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admiralpumpkin on April 9, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Facebook acquires Instagram

This is untrue, but often assumed.

Total iOS devices: 315M (as of 2012-03-07) Total Andriod devices: 300M (as of 2012-02-29)

http://techcrunch.com/2012/03/07/tim-cook-talks-ios-device-s... http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/appsblog/2012/feb/29/an...

Android is selling faster, but it has yet to have a larger installed base. It will likely happen soon, but iOS had a large lead in terms of start time and the iPad is killing in the tablet market.

Obviously there are many factors which will adjust the true installed base (broken devices, devices no longer update-able, etc.).

scott_s on April 9, 2012 [–]

tptacek's point was about profits, not install based.

tptacek on April 9, 2012 | [–]

He's saying that I'm not only right about profits, but Apple still has a slim edge on installations.

scott_s on April 9, 2012 | | [–]

Scratch what I said. I thought his was a direct response to your comment, not untog. That changes what "this" means. I eyeballed the alignment wrong.

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