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 <jac...@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/> >> >> _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
