have the LOWEST disposable income.
That is a horrible demographic mistake from day one at Google. It is ultimately dragging down Google’s brand value to be seen in what is basically the loser category!
always laughing my ass off when i read this MDN headline 😁
Android. The new Windows PeeCee
The way google pushes it’s phones works well for what they make money on and that is adds.
You don’t make money on ads targeteed poor people. Such placements are low revenue ads for government welfare (food stamps, Obamacare, other gov’t boondoggles), checking cashing outfits, or “grease monkey overalls.”
MDN already clearly stated Google’s self-inflicted problem in BOLD above:
Google built a platform that depends heavily on advertising support, but sold it to the very type of customer who’s the least likely to patronize ads.
Google makes a ton of money every second. I think their particular stately would be called successful.
And yet, google continues to make billions. They seem to be doing something right.
First, the headline is offensive. Second, Android is the “other” operating system, meant for the following: Android users.
I don’t know what is more hilarious! This article or the comments. For the editor to lump android users into a “poor” category is no different than lumping apple users into a “dumb” category. Android phones are less expensive because they have more than one vendor. Imagine how expensive your oil filters would be if ONLY Toyota made them. Don’t get mad at the rest of the world because you have the same phone that Kim Kardashian has and for the same reasons. Lack of individuality and lack of the mental fortitude to understand the complicated interface of Android!
BTW- this is the funniest site on the web.
And, i think the skinny pill is too strong for store shelves.
Love the MacDailyNews Take on this! Highly accurate!
Just curious because I absolutely do not know, but don’t any of the non-Google app stores sell apps, or do they only have free apps? Also, what about in-app purchases.
Just assuming that there are other stores with revenues and various routes for in-app purchases, it seems likely that Android probably does at least the same amount in app sales for developers as iOS, but the real thing is except for developers, what different does it make?
I chose iOS because I prefer the experience, and the cohesiveness of the apple ecosystem, plus the better selection of apps that I care about, but really that is more about the iPad than the iPhone, where I use very few apps, as I don’t do social media, at all.
You bring up a point that seems to be neglected. Every report on developer payout pits Google Play vs Apple iTunes. Where iOS basically has ONE store where I would dare say 99.999% of iOS App transactions occur and is a highly accurate picture of payout, the same is not true of Android which has multiple such stores, Google Play being possibly the largest single one but may not necessarily represent the majority of Android App transactions.
Income restricted persons (that’s the PC term for poor people) don’t need access to technology. They should spend what little money they have on gruel and potato sacks. While we’re at it, the voting laws should be changed so their vote counts less than the more well to do in society. After all, theses poor people are obviously poor because they lack good judgement or have a genetic abnormality that precludes them from greater financial success.
I am amazed at what I read sometimes. “Android is for poor people” What a stupid and ignorant title. Android is an operating system that is open for anyone to use. As a result you find it on the whole spectrum of phones, tablets and more. Some of these products are cheap for sure, some cost more than iPhones and everything inbetween. For poor people …… please dont be so stupid!
Yeah … I think we need to cool it with this rich versus poor thing.
Agreed, it means nothing anyway,