iPhone consumes 43% of world smartphone traffic

[ToyotaNSaturn]

iPhone consumes 43% of world smartphone traffic, 59% in U.S.
http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/news/co...affic-59-in-us/

“There’s no chance that the iPhone is going to get any significant market share. No chance,” said Ballmer. “It’s a $500 subsidized item. They may make a lot of money. But if you actually take a look at the 1.3 billion phones that get sold, I’d prefer to have our software in 60% or 70% or 80% of them, than I would to have 2% or 3%, which is what Apple might get.”
...Steve Ballmer

 

[MGregoir]

Traffic consumption is what carriers look at...Ballmer just wants to move units because that's where he makes his money.

 

[StevieC]

It's like Bill Gates: "640K of memory is more than you will ever need!"

 

[Quattro Pete]

Originally Posted By: ToyotaNSaturn
iPhone consumes 43% of world smartphone traffic, 59% in U.S.

Does it take into account all the "junk" traffic that iPhones were/are generating even if not being actively used? I know this was putting some strain on AT&T's network when they first came out. Not sure if that is still the case...

 

[PandaBear]

Windows CE isn't exactly a good OS for phone either. What credential does he have on criticizing iPhone?

 

[Quattro Pete]

Yeah, the Samsung Blackjack I had last year had terrible usability... mainly due to Windows CE OS... not very intuitive and too many clicks required to perform simple tasks... coming from Nokia/Symbian phone, I was really annoyed with that. I find RIM software also better than WinCE. Microsoft has a lot to learn when it comes to portable device OS.