Another smart piece from Marco Arment about who the Verizon iPhone really hurts: Android.
Sure, Android has moved a lot of volume. But the platform’s various devices seem to lack most of the passionate customer demand that iPhones have always had. Nobody’s lining up the night before to buy them. Even the gadget blogs have a hard time feigning enthusiasm for this week’s hot Android phone because they still haven’t taken the shrinkwrap off of last week’s.
I suspect the average Verizon customer looking to get a new smartphone will naturally lean toward an iPhone. However, it’s been long enough that Google has been able to establish Android as a viable alternative. The uninformed customer could easy be persuaded that Android is a better – especially by a zealous or bias salesman or friend.