Android is ahead of the iPhone now.It was this bold claim made by Google CEO Eric Schmidt that temporarily silenced a room full of Apple device laden entrepreneurs yesterday. Schmidt’s reasoning for his claim was simple, Android beats the iPhone in all the categories that matter (to Google), “unit volume, Ice Cream Sandwich, the price is lower, (and) there are more vendors.”While I can’t deny that Android is truly a smartphone success story, with Android-powered phones now out-shipping, out-pricing, and ultimately outselling their iPhone counterpart, forme it’s still far too early to crown a winner in this ongoing smartphone battle.
You see, while Android is clearly moving units, the single most popular smartphone choice for consumers and, perhaps equally as important, for developers is still clearly the iPhone. But Schmidt is confident that soon those wary developers will embrace Android with open arms…whether they want to or not.
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