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Are androids even profitable in the US
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this post was submitted on 12 Aug 2023
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Clearly they're profitable. 40% of all phone sales in the USA are Android. There's literally billions being made.
Thing is, “Android” is not a monolith. That can mean a whole bunch of different things… there is version fragmentation, vendor fragmentation, stock vs bloatware apps, dramatic capability differences, etc. So it’s not an “Android” vs “iOS” equation, but Android vs Android vs Android vs iOS.
From a software development POV, unless you are a big brand it almost never makes sense to develop for Android until after you’ve shipped an iOS product (if ever).
Yeah I just wonder where it compares to other sectors. Though 60% iPhones would explain my I tend to see so many of them
I probably see close to 50/50 out in the world. I travel often so i see a wide range going through airports.
Worldwide market share is pretty consistently ~25% apple. https://www.statista.com/statistics/271496/global-market-share-held-by-smartphone-vendors-since-4th-quarter-2009/
First quarter sales worldwide were 17% Apple if I remember correctly.