Apple’s Phil Schiller
calls Android smartphones inferior to iPhone
A mere day before Samsung‘s Galaxy S IV launch event in New
York City, Apple‘s Phil Schiller has tossed out some Android-bashing
statements, saying that devices like Samsung’s wildly popular smartphones that
run the operating system are inferior to the iPhone. Not to leave it at that,
however, he rolls out some numbers to back up his claims.
According to Mr. Schiller, Apple’s research demonstrates that
among iPhone users, four times as many converted to Apple’s handset from
Android than vice versa – iPhone users switching to Android. Such statements
follow on the heels of growing pressure from the company’s competitors.
According
to market research firm IDC, Apple clocked in at 19-percent of smartphones
shipped worldwide last year, with approximately 70-percent for smartphones
running Android. The same firm says to expect that Android tablets will
outnumber the shipment of iPads in 2013, as well. Schiller isn’t swayed by such
numbers, however, stating that marketshare isn’t everything. “I’m not sure that
the estimates and the modeling accurately gives an accurate picture of it all.”
Back on March 7, Schiller sent out a tweet to
F-Secure’s Mobile Threat Report, which detailed Android malware and security
problems. He advised Android users to “be safe out there,” all the while giving
a passive jab at Google’s mobile operating system. Earlier today, he pointed
out that more iPhone users self-report as being satisfied with their device
than Android users.
Ultimately, Apple is up against some stiff
competition from Samsung and Android, and the less-than-24-hours-away unveiling
of the Galaxy S IV will only heighten that reality. As Gartner analyst Van
Baker pointed out: “The Galaxy S III is already a very strong offering, and the
S IV will obviously offer more things that appeal to users.”
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