Posted on 01/31/2015 10:16:59 AM PST by Star Traveler
I’ve already spoken about one of the plays made by Apple and Tim Cook to damage Android. This was the push to 64-bit computing in the iPhone 5S. As that smartphone was announced, the roadmaps for Android devices did not have 64-bit computing planned in the near future. Manufacturers and component suppliers were bounced into making bold claims that they would join Apple in the 64-bit world.
They had no choice but to do this. Android’s success was built around the promise of being faster, better, and stronger than its rival OS. If Apple was 64-bit, Android had to be 64-bit as well. Promises were made, plans were changed, and the rush to 64-bit comp
The impact of that push remain to this day. Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 810 was the chipset expected to lead the charge, but production issues have forced manufacturers to delay products into Q3 2015, or choose alternative chips with the resulting compatibility problems of running third-party Android applications.
Apple weakened the chipsets in Android by forcing the manufacturers to follow them on the 64-bit roadmap. Resources, time, and developmental energies were directed away from competing directly with Apple and into something that has taken far longer than planned.
(Excerpt) Read more at forbes.com ...
Apple caught those other companies unawares ...
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3252450/posts
On a phone, can anyone tell the difference between 32 and 64 bit systems?
Speed ... with the new Apple processors and the a I,it’s to do more complex and demanding things on the phone with the apps, especially the gaming apps, which are more powerful these days.
I don’t know about totally get screwed, considering Android phones aren’t at the top of the line price bracket. Similar with Apple’s computer systems, they are expensive. for a lot of people, they can just buy a less expensive phone or computer for work, that gets what they need to done. I will agree that Apple did trick a lot of people into emulating them, but they are far from a monopoly since they really don’t have inexpensive options. It reminds me of back in the days where they showed off the high-end processing power of the iMac, but then, when I looked at the price tag, I realized then, just as now, why Apple Computer occupies the niche it does in the PC market, and also in the mobile phone market. They don’t have many lower-cost options. I do admire the performance, but they are for those who make more money.
Analysts say Apple has beaten Samsung to become world’s largest smartphone vendor
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3252085/posts
Dear Skeptics, Here’s How Apple Will Continue To Demolish Expectations
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3251650/posts
The Mac market just gets bigger and bigger
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3251583/posts
Indeed they are, they currently run games on iOS that were on XBox 360, such as Bioshock. Most games though, aren’t that powerful, and the controls on an iPad... Well, let’s just say it’s more practical to stick to your XBox console or PC for some of the games they are porting portable. No doubt the portable playing is a tribute to power, but using an iphone/iPad screen as an XBox controller is pretty bad.
I’m not a gamer and I avoid using any games at all on the iPad and iPhone, but I do think that the best games are the ones designed for the platform ... and that’s just me observing it “at a distance”.
I never doubted that, the rich put plenty of actual revenue into Apple Products. Android is good for people who don’t need to pay sky-high prices for a mobile phone and all it’s services.
I am not a person who looks forward to Apple Computer failing: I just recognize their niche in the market.
A BILLION iOS devices is quite a “niche market” ... :-) ...
I don’t play too much of them either, at least not many hours upon hourse of them with two children, and my job as an electrician. I just have an old ipod touch that I got as a gift, and when I browse the app store, I see the games that played on XBox 360, such as Bioshock, and realize that this must be a powerful product line to play that game on such a tiny device, at least in the new generations.
Yeah, except he didn’t...
Apple is making a ton of money off of things people don’t see that these other companies don’t even do.
Most likely because the iOS devices cost hundreds, as opposed to the cost of a decent computer from them, which is over 1,000 to 2,500 at the highest, and it’s really impractical to build a hackintosh, a cheap way to build, as well, plenty of compatibility issues. It was a good venture that they engaged in starting in 2007, and it has paid off to sell phones and ipods, and not just costly computers. It’s part of what got them out of the ditch that earlier management got them into.
Yeah ... for example I’m paying 99¢ a month for my automatic backup that my iPad does (Apple lets you use the first 5 GB for free, and I went beyon it ... :-) ... ).
The automatic backup does it in the background, and everyday and covers the entire iOS device, so that if you were to lose it or have it stolen or broken, you could restore it all on a new iOS devoce, exactly like you had it before.
Look at the last six quarters for Samsung in this chart, in the article ... :-) ...
Analysts say Apple has beaten Samsung to become world’s largest smartphone vendor
http://www.theverge.com/2015/1/29/7937177/apple-beats-samsung-smartphone-share
Glorious American business competition. He who creates the best products, before people realize they want those, wins.
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