Google activates 550K droids a day, posts record Q2 earnings

15 July, 2011
During the earnings call today, Google announced some big numbers. They made a lot of cash, but more interestingly (for us) Android is growing faster and faster - 550 thousand devices get activated each...

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  • nvN
  • 24 Jul 2011

"That makes for 44-45 app downloads per device on average. And that's a lot - really sounds unbelievable."
I have 73 app downloaded on my Galaxy S

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    • weknow
    • U}}
    • 19 Jul 2011

    Happy for google

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      • so Freaking happy
      • P$u
      • 18 Jul 2011

      i am so freakin happy that google is doing well

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        • Jeff
        • UDP
        • 18 Jul 2011

        Good Luck for Google, I am happy for this news because i am using nexus S, and I think android is the best mobile OS for now.

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          • Anonymous
          • irG
          • 18 Jul 2011

          AnonD-1131, 17 Jul 2011As a die hard Nokia fan, this news is heartbreaking. I fe... moreno. symbian caused symbian's downfall. nokia caused nokia's downfall. like michael jackson said: first, look at the man in the mirror. in this case, it would be "first look at the outdated OS/phone in the mirror".

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            • Anonymous
            • v0e
            • 18 Jul 2011

            Nokia should have moved smartly and swiftly and could have capitalized on their innovations which they done long back.

            I see Nokia's fall as not just lack of SYMBIAN, seems to be as a systematically engineered to remove Nokia from competition. All these guys who are supporting Microsfot platform are just BUFFs.

            Meego and Linux phones of Nokia was very powerful, if at all Nokia had capitalized on these platforms which they had built. If Nokia can capitalize on Meego there can be a revival as Android sits like a BIG BALL which needs more CPU power to work, while Meego, Linux may not that CPU horse power and can prove boon to CELL Phone manufacturers......

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              • sorry nokia
              • PqU
              • 18 Jul 2011

              AnonD-1131, 17 Jul 2011As a die hard Nokia fan, this news is heartbreaking. I fe... morei used to be a great fan of nokia phones too, but they are way behind now and the move towards ms wp7 is the wrong at this time. they should have gone android and they would be in the top with the best os available today

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                • Pxx
                • 17 Jul 2011

                Shadeh, 17 Jul 2011No! Android is in no way responsible for Nokia's downfall. ... moreyes nokia phone is now behind the android s phone of gogle for operating system is concern. But nokia need to invent new good operating system. Nokia mobiles design are great user friendly. If nokia can create more good operating system than symbian ,nokias phone will again regain their excellence. So it is a challeng for nokia whether they can create a good operating system or not. This point will govern nokias phones popularity in future. And i belive that they have the ability to create more effective operating system like android. So i hope they will do it in recent future

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                  • Shadeh
                  • pF6
                  • 17 Jul 2011

                  AnonD-1131, 17 Jul 2011As a die hard Nokia fan, this news is heartbreaking. I fe... moreNo! Android is in no way responsible for Nokia's downfall.

                  The smartest move a 10 year old could have told you to do would be for you to drop your stupid symbian and move to the NEXT BEST OS. This way, they wouldn't be in the stupid situation they are. Sure, everyone wants to dominate with their OS, but there is a LIMIT. Yes! A LIMIT.

                  And this limit has been reached with symbian, it is no longer in, they can't keep up with the OS.

                  I was myself a Nokia user, in fact, all my phones up to now have been NOKIA, right now i'm using samsung galaxy s. I can't be any happier, great phone, great OS.

                  I am SURE if nokia had switched to Android OS. I would be using a NOKIA phone with ANDROID OS right NOW.

                  They can still do the right thing, but no! They are too busy trying to avoid Android at all costs, lets just hope windows 7 OS saves their ass. Otherwise it's good night Nokia, for good.

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                    • kJX
                    • 17 Jul 2011

                    As a die hard Nokia fan, this news is heartbreaking. I feel bitter towards Android and its success is the cause of Symbian's downfall. Symbian would still be rulling the world if it wasn't for this OS. Android is the cause of Nokia's misery. I can still remember the days of the HTC Dream and Hero and me and my fellow Nokia fanboys were laughing at it. I miss the days when owning a Nokia makes you feel proud and superior. Now, owning a Nokia means you are owning something outdated and inferior.

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                      • stsbku
                      • 2WY
                      • 17 Jul 2011

                      google is the last
                      bestttttttttttttttt ggggooggle..............

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                        • Vaibhav
                        • sUw
                        • 17 Jul 2011

                        550K droids a day keeps apple away :D

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                          • Irad
                          • gD3
                          • 16 Jul 2011

                          Droids are taking over the world!!! YAY!!!

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                            • noodly appendage
                            • iIR
                            • 16 Jul 2011

                            o2 emplyee, 15 Jul 2011i wonder how they manage, do they know how many people ditc... moreoh and youre looking forward to this backwards piece of kit, guess you are deluded, wonder how you managed to even afford two mid level droids on an o2 drones pay

                            join the flock we wont miss you

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                              • spaghetti overlord
                              • iIR
                              • 16 Jul 2011

                              epic winning!!!!!

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                                • Mezza
                                • 3Ax
                                • 16 Jul 2011

                                zte blade...ahahah!, 15 Jul 2011i have a zte blade, paid 130$ at Orange , and installed 2.3... moreWikipedia is as accurate as the Sun Newspaper, wiki is open source, i can login and put it has 2million apps and it would show up.

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • M3s
                                  • 16 Jul 2011

                                  lubba, 16 Jul 2011This result is only possible due to the flood of droid phon... morewhat are the better software options?

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                                    • m4N
                                    • 16 Jul 2011

                                    TrickDaddy, 15 Jul 2011There is a lot of ppl in Haiti, Africa dying because they c... moreYes, Apple and Google could supply phones to the impoverished; then they can simply dial up for food and have it delivered!
                                    I'm currently developing an app for this......called App-ertizer!

                                    Every phone comes with a 'chip set,' so it's a meal in itself!

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • 0CY
                                      • 16 Jul 2011

                                      lubba, 16 Jul 2011This result is only possible due to the flood of droid phon... moreyes yes apple fanboy.. it's the result of the flood of phone, not the od...ok, and the flood of phones is the result of the os. so in the end it's still the os.

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                                        • 0CY
                                        • 16 Jul 2011

                                        AnonD-291, 15 Jul 2011He's talking about FM transmitter (a useless feature), not ... moreyou should say ''useless feature for me'', otherwise youre talking for the whole planet, which isnt exactly objective not smart. I would kill to have an fm transmitter in any of the top androids, optimus 3d , 2x, sgs2, sgs, defy, atrix, etc.... Same with gyroscope it's kind of beying neglected, but loads of people want it because they want it period. same with fm transmitter, i must have it damn it will some one make an adroid phone with fm transmitter pls pls pls