Apple takes smartphone top spot from Google in U.S.

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Early success for the iPhone 5 smartphone has helped Apple to overtake Google's Android software in the United States, research firm Kantar WorldPanel said on Tuesday.

Apple's U.S. market share in the 12 weeks to October 31 more than doubled from a year ago to 48.1 percent, putting it within reach of the record 49.3 percent it managed in early 2012.

Android's share dropped to 46.7 percent from 63.3 percent, Kantar WorldPanel's data showed, but it continues to dominate in key European markets. The platform 74 percent market share in Germany and 82 percent in Spain.

Its combined share of the top five European markets rose to 64 percent, from 51 percent a year earlier, while Apple's share edged up by one percentage point to 21 percent.

 

[donwuan]

That was up to October 31. After Black Friday I'm sure Android took the title again. 99 cent S3's, you can't be that with a bat.

 

[Pworld297]

What ever apple does means nothing to me, I will have the baddest phone on the planet in a few weeks...

 

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[Damian Stone]

I thought Apple was the top??

This whole thing is ridiculous, it's just a phone

 

[xxironxx]

I thought Apple was the top??

This whole thing is ridiculous, it's just a phone

Hell yea. Cats be fooling on here like they own Apple or Google. I don't care what phone the next man is rocking long as I'm happy with me. And I'm definitely happy with my $1.05 s3

 

[Notorious P.I.M.P.]

Fuck a Samsung. They had to give them shits away to get marketshare.

 

[Dr. Truth]

Fuck a Samsung. They had to give them shits away to get marketshare.

 

[Notorious P.I.M.P.]

99 cents

People were even bitching about having to pay $49 for that piece of shit phone.


Motherfuckers were like 99 cents or I ain't buying.

 

[Dr. Truth]

99 cents

People were even bitching about having to pay $49 for that piece of shit phone.


Motherfuckers were like 99 cents or I ain't buying.

How is an s3 a pos phone? 'I'm dead serious, how?

 

[An RnB Thug]

Again, WHO THE FUCK would want an
Apple Product and need to install iTunes
in every CPU just to access it. Then once
you put a song in it you can't take that song out.
You have ZERO Freedom
Fuck Apple
I hook my Samsung to my CPU at work and go nuts

 

[Notorious P.I.M.P.]

How is an s3 a pos phone? 'I'm dead serious, how?

I don't know because I don't own that plastic piece of shit that they were giving away for 99 cents.

But I do know that all smart phones copied the iphone look and feel. That's why a jury said Samsung has to pay Apple over a billion dollars and HTC agreed to pay Apple $6-$8 per Android handset sold for the next decade.

Before the iphone smartphones wanted to look and feel like the Black Berry, trio, etc.

After the iphone all smartphones want to look and feel like the iphone.

But Apple killing all these nut hangers.

And I'm not just saying that because I own Apple stock!

 

[mangobob79]

I don't know because I don't own that plastic piece of shit that they were giving away for 99 cents.

But I do know that all smart phones copied the iphone look and feel. That's why a jury said Samsung has to pay Apple over a billion dollars and HTC agreed to pay Apple $6-$8 per Android handset sold for the next decade.

Before the iphone smartphones wanted to look and feel like the Black Berry, trio, etc.

After the iphone all smartphones want to look and feel like the iphone.

But Apple killing all these nut hangers.

And I'm not just saying that because I own Apple stock!

All dat means shit to me , I've owned 3iPhone , 3,4&4s I loved them then but now that my eyes r opened to the possibilities of an open smartfone, i have to move to Note2 , iPhone 5 ain't fuckin with that ! And dats the gospel truth !! It was nice while it lasted tho'

 

[l9ikjam]

I see people going crazy to get the S3 and the Note but the only people I see getting an Iphone are the people that don't no any better.

 

[big_black68]

How is an s3 a pos phone? 'I'm dead serious, how?

I don't know because I don't own that plastic piece of shit that they were giving away for 99 cents.

But I do know that all smart phones copied the iphone look and feel. That's why a jury said Samsung has to pay Apple over a billion dollars and HTC agreed to pay Apple $6-$8 per Android handset sold for the next decade.

Before the iphone smartphones wanted to look and feel like the Black Berry, trio, etc.

After the iphone all smartphones want to look and feel like the iphone.

But Apple killing all these nut hangers.

And I'm not just saying that because I own Apple stock!

So basically you don't know shit

 

[Ceenote]

Guys dun already spoken.. they say damn player u got the baddest shit in the game!! Note 2!!! Battery life is the shit!! The phone is too, but I cant get ova the battery life.. wow!!

 

[Darrkman]

I don't know because I don't own that plastic piece of shit that they were giving away for 99 cents.

But I do know that all smart phones copied the iphone look and feel. That's why a jury said Samsung has to pay Apple over a billion dollars and HTC agreed to pay Apple $6-$8 per Android handset sold for the next decade.

Before the iphone smartphones wanted to look and feel like the Black Berry, trio, etc.

After the iphone all smartphones want to look and feel like the iphone.

But Apple killing all these nut hangers.

And I'm not just saying that because I own Apple stock!

LOL you spewing bad info everywhere. You're officially an Apple fanboy.

Sent from my HTC One S

 

[redemption]

Again, WHO THE FUCK would want an
Apple Product and need to install iTunes
in every CPU just to access it. Then once
you put a song in it you can't take that song out.
You have ZERO Freedom
Fuck Apple
I hook my Samsung to my CPU at work and go nuts

Dude you can dislike Apple all you want, but at the very least dislike them based on actual facts.

1) iTunes comes as part of the OS (for OSX, download necessary for Windows)
2) You don't need iTunes for anything. All iOS products can sync and update from the cloud.
3) You cant take the song out of the Apple Music app. However there are X thousand other music & file management apps in the app store that you can use instead.

 

[ballscout1]

the phone was 99 cents with a 2 year contract.

That is the way shit was done until recently....Used to get the phone for free.

They stopped that with smartphones so somebody with a business mind brought it back.

The real money is with the contract and monthly fees not with the phone anyway.

 

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Dude you can dislike Apple all you want, but at the very least dislike them based on actual facts.

1) iTunes comes as part of the OS (for OSX, download necessary for Windows)
2) You don't need iTunes for anything. All iOS products can sync and update from the cloud.
3) You cant take the song out of the Apple Music app. However there are X thousand other music & file management apps in the app store that you can use instead.

Drag&Drop>

 

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Are you ok this morning GAMETHEORY

 

[Famous1]

What ever apple does means nothing to me, I will have the baddest phone on the planet in a few weeks...

I'm trying to resist..trying hard. I fucked up and layed hands on one for about 30 mins. last weekend. All i can say is ""

 

[xxironxx]

LOL you spewing bad info everywhere. You're officially an Apple fanboy.

Sent from my HTC One S

 

[redemption]

Drag&Drop>

You can Drag & Drop on iOS as well (you can also drag & drop within iTunes). You can even mount your iPhone as an external drive and drag & drop whatever the fuck you want onto it. Theres all kinds of shit you can do, I dont understand why you guys can't grasp this.

 

[TimRock]

You can Drag & Drop on iOS as well (you can also drag & drop within iTunes). You can even mount your iPhone as an external drive and drag & drop whatever the fuck you want onto it. Theres all kinds of shit you can do, I dont understand why you guys can't grasp this.

straight out the box? no software needed? so if someone came to me with an iphone, i could just plug it in my pc and throw some files on it?

 

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You can Drag & Drop on iOS as well (you can also drag & drop within iTunes). You can even mount your iPhone as an external drive and drag & drop whatever the fuck you want onto it. Theres all kinds of shit you can do, I dont understand why you guys can't grasp this.

You can't drag and drop mp3s or folders or movies straight to an iphone/ipad without iTunes. So it's not drag and drop its syncing with itunes man.

 

[rundatrack]

Congrats.


Got the Galaxy Note 2 and love it....

Not betting paid by either so just went with what was right for me..

 

[An RnB Thug]

You can Drag & Drop on iOS as well (you can also drag & drop within iTunes). You can even mount your iPhone as an external drive and drag & drop whatever the fuck you want onto it. Theres all kinds of shit you can do, I dont understand why you guys can't grasp this.

straight out the box? no software needed? so if someone came to me with an iphone, i could just plug it in my pc and throw some files on it?

That's what I'm saying YOU CANT...
you can drag and drop a fucking picture...that's it!!!
I can't put music in and take music out.
What? I gotta find an app to do that? GTFOHWTBS
I gotta an iTouch I can't even hook that shit to my
CPU at work

ok, I just hooked it to a CPU with no iTunes...
Shit shows up as an Apple iPod Digital Camera

 

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straight out the box? no software needed? so if someone came to me with an iphone, i could just plug it in my pc and throw some files on it?

Hell nope 30 minutes to download and install itunes 30 more to try and get the iphone to sync with itunes on your pc then about 6 hours later they can hear the one single song you wanted to share with them.

 

[jagu]

What ever apple does means nothing to me, I will have the baddest phone on the planet in a few weeks...

Oh, you don't have it yet?

 

[Deuterion]

Hell nope 30 minutes to download and install itunes 30 more to try and get the iphone to sync with itunes on your pc then about 6 hours later they can hear the one single song you wanted to share with them.

In all honesty, if it takes you that long to accomplish the above, it speaks more about you then anything.

 

[doggish_098]

What ever apple does means nothing to me, I will have the baddest phone on the planet in a few weeks...

don't drop it

 

[Complex]

You can Drag & Drop on iOS as well (you can also drag & drop within iTunes). You can even mount your iPhone as an external drive and drag & drop whatever the fuck you want onto it. Theres all kinds of shit you can do, I dont understand why you guys can't grasp this.

 

[redemption]

straight out the box? no software needed? so if someone came to me with an iphone, i could just plug it in my pc and throw some files on it?

You can't drag and drop mp3s or folders or movies straight to an iphone/ipad without iTunes. So it's not drag and drop its syncing with itunes man.

Of course it doesn't do it out the box. iTunes is there so you dont have to manage your entire music library, playlists, photos, movies, etc. on your phone (which ends up being the case with your "drag&drop" option). And believe it or not, A LOT of people use iTunes and find managing your content on your computer and synching to your phone easier.

However, If you don't want to use iTunes, you don't have to. The device can sync with the cloud. As far as file management, that's the whole point of the App Store. In the 5 seconds it takes to open the App Store and search for "Files" you now have over 1500 options available to you.

So once again, If you like Android, more power to you. But the majority of your critisims (you and others) of iOS is flawed or not based on facts. That's all I'm getting at