Why Android is Winning the Smartphone Market Over iPhone

Steve Jobs knew Apple was going to be beaten by Google's Android smartphone OS -- he saw it coming because he had seen this before when Microsoft took the personal computer market away from Apple --

"For example, if ridiculously long battery life is what you crave, there's the Motorola Droid Maxx. Looking for an excellent unlocked bargain? Well then, consider the Moto G, Moto X, or Nexus 5. Additionally, phablet lovers have the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and LG G Pro 2 to tickle their fancy, while design aficionados will certainly enjoy the oohs and aahs they'll receive from the lovely HTC One M8. There's simply no contest here, since the singular iPhone can't hope to stand against a legion of very impressive (or more impressive, I'll wager) handsets from numerous companies." (source infra)

Why I’m glad I never abandoned Android for an iPhone - CNET: "....The future belongs to Android not Apple. Google is making inroads into virtually every area of modern life where technology plays a significant role, and I think that bodes well for Android's future. If we're soon to enter a brave new world of self-driving cars and smart home appliances, not to mention gadgets we will strap to our bodies that will track our movements, chances are good Android will be there in force...."

Xiaomi's Hugo Barra: True world phones in 2 years, Android all the way - CNET: "...."In a year or two, we will have completely shifted towards building inherently global products. Whenever we think about a new feature, we try to think about it from a Chinese perspective and a global perspective." The numbers show how precipitously Xiaomi is growing. The 4-year-old company is making phones as fast as it can sell them, and it's selling a lot of phones. In 2012, the company sold 7.2 million smartphones. In 2013, Xiaomi doubled that number, selling 18.7 million handsets...."

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Vudu Gets Updated to Work With Chromecast
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Apple's War on Samsung Has Google in Crossfire
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Microsoft's Word for iPad cracks top 10 in gross revenue
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Why Facebook was smart to buy Oculus
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Amazon Picks Six Original Series, Dumps Two
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Amazon workers in Germany strike again in protracted pay dispute
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Microsoft to highlight its 'One Windows' progress at Build 2014
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Microsoft taps Scott Guthrie to head cloud business
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Microsoft loses another Windows executive as Sinofsky shakeup concludes | The Verge: [more housecleaning at Microsoft]

Journalists, media under attack from hackers: Google researchers | Reuters: ""If you're a journalist or a journalistic organization we will see state-sponsored targeting and we see it happening regardless of region, we see it from all over the world both from where the targets are and where the targets are from," Huntley told Reuters. Both researchers declined to go into detail about how Google monitors such attacks, but said it "tracks the state actors that attack our users." Recipients of such emails in Google's Gmail service typically receive a warning message." - Security researcher Ashkan Soltani said in an earlier Twitter post that nine of the top-25 news websites use Google for hosted email services.

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