Nielsen: Apple top U.S. smartphone vendor, Android top OS in Q2

How is stating facts a flame war?  You are jealous and worse than the worst!

Don’t forget profits. That’s a big, fat #1 for Apple.

So when you go out to get a computer, do you buy an IBM mainframe? After all, if you’re looking to buy from whoever will profit from it the most, that’s the ticket right there.

I think you meant to say “#1 smartphone platform no” because iOS leading in market share for “mobile platforms” when you count all the “mobile” devices running iOS (iPad, iPod, AppleTV, etc)

Apple lovers will always dig as far as they can into their ass to come up with some remote reason to show Apple is still winning. They are losing, sorry. With the iPhone and iPad available on the two largest carriers (T Mobile has a pretty good number of unlocked ones also) tell me why Android is still climbing? Must be something to this little green guy…

You speak of market share and revenue – that’s like comparing a baby to an adult in size. You’re comparing an OS that’s been around for a ‘massive’ two or so years to a phone that’s been around 3 times as long. Lets not forget also that Android isn’t built to suck your wallet dry. Apple on the other hand sees your money in a different light.

On what planet is an Apple TV a mobile device?

@dd93db1ceb018c02c4af53c3a4293d2c:disqus – “They are losing, sorry.”

In sports with 2 teams… there is one winner and one loser.

In a competition between 6 mobile platforms… 2nd place is far from “losing”

You’re right… Google is doing very well… 39% of US smartphones are running a Google OS.

But… there will never be a situation where HTC, Motorola, Samsung and “other” team up together… since they are all fierce competitors.

Again… great numbers for Google…. not so great for the individual manufacturers who actually sell the phones. Isn’t the iPhone 3GS still outselling a lot of Android phones?

On a side note… I find it funny that RIM has almost twice as much market share as Motorola…. I guess those weren’t the Droids you were looking for

My posts rule, just like Apple.  You are a jealous loser but time and drugs may heal that.

I think I know you IRL

14% Android share and 6% WP7 share is about equal to 20% share for RIM.  My thinking is that if RIM can get QNX phones out within 2 quarters they will be able to halt their slide.  Remember, RIM hasn’t launched a new phone in several months.  HTC has launched several new phones of late, and may not again for another couple quarters, as the Sensation, EVO3d, Dinc2 are all new. Plus, HTC is at the mercy of other companies (MSFT, Google) and isn’t in control of their own fate.  And no matter how Android grows, HTC is also fighting among the other Android vendors. Google can’t let HTC dominate the Android platfrom, or it would risk losing the other vendors.  RIM doesn’t have that problem.  

Because smartphones are evolving so quickly and clearly seen as disposable, anything can happen.

(Not a crackberry fanboi, I actually use the 3VO, but don’t count out RIM yet)

mobile OS religion zealots will just be that. trying to start up some sort of mobile OS religious war like the taliban. LOLZ

Where did I say it wasn’t meaningful. I said I was surprised at its market share considering they have so many manufacturers producing Android handsets at a furious rate.

Ah, my bad. Misread your statement. Seems the pace only really jumped up last year, or maybe late 2009. I suspect this same graph next year will have Android and iOS far outstripping everyone else.

I think they’re talking about NEW subscribers in the US for the 2ND QUARTER.

1. Worldwide RIM is doing considerably better.

2. Rim hasn’t produced any new phones the last 9 months. So your argument about price is invalid.

3. Rim makes more recurring revenue from monthly subscriptions per phone than apple makes on an average iPhone from app purchases.

I agree that rim had a rough 6 months and has to play catch-up, but it is very very far from dead. That was my main point.

BTW, I’m typing this on my 9780 with my iPad 2 sitting on the table next to me because I feel much more comfortable typing on the ‘obsolete’, ‘outdated’ BB keyboard!

apple hasn’t made a new phone in over a year. Does that invalidate their ASP? no they still sell phones just like RIM and samsung and motorola and htc. And they still have an average sale price. Not sure what the hell u r thinking. RIM’s last quarter was 700 million. 20% was from services. So 140 million. Will be generous and say they earned this 140 mill for 12 quarters. So 140 x 12 = 1.6 billion and thats very generous. Did not look into apples app revenue but I know apple had paid atleast 2.5 billion to app devs so to keep 30% and pay devs 2.5 billion they would have had to bring in 3.6 billion. Earning 1.1 billion for themselves over three years. 1.6 vs 1.1 and I’m going to bet it’s a lot closer than that. Yes world wide rim is doing better. IN SALES OF UNITS but you still fail to understand that the ASP is lower. They are selling more but making less. And the true numbers that matter are the forecasts/guidance by RIM themselves and the fact that they keep MISSING those numbers.

Huh?  I hate Apple mate.  I have to heat them with all my heart or my friends will stop talking to me.  For real men, and smart men, it’s not cool to like Apple.  So, to protect myself from being bullied I’ve learned to hate Apple.  So I ask you, WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD  I BUY APPLE STOCK???  Google stock?  That stock I own because Google will protect investors if the stock goes down.  Cause that’s how they roll.  They don’t do evil!

I can’t tell if your English is bad or if you’re being sarcastic. In case you aren’t. The value of Apple stock is a very good reason to have owned it back in the pre-iPhone days.

@twitter-134662866:disqus My apologies.  The only mistake I made was “heat” instead of “hate” in the third sentence.  Other than that my English was pretty darn clear and correct.  Thanks for the concern though.  When I get angry I think in 3 languages so I write fast and may make one mistake or two.  :-)