Is Android a Threat to iPhone?

With Google's up-to-date Android software update and Samsung and Motorola near releasing new Android handsets, should Apple be concerned?

No enterprise can be complacent and expect their software to rule the store without any competition, there is all the time going to be some software enterprise trying to take the leadership position.

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Similarly Android is a threat to not only iPhone but for other movable software's also, as it being an open source developer driver software, there are more and more features and functions being developed for it with each passing day. In fact just going through the list of applications made for android is adequate to make habitancy comprehend that Android has the potential to overthrow the leader in few years if not earlier.

That being said, the other clubs are undoubtedly not holding quiet and are working towards development their product more desirable by reducing the cost for getting it (At&T is reducing the cost of iPhone for its users) and increasing the highlight list of their software

So it all depends on what Apple does to ensure that iPhone remains the top choice for users else it is just a matter of time before some other software becomes the top choice.

As far as I understand, Android has been developer focused. On the other hand iPhone has been user focused. This is obvious from the fan following for the two platforms. Android has more developer fans than its users. Iphone has a huge 'user' following which is why developers are also following it.

As of today, when it comes to number of handsets in use based on a given platform, iPhone leads the way.

Android will be a threat only if it gets on to the bulk of the handsets in use. This is potential only when multiple manufacturers rule to roll out only Android handsets. We haven't seen any one announce such plans. Till that happens, there is tiny speculate for Apple to worry. For Android, what manufacturers have committed is that they will maintain Android which in my concept is tiny great than lip service.

Primarily, I see Android becoming a serious threat to Microsoft Windows Mobile. In particular, Htc has been using Windows movable in a range of their products. Likewise, Htc has architected their own software, primarily their Touch Flo 3D, to sit on top of the Windows Os. Which seemingly devalues the whole user experience. The Touch Flo 3D software and Windows movable Os do not contribute a cohesive user experience. I should mention that the Touch Flo 3D look-and-feel is particularly astonishing and offers a comparative sense when compared to Apple.

More recently, Htc has begun utilizing the Android Os. Perhaps to deliver that holistic user sense that's currently missing on their existing product range. I would predict that Htc will be development this move even more to the Android platform, as the Ms equivalent is a pale imitation.

As for Motorola and Samsung, well they are six of one and half a dozen of the other. It's Nokia who is currently hell-bent on movable world domination with their flavour of SymbianOs - someone else well-established operating system that fairs much great when comparing movable operating systems.

Personally, I feel Apple will continue to dominate, as it's a enterprise that will never select to come to be complacent, as we have witnessed over the last 20 years.

There's an adage that competition instills creativity and makes each competitor better. Competition is what drives us forward.

However, what habitancy forget is that everybody has different reasons for why they purchase a movable device. With all the talk about the iPhone, it's easy to forget that the #1 movable phone manufacturer on the planet -- Nokia -- still controls more than 40% of the store worldwide. Neither Apple nor Samsung come remotely close, and Motorola is still struggling.

Apple has pursued a niche marketing strategy of doing their own thing, tightly controlling it, and doing it well. Google will have its own strategy. Nokia will no doubt have a response to this as well. I suggest that all the conference is the wind in the sails that keeps each of this ships animated along a technology path. I stop short of suggesting that any one thing is a threat, because within any threat or adversity comes "opportunity".

Is Android a Threat to iPhone?