Dominance of Apple IOS

[ray liotta]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brad-spirrison/apple-ios-vs-android-_b_1579034.html?ref=technology

Interesting article on why developers prefer to develop apps for Apple IOS rather than android.

Partially as android users are frequently cheap.

 

[larry]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brad-spirrison/apple-ios-vs-android-_b_1579034.html?ref=technology

Interesting article on why developers prefer to develop apps for Apple IOS rather than android.

Partially as android users are frequently cheap.

is this true:
"Google is still more wild west, where owners of presumably state-of-the-art Android devices can't update officially unless they unlock and 'root' their device"

 

[danibbler]

I don't think so. Said owners usually have to wait until their device's manufacturer does an official update. Otherwise, said owners have to do a jailbreak. That's just my read on the topic.

is this true:
"Google is still more wild west, where owners of presumably state-of-the-art Android devices can't update officially unless they unlock and 'root' their device"

 

[djk]

is this true:
"Google is still more wild west, where owners of presumably state-of-the-art Android devices can't update officially unless they unlock and 'root' their device"

I'd say so.

http://community.sprint.com/baw/thread/90416?tstart=10
http://www.electricpig.co.uk/2012/0...h-update-5-alternative-roms-to-try-right-now/

Google "why are we still waiting for ice cream sandwich" and you'll get a lot more results like this.

 

[onthebottom]

Looks like the bar got a bit higher today....

 

[djk]

is this true:
"Google is still more wild west, where owners of presumably state-of-the-art Android devices can't update officially unless they unlock and 'root' their device"

Larry,

Here's a chart from WWDC keynote about this issue.

 

[onthebottom]

Larry,

Here's a chart from WWDC keynote about this issue.

Yeah, ouch.

I would bet by the end of this year more people are running iOS 6 than ICS.....

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