(OT) Re: Android stats

[Joe Lewis Wilkins]

Andre, for perspective: how much do basics such as bread and milk cost in Brazil?

Thanks, Joe Wilkins

On Feb 6, 2012, at 3:18 PM, Andre Garzia wrote:

> Unfortunately, here in Brazil there are a lot of Android 2.1 devices.
> They are still popular because they are extremely cheap.
> 
> Brazilian cheap is not the same as U.S. or Europe cheap. For example
> the iPhone 4 here costs 1000 USD with a contract, I don't want to
> think what it would cost without a contract. So, by making Android 2.1
> device available for USD 200, the carriers make sure they reach what
> we call class C and D, class A is rich, class B is middle.
> 
> Remember that Brazil has the most wide spread usage of mobile phones
> in the whole world. Homeless people here living on the slums have cell
> phones. iPhones sell like hot cakes and they are more expensive than
> laptops. Android is more popular than iPhones, mostly because there
> are cheap Android availables.
> 
> On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 8:56 PM, J. Landman Gay <jacque at hyperactivesw.com> wrote:
>> Some info on current Android OS and usage statistics:
>> 
>> <http://androidcommunity.com/gingerbread-runs-on-73-of-android-devices-says-reseacher-20120201/>
>> 
>>