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Who Wins, iOS or Android?

by jacksonbird03 May 9, 2013 7:59PM PDT

Who's winning the mobile platform wars, Apple's iOS or Google's Android?
Android sells more smartphones than apple. But Apple is making more money by sellying smartphone than Android.

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So it depends on the rules of that 'war'.

by Kees_B Forum moderator May 9, 2013 8:06PM PDT

That's nice. As long as the rules aren't agreed on, every statement about it is right,

Kees

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Odd statement.

by r. proffitt Forum moderator May 9, 2013 11:33PM PDT

I thought more money was being made on the app stores than on the actual phones.

Where are you hearing there is money being made on the sale of the phone?
Bob

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Apple makes money from selling hardware

by Pepe7 May 10, 2013 5:26AM PDT

They most certainly do (and my wife's firm makes money selling some hw to Apple).

http://images.apple.com/pr/pdf/q1fy13datasum.pdf

http://www.splatf.com/2011/09/apple-profits/

The app store/iTunes store is 'bait' as such.

cheers

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Android doesn't sell smartphones

by Pepe7 May 10, 2013 5:22AM PDT

Big 'whoops' on your part (LOL).

Maybe you meant to write 'Android is the OS found on more smartphones'. There ya go(!)

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