Motorola Droid users have a higher rate of upgrading their O.S to Android 2.2 (aka Froyo) as compared to that of iPhone 3GS users and iOS 4.0. Android 2.2 for Motorola Droid was released on Aug. 12 while iOS 4.0 was released on June 21.
Android OS Vs iOS Upgrade Rate: After two weeks, 96 percent of Droid users had upgraded to the new Android OS, while only 56 percent of iPhone 3GS users had upgraded. Even two months after the release of iOS 4.0, just 80 percent of iPhone 3GS users had upgraded. iPhone users are quicker to upgrade in the first few days, though. Within the first couple days of the iOS 4.0 release, over 30 percent of iPhone 3GS users upgraded. In contrast, it took Android users, who had to wait for OTA Android upgrades to gradually roll out to them, four days to reach a 30 percent upgrade rate.
No Reliance on Mac/PC: This lower iPhone 3GS upgrade rate reflects a general shift away from smartphone reliance on PCs/Macs. Smartphones and cloud-based services make connecting mobile phones to computers virtually unnecessary.
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