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Poll: More Android Users Want iPhones? Nielsen Smackdown!!!

Jun 6, 2010 12:02AM PDT

Dear Buzz Gang and Crew,
When I saw this, I almost had a cow! Give me a break Nielsen!

For those that may not know, the Nielsen rating company just release a report and poll indicating that more Andriod Users would more likely switch to the iPhone.

http://www.beatweek.com/news/6421-nielsen-iphone-is-kicking-android-***-in-marketshare/
http://www.slashgear.com/iphone-os-market-share-still-dwarfs-android-claims-nielsen-0688514/
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Mobile-and-Wireless/Android-Phone-Users-More-Willing-to-Switch-to-IPhone-Finds-Nielsen158224/

I admit that I own an iPhone but I have seen and used an Android phone. Most of these phones can very easily stand on their own merits. The Android overall is a very good phone. I do not see a wave of Android phone users switching to an iPhone any time in the near decade!

So what is up with the Nielsen company? Do you think that it is interesting that Nielsen would release this report just prior to the Apple's WWDC? Do you think that it is interesting that Nielsen released this report just before their IPO?

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0659528e-6f06-11df-a2f7-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss
http://www.thestreet.com/story/10773225/1/nielsen-ipo-reportedly-imminent.html?cm_ven=GOOGLEFI

The Nielsen company deserves a smackdown for this poll and report. I would love to know who and how they polled individuals for this information. How did they phrase the questions? Were the questions worded in such a way to show favorable ratings for the iPhone? I am suspicious of Nielsen's report.

Just my opinion. Later People. Happy

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I've seen both and
Jun 6, 2010 12:04AM PDT

Both miss the point of being a phone.

Maybe if the rush to being the best smart phone could take a back seat to having the phone work first then we could get on with it.
Bob

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Well...
Jun 6, 2010 11:51PM PDT

Looks like you're a good candidate for the "Kin", lol.

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Almost.
Jun 6, 2010 11:57PM PDT

I just completed porting apps from PalmOS to Windows Mobile. Along the way I learned too much about what WM 7 will give us and what it takes away.

I also learned what Microsoft did to Visual Studio and "Smart Device" development. It's a stunner.
Bob