G+_Benjamin Rumble Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 Great must-read article on market share and the definition of "winning". "Scoring by market share alone and ignoring profit is like saying that a baseball team won because it had more hits when the other team scored more runs. Scoring by market share alone and ignoring profit is like saying that a football team won because it gained more yards when the other team scored more points. Scoring by market share alone and ignoring profit is like saying that a hockey team won because it had more shots on goal when the other team had more goals." http://techpinions.com/androids-market-share-is-literally-a-joke/16709 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Nick Webster Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 The thing is Google doesn't care about profit with Android. They just want people to use it. Market share is more important to them than profits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Benjamin Rumble Posted May 23, 2013 Author Share Posted May 23, 2013 Obviously, but the manufacturers (LG, HTC et. al.) do care about profit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Stephen McGann Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 That article seems deliberately obtuse. Google and Apple aren't in a competition to see who can earn the most profits off mobile. They're in a competition to see who can lay the foundation for the entire mobile platform going forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jeremy Haas Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 This article is as ridiculous as the baseball analogy and watermelon story he uses to describe it. The figures and charts he uses are so disingenuous it really makes me worried that people can be so gullible to nonsense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Matt Lyons Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Any article that uses "Literally" in the title is guaranteed to be a great one. /s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Phil Wu Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 Apple's winning the race of profitable mobile device manufacturers. I'd rather watch the race for best mobile operating system, one which Apple used to lead by a mile but now its neck and neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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