Apple Increases Dominance of Mobile Shopping 136
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bdking writes "If you purchased something online from a mobile device in December, there's a 92% chance you used an iPad or iPhone. And if so, you probably spent more money than someone making an online purchase with an Android or a desktop computer."
android market sale...? (Score:2)
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"You can make statistics prove anything Kent, 15% of all people know that" - Homer Simpson
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Indeed, you could equally conclude:
- only rich people can afford Apple products
- some retailers don't count Android browser hits
- Apple users try to justify their purchase to themselves by using it for everything while Android users pick the best tool
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Not necessarily, since Apple customers by very demographic have more money.
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Not necessarily, since Apple customers by very demographic have more money.
Actually, that distinctions belongs to Blackberry users.
Rich Smartphone Users Opt for Blackberry over iPhone: Survey [ibtimes.com] September 26, 2011:
Most affluent smartphone owners prefer BlackBerry over the iPhone, and Android remains the people’s choice in the middle or upper-middle income group, according to a survey.
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I don't think that's the case in the UK. Most Blackberry users here tend to be teenage girls who like the fact you can send unlimited free texts using Blackberry messenger.
Re:android market sale...? (Score:4, Interesting)
That is true. BBM is one of the main reasons that Blackberry is so popular with the youth. (That and the most amazing keyboard on the market -- it's a pleasure to type on, and has only improved with time. Try out the keyboard on a 9900 sometime, you'll be astonished.)
Really, Blackberry has something for everyone. From teens and rioters to wealthy business persons and celebrities, RIM has the software and hardware that most optimally meets their needs.
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I've liked the 2 Blackberries I've had. And as far as a texting phone, they are amazing.
But the web experience on an iPhone is incomparably better.
Really I think Blackberry should drop down to 200mb data plans with unlimited texting and emails. That seems to be their sweet spot. The problem is right now I have to pay the same (essentially) for a Blackberry as an iPhone.
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And less sense.
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this statistic seems unlikely.
TFA labels RichRelevance as a "retail analysis company" giving the reader the impression that the statistics arise from an impartial survey of global consumer behavior such as provided by organisations like Forrester Research. RichRelevance is neither independent nor impartial. It is a company that provides e-commerce, advertising and marketing services to "retailing partners sites" and by this very nature cannot cited as an authoritative or reliable source.
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RichRelevance is neither independent nor impartial
...and (FWIW) this is the only time I recall following a link in a Slashdot story (second link, TFA) to find the site blocked by Web of Trust:
http://www.mywot.com/en/scorecard/richrelevance.com [mywot.com]
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The numbers across our retailing partners sites
From TFA. That could be an explanation - a biased sample, especially if the Apple store is one of the partners. They sell a lot and mostly to iOS devices.
Maybe they only track "apps" and Android owners tend to use their browsers more or they are redirected to it from an app (which is forbidden in iOS, if I recall correctly).
Could it be that Android on a tablet doesn't identify itself as a mobile browser? (this is easy to check, I just can't since I don't own a tablet)
It's hard to take statistical data serio
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An iOS _device_ has no option? Safari on iOS may not have an option to spoof the user agent but 3rd party iOS browsers do.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lies,_damned_lies,_and_statistics
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Some big name developers have been saying that the Kindle has had a major impact on sales though. It seems Fire owners are much more likely to purchase apps
In other news (Score:3, Funny)
Apple iPad and iPhone users are found to have had their personal sense of values warped by the Jobs reality distortion field. Retailers are said to be intrigued.
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Apple customers tend to spend more. It is a triumph for Apple and a rip off for consumers.
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Jobs is dead. Get over yourself.
Wrong! (Score:2, Funny)
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You're a 1%'er ;)
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That's my guess.
Either that or his phone service has been disconnected, or he has no money to make said purchases.
I'm in one or more of those situations myself.
One of my sisters just got a Galaxy Tab, she's very happy.
What are they buying? (Score:4, Insightful)
I have tried ordering a few things uses a smart phone it kind of sucks unless it is a known item.
Re:What are they buying? (Score:5, Funny)
IPad was the #1 purchase on the IPhone & the IPhone was the #1 purchase on the IPad.
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You haven't used one, I imagine.
It's quite easy to surf the net, and buy stuff when the need comes. I've done christmas shopping through the ipad & my desktop. Through Amazon, Absinthes.com, and a couple of other sites that escape me at the moment. The screen on my iphone is too small for my use like that, but I have added things to my Amazon wish list when on the iphone.
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Android tablets.
excellent! (Score:5, Funny)
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+1, I think this is the most important result so far.
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What I've seen between myself anf a lot of colleagues and friends that own smartphones is that those with an iPhone buy the applications, while those with an Android phone use illegitimate copies.
I think the main reason people buy more stuff on the iPhone, is that it's much harder to put illegal copies on an iPhone than it is to put something on an Android.
The biggest purchases I've made on my iPhone are various TomTom applications. These have been very useful during business and holiday travels. Most of my
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Not the same (Score:2)
FYI, google maps and navigation is hardly illegitimate.
That's all network based though. TomTom, and various other nav apps carry the maps with you on-device - so when service gets spotty you still have navigation.
Network based maps are fine for city use but for longer road trips (especially in less populated states or along lots of side roads) it's a must to have a real navigation application. On any device.
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It's true, just compare the cost of USB/dock charcgers and cables. The common bits everyone needs are cheaper.
Self-fulfilled research (Score:5, Informative)
If you can afford an iPhone 4Gs 64GB (€898.99 in my country, no contract) or an iPad 2 Wi-Fi 64GB ( €719.00), it's evident you have plenty more to spend online.
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In my country (USA) an iPhone 4s 64GB is $849 (no contract), and an iPad 2 Wi-Fi 64GB is $699.
Of course, that's nearly maxing out each of those devices, though.
You can get an iPhone 4s 16GB for 649 and an iPad 2 Wi-Fi 16GB for $499.
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If a difference of 849-629 = $220 is really such a deterrent to a prospective US buyer, whose average income is 6+ times our income, he shouldn't be buying an iPhone in the first place.
The main issue is that purchases made with iDevices are gossip/tweet/facebook newsworthy, while purchases made with lowly Android devices are doomed to be scuffed upon.
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6+ times? I think your math is off.
According to averagesalarysurvey.com, the median income here in the US is $46,300. And the median income in the EU (Well... I'm assuming bit. But you did use the â in a previous post.) is â38,000 which converts to $49,605 at the current exchange rate; a somewhat higher income, actually.
Now, I know that taxes are higher in Europe so your actual take-home is probably lower. But you do get services for those taxes (better schools, public health care, mass transi
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Crud. Apparently, what my computer thinks is the symbol for the Euro and what slashdot thinks is the symbol for the Euro do not agree.
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Legitimate question: are you exaggerating? Average household income in the U.S. 31,000 dollars (in 2007). The countries I see with 1/6th of that are Turkey and Mexico. Are you from either?
Speaking as an apple guy (Score:2)
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Odd, I bought a cheap 2GB Sandisk MP3 player for $30 and added a 4GB SD card. The interface is simple and the ergonomics are great (It's comfortable to use, and you don't even need to look at it at all to operate it.) It comes in several different colors, and mounts as a drive under Windows, Linux, Macos, and even MS-DOS with DOSUSB installed. (No need to install iTunes crapware. I can also optionally use any one of many different programs to manage my files, if you like that kind of interface.)
It was w
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What I really like about the modern smartphones is that instead of a lot of gadgets I only need to carry one. It's all of the following rolled into one: Map, TomTom, MP3 player, phone, address book, calendar, alarm clock, compass, portable gaming device, portable email device, portable browser, music tuner, metronome, noteblock, etc.
I used to carry an iPod, PDA, mobile phone, metronome/tuner, compass, TomTom, Gameboy, and sometimes even more stuff. I used to buy coats with a lot of big pockets.
Now I just ca
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Yeah, my phone does all those things as well. Still, sometimes a special-purpose device is a better match. ("works" and "works well" are often worlds apart.)
I have GPS in the car, because it's better suited than a phone for long trips. I have an MP3 player because it's easier to use without looking at the display. (It's also nice for travel, as I'm not worried about conserving my phone battery on long trips where I may not have access to an outlet for a long time). I have a kindle because the eink displa
Phones are special purpose. (Score:2)
Still, sometimes a special-purpose device is a better match. ("works" and "works well" are often worlds apart.)
The thing is almost no devices fall into the "works well" category. Applications on a phone can however reach that status, because software can become excellent in a way a dedicated device fails to reach.
I have GPS in the car, because it's better suited than a phone for long trips.
I REALLY prefer Navigon or TomTom iPhone software to a few different dedicated GPS devices I have had.
I have an MP3 pl
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That made no sense to me. A USB adaptor for a lighter plug is what, $5?
Think airplane. This is to say nothing of pleasure travel that may also put you out of reach of electricity for an extended period. (Though the user-replacable battery on Blackberry and some Android phones does mitigate this problem quite a bit.)
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Think airplane.
For domestic flights, use as a music for 2-4 hours player hardly moves the iPhone battery.
For the occasional 9-10 hour international flight, you can also easily use it as a music player while having at least half a charge when you arrive. Even for movies you can use it for three or four movies, and if you are concerned simply attach a battery pack (I've never needed one, even for the longer 14 hour flights to Asia).
This is to say nothing of pleasure travel that may also put you out of reach
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It's not easy to defend non-user replaceable batteries. Especially knowing that batteries lose their ability to hold a charge over time.
This makes your statement "Devices with sealed batteries last much longer too" difficult to believe.
Of course, no matter what options or solutions you can offer, the fact remains that using a dedicated device instead of my phone means that I'm not using my phones battery for that purpose -- none will always beat out some.
On external battery packs, I've tried tons of the th
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It's not easy to defend non-user replaceable batteries. Especially knowing that batteries lose their ability to hold a charge over time.
Sure it is. They are better in every conceivable way.
They may lose charge over time, but here's the thing; because they start out with a far higher capacity, AND they do not lose the ability to charge as quickly, after two or so years you merely have battery life that is as bad as it would have been with a replaceable battery - and then you can simply pay a one-time fee fo
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Also interesting because you can get a huge selection of Cowon PMP, which are infinitely more powerful and useful than any Apple product, for much less than the cost of an Apple product.
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He did say in Egypt. Maybe they really are the place to buy consumer electronics in that part of the world.
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That the average iPhone/iPad owner probably has more money than the average smartphone owner is not news.
Actually, that is news. From the articles that have been posted in the past, it seems more like Apple product owners are constantly overdrawn due to their lack of sense and lack of money.
So Why is this News? (Score:4, Insightful)
But if you're an Apple fanboi you've already proven that you like spending lots more money, so why is this news?
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I was thinking the same. If you like over-priced hardware then why not over-priced software too? Why get something for free on Android when you can pay for it via iTunes and get that "spending buzz" shoppers can get addicted to.
Phillip.
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You are in the right direction, but you have to consider that most Apple fanbois don't know they are fanbois - they just do it subconsciously.
Different demographics (Score:2)
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I imagine that mePhone owners are more likely to buy the latest Apple product while Android owners are more likely to buy shares on the stock market with their disposable income.
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"Buying stocks" is not "trading". I should know :-)
Yes, your generalization is huge. I can say I'm seeing more Android phones in the hands of cab drivers these days, and corporate executives too. I suppose it's all just part of a shift in perception of where the value and utility is. I can also say that on my most recent plane trip I didn't see any iPads and most laptops stayed in their bags but there was a massive amount of interest in the Xoom I was using with a bluetooth keyboard, which turns out to be a
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iPhone and iPad owners spend more freely? (Score:1)
Who would guess that owners of expensive devices marketed for style rather that practicality would be less careful with their money?
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It's true. Rich people have no conception of value at all. That's how they got rich!
I am the 8% (Score:2)
I like that much better than being the 99%.
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I like the way you think, that's called artificial scarcity.
Translated (Score:2)
"The majority out there consists of idiots who'll pay more than necessary."
Seems about right.
Conclusion is... (Score:2)
Apple device owners are spendthrifts, Android owners are frugal. And the news is?
Hit a Nerve? (Score:5, Insightful)
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Actually, this troll article hit my funny bone.
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I think slashdot should be renamed to AndroidFanLayer. The Android fans are relentless here.
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You assume it's a bad thing. Not getting ripped off on accessories is good for consumers. At best all this shows is thar Apple hardware is popular with rich people.
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WHOOOSH
I'll explain it for the couple of other people who like you completely missed the point in their rush to be outraged and defend their lord Jobs. I was not saying those things are necessarily true, just that the rather useless statistics in TFA could be interpreted to demonstrate pretty much anything you like.
So which is better to own? (Score:1)
I develop for Android and own a Samsung 10.1" Galaxy (Android) tablet. I know someone who owns an iPad.
Several months ago, I wanted to give them SSH access to a server. So I looked at what iPad had to offer. I could find no free SSH client (as of a few months ago). Not even an ad-supported one. The best I could come up with was a nagware one - it allowed you 500 or so SSH keystrokes and then logged out and asked you to buy the client.
Meanwhile on my Android tablet, I have a free SSH client. It doesn't
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You didn't look very hard. There are quite a few, there are even more that $.99 to $3.99. Two bucks is too much for you to contribute to some developer who did a great job of implementing a useful utility?
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Or instead of hacking your device, you can just go legit...
Get the Apple SDK, and install whatever you want on your phone with no headaches or hassles.
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Or instead of hacking your device, you can just go legit...
Legit? Are you saying that jail breaking is illegitimate now?
Shame on you! Someone with a user id as low as yours should certainly know better!
Congrats... (Score:1)
Carrier IQ data has verified this . . . (Score:2)
See, this information that Carrier IQ collects is very useful to the folks where it ends up. It is good for retailers to know if you are ordering something from an iPhone/iPad, so they can adjust the price accordingly.
In this case, up. And they know that you will probably buy more expensive stuff, so they can direct more advertising to you.
All this makes the markets and economy more efficient, so this is good for everybody.
Probably.
I think.
$123 for Apple, $101 for Android, but $87 for PCs? (Score:2)
$123 for Apple mobile devices, $101 for Android devices, but $87 for desktop PCs?
Sounds very unlikely, to me, that mobile devices would average more expensive purchases than the desktop, even on average. I guess they don't count all the small apps for Apple devices, and ignore larger purchases typically done from your home PC, like used (an new) cars and hi-fi equipment etc.
Very strange numbers.
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Wife uses an Acer Iconia (Score:2)
And she does all the shopping.
So there.
What about ereaders? (Score:2)
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http://www.neowin.net/news/one-in-five-iphone-users-constantly-overdrawn [neowin.net]
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The amount of money one spends and the amount of money one has aren't inherently linked.
Very true. Read "The Millionaire Next Door".
Use it up
Wear it out.
Make it do.
Or do without
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All merchandisers know that iUsers have more money than sense and price accordingly.
Note: this is not to say that they have a lot of money, but rather that they don't have much sense.
There is a myth that goes something like "Macs are expensive, therefore only the wealthy can afford them.". Not the case - in fact it is the opposite - these people simply do not know how to manage their money.
http://www.neowin.net/news/one-in-five-iphone-users-constantly-overdrawn [neowin.net]>
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Statistics prove it! Also, I've read that Apple users have poor personal hygiene, poor grammar, and they tend to be poorer than Android users at sports involving any kinds of mittens or gloves. They have poor depth perception and have less tolerance to squeaky chalkboard noises. They are congenitally incapable of playing trombones, and as a class of people have flatter arches and more brittle cuticles than their non-walled-garden counterparts. SUCK IT apple-heads, revenge is suh-weeeeeee-et!
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They are congenitally incapable of playing trombones
Not anymore! There's an app for that!
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ibone-the-pocket-trombone/id306629300?mt=8 [apple.com]
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Dude, it's the same sites that you shop through... just a different device.
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It is possible that Amazon doesn't give iphone/ipad browsers the same price/discount they give to others. Note, this is not an accusation. I have no idea if they are doing that, but it is rather easy to do.
If you want to test this, use a computer (not a mac), to check the prices on some things on
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Thats... kinda.. what ... this.. article.. says...
Thus the title... "Apple Increases Dominance of Mobile Shopping".
Re:Right, because IOS is 15% of the market (Score:5, Insightful)
How is "90% of all mobile purchases" not "dominating mobile shopping"? It's exactly "dominating the market of people with money to burn", that's what is claimed and no more.
The fact that you somehow read it as "dominating mobile devices market share" or the likes, is your own comprehension problem.
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That is pretty damn good.