People are always comparing iOS to
Android and this has generated some
interesting debates, as there are pros
and cons for both platforms, but when
it comes to adoption rates for a new
version of either mobile OS, well it is
Apple that claims the prize. Adoption
rates are always higher for a new
version of iOS because it is always
compatible with almost all iPads, iPhones
and iPod touches.
A recent study from Chitika’s analytics
team has found that iOS 7 adoption for
the iPad was 85 percent, which
compared to 82.9 percent for iOS 6 is
considered a great achievement. It is
for this very reason why we believe that
Apple will have an even greater iOS 8
adoption target for the iPad.
According to Chitika there has been
greater growth in people using iOS 7 on
the iPad over the last 3 months, which
makes sense because some iOS users put
off installing a new version until they
know it is as stable and all the kinks
have been ironed out.
We know that iOS 7 still has its issues,
but it is far better than when it was
first released. However, we hope to see
what Apple has planned for iOS 8 on
Monday during WWDC 2014. Apple will not
go into as much detail as they usually do,
as there is to be a greater focus on OS
X 10.10 , but we should find out some of
the main iOS 8 features.
One feature we hope to see is support
for iOS to OS X AirDrop , as no doubt
this could help increase adoption rate
because this is something we have been
wanting for several years now.
It’s not just the iPad that had an
increased adoption rate with iOS 7, as
the iPhone also saw an increase to 89.7
percent, but we have to warn that these
figures might not be as accurate,
although there is still a clear increase.
