Comments on: Google Caters to iPhone Users http://cybernetnews.com/google-caters-to-iphone-users/ Technology News Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:26:55 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/google-caters-to-iphone-users/comment-page-1/#comment-126031 Ryan Sat, 08 Dec 2007 19:07:06 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/12/05/google-caters-to-iphone-users/#comment-126031 Thanks for the stat update! I imagine that as the iPhone spreads around the world that their marketshare will continue to go up rather quickly. Not to mention all of the people who don't want to jump on the 1st generation iPhone. Thanks for the stat update! I imagine that as the iPhone spreads around the world that their marketshare will continue to go up rather quickly. Not to mention all of the people who don’t want to jump on the 1st generation iPhone.

]]> By: Change http://cybernetnews.com/google-caters-to-iphone-users/comment-page-1/#comment-126005 Change Sat, 08 Dec 2007 13:14:04 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/12/05/google-caters-to-iphone-users/#comment-126005 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-125861" rel="nofollow">Ryan wrote:</a><blockquote>Opera Mini isn’t even at a 1% marketshare yet, and I would say that the iPhone is probably at 10% or 20% of them. Heck, there are only a handful of browsers that have more than 1% of the marketshare.</blockquote></div> iPhone at 10-20% of all webbrowser-enabled phones?? As you can read here: http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/11770/1023/ Apple is shooting for 1% market share of all phones, although it seems 6% is possible. As for mobile device marketshare on the web, it seems the iPhone is already #1, so if these numbers are correct, I stand corrected: http://www.iphonenano.net/iphone-most-popular-mobile-browser-at-009-market-share/apple-news That would mean that people who have an iPhone/iPod Touch use the browser MUCH MUCH more than people who have any other mobile device. Impressive. It's still just 0.09% though, while Opera claims 0.41% market share for their Mini browser: http://operawatch.com/news/2007/11/opera-desktop-browser-experiences-substantial-growth-in-browser-market-share.html Those numbers cannot be found on the iPhone market share page, which is rather confusing to me.. they should be! If we assume that both numbers are correct, there are currently 4.5x more Opera Mini users than iPhone-Safari users. Not that big a difference, so I can definitely understand why all these new iPhone-specific sites are being developed. Ryan wrote:
Opera Mini isn’t even at a 1% marketshare yet, and I would say that the iPhone is probably at 10% or 20% of them. Heck, there are only a handful of browsers that have more than 1% of the marketshare.

iPhone at 10-20% of all webbrowser-enabled phones?? As you can read here:
[itwire.com.au]
Apple is shooting for 1% market share of all phones, although it seems 6% is possible.

As for mobile device marketshare on the web, it seems the iPhone is already #1, so if these numbers are correct, I stand corrected:
[iphonenano.net]

That would mean that people who have an iPhone/iPod Touch use the browser MUCH MUCH more than people who have any other mobile device. Impressive. It’s still just 0.09% though, while Opera claims 0.41% market share for their Mini browser:
[operawatch.com]
Those numbers cannot be found on the iPhone market share page, which is rather confusing to me.. they should be!

If we assume that both numbers are correct, there are currently 4.5x more Opera Mini users than iPhone-Safari users. Not that big a difference, so I can definitely understand why all these new iPhone-specific sites are being developed.

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/google-caters-to-iphone-users/comment-page-1/#comment-125861 Ryan Fri, 07 Dec 2007 01:43:10 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/12/05/google-caters-to-iphone-users/#comment-125861 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-125757" rel="nofollow">Andrew wrote:</a><blockquote>I can see why they would make special pages, since the screen is so darn small. I’m sure it’s more of a usability problem though. I did notice that Google’s million dollar “I’m Feeling Lucky” button is mysteriously absent…</blockquote></div> Ha! That's funny. I guess they're trying to phase it out a little bit at a time. <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-125826" rel="nofollow">Change wrote:</a><blockquote>Actually, the iPhone browser only has a marketshare of less than 1% afaik. A lot of people are talking about it but not many people have one. Opera Mini, Opera-based, webkit-based (Nokia I believe) and Pocket IE have larger marketshares (for now), but hardly any sites are optimized for those.</blockquote></div> Opera Mini isn't even at a 1% marketshare yet, and I would say that the iPhone is probably at 10% or 20% of them. Heck, there are only a handful of browsers that have more than 1% of the marketshare. Andrew wrote:
I can see why they would make special pages, since the screen is so darn small. I’m sure it’s more of a usability problem though. I did notice that Google’s million dollar “I’m Feeling Lucky” button is mysteriously absent…

Ha! That’s funny. I guess they’re trying to phase it out a little bit at a time.

Change wrote:
Actually, the iPhone browser only has a marketshare of less than 1% afaik. A lot of people are talking about it but not many people have one. Opera Mini, Opera-based, webkit-based (Nokia I believe) and Pocket IE have larger marketshares (for now), but hardly any sites are optimized for those.

Opera Mini isn’t even at a 1% marketshare yet, and I would say that the iPhone is probably at 10% or 20% of them. Heck, there are only a handful of browsers that have more than 1% of the marketshare.

]]> By: Change http://cybernetnews.com/google-caters-to-iphone-users/comment-page-1/#comment-125826 Change Thu, 06 Dec 2007 19:51:04 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/12/05/google-caters-to-iphone-users/#comment-125826 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-125752">Ashley wrote:</a><blockquote>Given the popularity of the iPhone since it launched and its continued popularity, sites are going to want to cater to it.</blockquote></div> Actually, the iPhone browser only has a marketshare of less than 1% afaik. A lot of people are talking about it but not many people have one. Opera Mini, Opera-based, webkit-based (Nokia I believe) and Pocket IE have larger marketshares (for now), but hardly any sites are optimized for those. I suppose it has to do with the whole experience thing, mainly regarding the interface and touchscreen interaction. It's a whole new way of browsing sites, and I believe *that* is what the iPhone sites are catering for. They can be browsed on the iPod Touch as well by the way :) Ashley wrote:
Given the popularity of the iPhone since it launched and its continued popularity, sites are going to want to cater to it.

Actually, the iPhone browser only has a marketshare of less than 1% afaik. A lot of people are talking about it but not many people have one. Opera Mini, Opera-based, webkit-based (Nokia I believe) and Pocket IE have larger marketshares (for now), but hardly any sites are optimized for those.

I suppose it has to do with the whole experience thing, mainly regarding the interface and touchscreen interaction. It’s a whole new way of browsing sites, and I believe *that* is what the iPhone sites are catering for. They can be browsed on the iPod Touch as well by the way :)

]]> By: Anonymous http://cybernetnews.com/google-caters-to-iphone-users/comment-page-1/#comment-125779 Anonymous Thu, 06 Dec 2007 09:13:23 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/12/05/google-caters-to-iphone-users/#comment-125779 The most interesting thing to watch will be how the iPhone competes with Google's Android OS. The most interesting thing to watch will be how the iPhone competes with Google’s Android OS.

]]> By: Andrew http://cybernetnews.com/google-caters-to-iphone-users/comment-page-1/#comment-125757 Andrew Thu, 06 Dec 2007 02:56:15 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/12/05/google-caters-to-iphone-users/#comment-125757 I can see why they would make special pages, since the screen is so darn small. I'm sure it's more of a usability problem though. I did notice that Google's million dollar "I'm Feeling Lucky" button is mysteriously absent... I can see why they would make special pages, since the screen is so darn small. I’m sure it’s more of a usability problem though. I did notice that Google’s million dollar “I’m Feeling Lucky” button is mysteriously absent…

]]> By: Ashley http://cybernetnews.com/google-caters-to-iphone-users/comment-page-1/#comment-125752 Ashley Thu, 06 Dec 2007 01:49:19 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/12/05/google-caters-to-iphone-users/#comment-125752 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-125732" rel="nofollow">Google wrote:</a><blockquote>I wonder how long this Google-Apple love affair will continue. Since there was not any “real” Gphone I guess we’ll see how long this thing can last.</blockquote></div> Oh, I'm sure it'll last for quite a while! I don't see either Google or Apple losing popularity any time soon... Google wrote:
I wonder how long this Google-Apple love affair will continue. Since there was not any “real” Gphone I guess we’ll see how long this thing can last.

Oh, I’m sure it’ll last for quite a while! I don’t see either Google or Apple losing popularity any time soon…

]]> By: Inferno_str1ke http://cybernetnews.com/google-caters-to-iphone-users/comment-page-1/#comment-125747 Inferno_str1ke Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:55:49 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/12/05/google-caters-to-iphone-users/#comment-125747 The interesting thing about the iPhone is that pages can make nicer interfaces for the iPhone, because they don't need to worry about space, resizing, zooming etc. They also have a set standard of look and feel to work with - the whole tab/slide interface can be implemented. Interestingly enough pages like Netvibes can incorporate these iPhone sites into their personalised home pages, allowing you to have a number of your most recently looked at pages in minimal form arrayed almost like windows on a desktop. The web operating system thus advances ever closer. The interesting thing about the iPhone is that pages can make nicer interfaces for the iPhone, because they don’t need to worry about space, resizing, zooming etc. They also have a set standard of look and feel to work with – the whole tab/slide interface can be implemented. Interestingly enough pages like Netvibes can incorporate these iPhone sites into their personalised home pages, allowing you to have a number of your most recently looked at pages in minimal form arrayed almost like windows on a desktop. The web operating system thus advances ever closer.

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/google-caters-to-iphone-users/comment-page-1/#comment-125734 Ryan Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:29:47 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/12/05/google-caters-to-iphone-users/#comment-125734 I'm thinking that employees are just using their "20% time" to create these apps. It's probably just done by a few guys that happen to have an iPhone and thought it would be fun to do. I'm guessing they won't have a lot time to add new features, but it is cool that they were created in the first place. I’m thinking that employees are just using their “20% time” to create these apps. It’s probably just done by a few guys that happen to have an iPhone and thought it would be fun to do. I’m guessing they won’t have a lot time to add new features, but it is cool that they were created in the first place.

]]> By: Google http://cybernetnews.com/google-caters-to-iphone-users/comment-page-1/#comment-125732 Google Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:01:10 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/12/05/google-caters-to-iphone-users/#comment-125732 I wonder how long this Google-Apple love affair will continue. Since there was not any "real" Gphone I guess we'll see how long this thing can last. I wonder how long this Google-Apple love affair will continue. Since there was not any “real” Gphone I guess we’ll see how long this thing can last.

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