Posted on 09/05/2016 5:39:45 PM PDT by Shanghai Dan
Microsoft owns the desktop. Android owns mobile. What those two have in common - they supported open hardware, made sure to support as wide a pool of hardware platforms as possible. Closed systems just don't stand the test of time.
This is competition on the basis of price point.
On the basis of profit, I believe Apple will still be far ahead.
yeah definitely price point, you can get an android for less than $50 bucks, older IOS start at a couple $100.
Apple has no interest in the low end market.
Absolutely. IOS is much better than android, I have gone back and forth. Shortly returning to IOS.
Interesting to know the case history of the failures and what held them back from competing. Except for Microsoft — they just love to fail.
“...Shortly returning to iOS.”
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You picked a good time for it.
Why doesn’t Google charge like $5 for every Android phone sold instead of giving Android away for free
I’ve driven one Ford or another since 1978 with satisfactory results. I’m sure I might like a Lexus, but my Ford works fine.
Likewise with my Android.
Shhhh - don't give them any ideas!!
I just wonder what this recall of the Galaxy Note 7 will mean?
Could you dial it down a bit, please? And don’t flip us off.
And how does that matter, for the consumer?
Gartner Group ?
I’m sure there are more Androids out there ... more than ever but Gartner will cash any check you hand them.
How many companies produce Android vs. only Apple for iOS?
“What those two have in common - they supported open hardware, made sure to support as wide a pool of hardware platforms as possible. Closed systems just don’t stand the test of time.”
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Yup. Also, most people are more interested in the price tag than the label. e.g. Betamax v. VHS.
Probably not a lot. I mean, it was 35 phones out of 2.5 million. Samsung man’ed up though, and did the right thing rather than saying “it’s just 0.1%, it’s not an issue, you’re carrying it wrong”...
Own your failures, you’ll gain respect from consumers. Blame your failures on the consumer, and they will slowly move away...
That’s the point. iOS has never been a market leader, and is now dropping down to irrelevancy. Consumers have shown - time and again, with all consumer eletronics - that they want a variety of hardware with a cross-platform software base.
Yep! You can go from $50 phones to $1000 (and higher - Vertu runs Android) and have a massive selection of features and capabilities. There’s no restriction in customization or features or options...
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