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disolitude on 03 April 2012
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dallas said:
rocketpig said:
dallas said:

1. Android requires less phone memory allowing the phones to pack more in and still have more left for the customer

2. Android doesn't charge carriers to use its product.  The advertising model that was mentioned may just be the better idea.

3. Android has waaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyy more apps, so the carriers will know that they will get a lot more money by encouraging android sales

1. But Android is still miles behind iOS in that regard. I haven't read enough about the capabilities of WP7 to know if this is true.

2. Windows charges carriers? Why and how?

3. Since when do carriers get money for app sales?

1. Well, the larger memory requirements of wp7 have been discussed around here before.  If a smartphone has a limited amount of memory, then having a paired down OS like android would allow a manufacturer to put more stuff on the phone, and allow the carrier to sell more apps.

2.  Windows has done this for a while now.  I'm not sure if the do it through the manufacturer and the cost to carriers is indirectly passed on, but regardless this is still a bite that MS is taking out that google leaves in.

3.  Carriers get a percentage of app sales, sorry if you didn't know that.

1. this is totally wrong. my at&t titan came loaded with over dozen apps, all the integrated OS features and the OS itself and 12.5 gb of the 16gb free. Windows phone is known for being a very light OS and running on lower specs and it doesnt take up much space at all.

2. wrong as well. Where do you get this stuff from? OEMs pay Microsoft for the licensing fee and thats where it ends. Carriers may actually get money from microsoft to market a phone and not vice versa.

3. not even remotely true. Microsoft app revenue share is 70% to dev and 30% to microsoft which is same as iOS. This is untillmapp generates 25000 dollars which is when it becomes 80%-20%. Carrier gets nothing at any point from any app, unless they make an app that user has to pay for.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/microsoft-may-share-more-apps-revenues-2011-12-06