Comments on: Graph: Android’s 500k Activations/Day, On Course For 1 Million By November http://paidcontent.org/2011/06/28/419-graph-androids-500k-activationsday-on-course-for-1-million-by-november/ The economics of digital content Thu, 23 May 2013 00:07:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: LazyPoster http://paidcontent.org/2011/06/28/419-graph-androids-500k-activationsday-on-course-for-1-million-by-november/#comment-84301 Wed, 29 Jun 2011 01:04:45 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2011/06/28/419-graph-androids-500k-activationsday-on-course-for-1-million-by-november/#comment-84301 An exponential growth curve! Unfortunately, it means nothing to me as a consumer, as a businessperson, as an engineer and as an investor. 

As a consumer, I buy what I need. Exponential growth curve says nothing about what I need. 

As a business person providing software engineering staff and expertise to various overseas small corporations, the growth curve means nothing; we are already developing for Android where we must. At the same time, we also develop for iOS because the demand there is also real and massive. 

As an engineer, if I were to do Apps on the side to sell, iOS is still more profitable. Until the Android Market Place can sell my apps as well as iOS AppStore, I have to focus on iOS.  

As an investor, I cannot invest in Android. I have to look at HTC, LG, Samsung, Motorola and Google individually based on much more than just a daily activation rate. With Apple, Nokia, Microsoft and RIM, I have to look at each one, not on some meaningless daily activation number.  

So what is the point of throwing out a number? To fool the gullible? Mislead the uninformed? Rally the Choir? 

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