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____/ Homer on Tuesday 09 Aug 2011 08:16 : \____
> Verily I say unto thee that Chris Ahlstrom spake thusly:
>> Tom Shelton wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties:
>
>>> Ok, I'm going to say this slowly... From the analysis I've seen on
>>> line, that 34% was only measuring channel sales (OEM's to
>>> distributors), NOT sell through (distributors to consumers). You do
>>> understand the difference right?
>>>
>>> http://www.businessinsider.com/ipads-have-outsold-android-tablets-24-to-1-2011-7
>>
>> Very incisive analysis:
>>
>> How did he get there?
>>
>> He took a look at the Android Developer dashboard and saw that 0.9%
>> of Android devices have screens over 7 inches, which is the size of
>> a tablet. He then multiplied that by 135 million, the number of
>> Android devices out there according to CEO Larry Page. That number
>> is 1.22 million Android tablets.
>>
>> Apple has announced sales of 28.73 million iPads, which is 24X
>> greater than Android tablets.
>>
>><chuckle>
>>
>> Some real tight numbers he's airing there. <eyes roll>
>>
>> Geez, that leaves out my Android-based NookColor, which has "only" a
>> 7" screen.
>
> Good grief! Is /this/ the bullshit Shillton has based his entire
> elusive argument on ... the fallacious meanderings of some blogger?
>
> And not even the blogger himself (who apparently /sells/ blog space for
> $6000 a week - check out the "SPONSORSHIP" link), but some "reader"
> called "Thomas Scrace":
>
> [quote]
> Breakdown by Google of Android devices in use by screen size. âXlargeâ
> is defined as any screen 7 inches or larger. By Googleâs count, only
> 0.9% of activated in-use devices are tablets. Multiply that by the 135
> million total Android âdevicesâ that Larry Page announced last week
> during Googleâs quarterly analyst call, and you get 1.21 million
> tablets. Compare that to the 28.73 million iPads Apple sold through the
> end of June.
>
> (Thanks to DF reader Thomas Scrace.)
> [/quote]
>
> http://daringfireball.net/linked/2011/07/25/android-tablets
>
> Hmm, let's check these "facts".
>
> First of all, the "screen size" page he links to is only a general
> guideline, and actually doesn't even fit various devices:
>
> [quote]
> As you design your UI for different screen sizes, you'll discover that
> each design requires a minimum amount of space. So, each generalized
> screen size above has an associated minimum resolution that's defined by
> the system. These minimum sizes are in "dp" unitsâthe same units you
> should use when defining your layoutsâwhich allows the system to avoid
> worrying about changes in screen density.
>
> xlarge screens are at least 960dp x 720dp
> large screens are at least 640dp x 480dp
> normal screens are at least 470dp x 320dp
> small screens are at least 426dp x 320dp
>
> Note: These minimum screen sizes were not as well defined prior to
> Android 3.0, so you may encounter some devices that are mis-classified
> between normal and large. These are also based on the physical
> resolution of the screen, so may vary across devices
> [/quote]
>
> http://developer.android.com/guide/practices/screens_support.html
>
> Not looking good for our "blogger" so far, but it gets worse.
>
> I looked for the best selling Android tablets on Amazon UK. The top two
> models are the 10.1" Asus Transformer and a 7" Chinese tablet called the
> "ePad". The specs of the ePad are 800x480, which from the above table
> would actually put it in the "large" category, rather than "xlarge".
> Also of interest is the fact that it runs Android 2.2 Froyo, not 3.x
> Honeycomb, which also takes it out of the "1.3% Honeycomb" bracket.
>
> That's just one device, at one retailer, from one manufacturer.
>
> There are millions of these on the market, each with different specs,
> many of which use older versions of Android, and many of which don't
> qualify as "xlarge" screen sizes.
>
> But we're supposed to believe from some unqualified and blatantly
> erroneous "findings" that a blogger's "reader" is right, but the IDC is
> wrong.
>
> Uh-huh.
>
> Shillton has reached an all-time new low.
>
>> The links that follow are undoubtedly redundant airings of the same
>> incisive analysis.
>>
>>> http://thenextweb.com/google/2011/07/25/the-ipad-may-be-outselling-all-android-tablets-24-to-1/
>
> [quote]
> Daring Fireballâs John Gruber presents an interesting metric that seems
> to indicate
> [/quote]
>
>>> http://technolog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/07/25/7162598-why-ipad-is-stomping-android-tabs-24-to-1
>
> [quote]
> The info is based on number crunching by John Gruber, and further
> crunching by TheNextWeb.
> [/quote]
>
> And TheNextWeb's "further crunching" is...
>
> [quote]
> Daring Fireballâs John Gruber presents an interesting metric
> [/quote]
>
> http://thenextweb.com/google/2011/07/25/the-ipad-may-be-outselling-all-android-tablets-24-to-1/
>
> Then goes on to repeat the same flawed "xlarge" assumption as our
> "blogger", but does at least point out yet another mistake:
>
> [quote]
> But, Gruberâs numbers are actually a bit off. Larry Page actually
> announced 130 million total Android devices, not 135, during the recent
> earnings call.
>
> ...
>
> Itâs important to note that these figures were gathered over a 7 day
> period and registered only devices that access the Android Market.
> [/quote]
>
> And here's the bit that's got Shillton creaming his panties:
>
> [quote]
> As a final note just for clarification, there were some statistics
> released by data firm Strategy Analytics that discuss the iPad slipping
> to 61% of the market, with Android tablets garnering 30%. These numbers
> are based on shipments of tablets, not sales. In the iPadâs case, we
> know that Apple sold every one they could make, as it stated most
> recently in its Q3 earnings call. Androidâs actual sales numbers are
> harder to divine
> [/quote]
>
> Here's the qualifying link provided:
>
> [quote]
> Neil Mawston, Director at Strategy Analytics, added, âAndroid captured
> 30 percent share of global tablet shipments in Q2 2011.
> [/quote]
>
> http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110721005317/en/Strategy-Analytics-Apple-iOS-Captures-61-Percent
>
> I'm sure it did, but that is "Strategy Analytics'" report for "Q2
> shipments", not the IDC's entirely different report for "Q1 sales":
>
> [quote]
> Mobile phone vendors, such as Samsung and Motorola, who have focused
> their distribution through the telco carriers, found moderate success
> with their media tablets, but *sales* were largely stymied by many
> *consumers'* unwillingness to sign up for the 3G/4G data plans that the
> carriers typically require along with these devices. As an operating
> system, Android-based devices grew to 34% of the total, a *share*
> increase of 8.2 points over the previous quarter.
> [/quote]
>
> http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS22933011
>
> Note: "sales" to "consumers" for a "share increase", not "shipments".
>
> Oh dear, Shillton has reading comprehension difficulties too, it seems.
>
> Maybe he should r e a d m o r e s l o w l y.
>
> Combined with the fact that the "low sales" FUD doing the rounds is
> based on a flawed assumption by some blogger, I think this pretty much
> dispels any doubt that the whole thing is just a bunch of opportunist
> "Screw Googlers" looking for any excuse to score points, but apparently
> without making any effort to actually check their facts.
>
> You'd think that four "reporters", several editors, one "reader" and Tom
> the shill Shelton would have thought to at least check the screen sizes
> and resolutions of /actual/ Android tablets, and paused to wonder why
> their "analysis" differed so radically from one of the world's top
> market analyst companies, before making complete assholes of themselves.
>
>>> Now, do you have anything to say that this isn't the case?
>
> Yes, the "findings" presented are complete bullshit, and demonstrably
> wrong.
>
>> Do you have anything to say that this (whatever it is you're trying to say)
>> is they case?
>>
>> Sheesh.
>
> He's a belligerent idiot who'll say anything to attack Linux in defence
> of his gangster heroes in Redmond.
>
> Fact: 34% of tablets /sold/ in Q1 2011 were android devices
> Fact: Many Android tablets don't run 3.x Honeycomb
> Fact: Many Android tablets have smaller displays than 960x720
> Fact: Google counts Android devices by /actual/ activation
> Fact: Microsoft counts channel-stuffing as "sales"
>
> But Tom the Microsoft shill Shelton really doesn't like that, so he
> desperately chooses to believe some ridiculous bullshit peddled by a
> "blogger" who sells propaganda space for $6000 a week, in this case to
> someone called "Thomas Scrace".
>
> So who is this "Thomas Scrace", anyway?
>
> Well, apparently he's an iPhone developer, amongst other other things:
>
> http://www.peopleperhour.com/freelancers/thomas_scrace/python_django_iphone_developer/144963
>
> I'm shocked and Amazed.
>
> But it gets better. Here's his Twatter account:
>
> [quote]
> I can no longer sit back and allow Communist infiltration, and the
> international Communist conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our
> precious bodily fluids.
> [/quote]
>
> http://twitter.com/#!/tomscrace
>
> I see.
Microsoft uses AstroTurfing against Google at the moment.
Article in newspaper: http://www.fr-online.de/politik/meinung/der-mensch-denkt--google-lenkt/-/1472602/8736368/-/
Covered here too: http://netzwertig.com/2011/08/05/mangelnde-transparenz-uber-lobbyismus-in-der-internetwirtschaft/
http://blog.die-linke.de/digitalelinke/anti-google-pr-in-der-frankfurter-rundschau/
AstroTurfing is illegal in the EU.
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