I'm always amazed at how people draw conclusions about market share. Apple has roughly 55 million iPhones on the market today. A great success by any means. Some analysts have the market for mobile phones ~ 3.5-3.9 Billion. Brings up a great graph I saw today:
Apple isn't out to dominate the market. They are out to make a huge profit on a high end device that people will love to use. Its not a bad business to be in but if you are going to be in that business you better make sure you maximize your profit from every single device. With the app store I think they are well on their way to getting there.
I agree with several other stories out today. It's not about Android vs. iPhone its about who will no longer be in the market (MSFT, RIM) and who will have volume (Android) and who will own a niche market (iPhone).
The big win here is to figure out how to deliver a port of your favorite iPhone app to Android. Recent counts have # of apps over 100,000 while Android hovers around 15,000. If you are a developer selling your app for $.99 which platform will make you more money. The pie above says it all.
-Kris
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