[NEWS] Droid Sales and the Android Explosion

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The Motorola Droid is doing more than just bashing the iPhone -- it's also smashing the ceiling when it comes to mainstream Android appeal.





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interesting article and the thing that interested me the most about it was the following:

Droid's Soaring Sales


The new Droid sales numbers come from Flurry, an analytics firm specializing in mobile applications. The company watches mobile app usage and then uses that data to make overall ownership estimates.
So where does the Droid fall within the smartphone spectrum? According to Flurry, Droid's 250,000 figure puts it well above the myTouch, but well below the iPhone. The firm says 60,000 myTouch 3G handsets were sold during its launch week, while 1.6 million iPhones went out during its first seven days.

Droid Sales, In Perspective


Before you jump to any conclusions, let's put those numbers into perspective. Yes, the iPhone's sales figure is significantly higher than the Droid's. But don't forget a couple of important factors:
First, the iPhone 3GS was building upon a massive base of existing iPhone owners, many of whom were guaranteed to be grabbing at Apple's updated model (or, let's be honest, practically anything new Apple offered) the second it hit store shelves. Droid didn't share this advantage; it was a first-generation product without an established fanbase.
Second, and equally noteworthy, the iPhone 3GS launched in eight countries during its first week. The Droid launched only in America. Taking that into consideration, the difference in sales suddenly doesn't seem quite so overwhelming.