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Google Chairman Eric Schmidt: Competition Between Apple and Google is More Brutal Than Ever
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Can you at least get the scrolling right?
I think you missed to take notes for that section.... When you were stealing from Apple..
Can you at least get the scrolling right?
I think you missed to take notes for that section.... When you were stealing from Apple..
Lol, I hear you... but you have to see it to understand it. It's bizarre at times.
I don't need to read a book to know how Google works... they use their monopoly to finance the copying and buying of every promising tech and throw it out into the wild as beta and see what sticks.
As of today, they still haven't found a second pillar to their search business. If it wasn't for their monopoly of the internet, this management team would've been run out of town a long time ago because of the way they recklessly waste shareholder money.
As of today, they still haven't found a second pillar to their search business. If it wasn't for their monopoly of the internet, this management team would've been run out of town a long time ago because of the way they recklessly waste shareholder money.
I'm not going to join in on the hate-fest over Schmidt copying the iPhone because, frankly, who cares? The iPhone is doing fine. I've never felt Android and Google did much to harm Apple in that regard.
I will say that I always associate this guy with the rise of the suits at Google. I think back to what Google was in the early 2000s. They seemed like a fun group of geeks just churning out one great idea after another, but after Schmidt, something seemed to change in the character of the company. They became a lot more Microsoft-like and their product quality started to wither. Maybe I'm making a huge leap of logic with that, but it's hard not to think he was the driving force behind that change.
I will say that I always associate this guy with the rise of the suits at Google. I think back to what Google was in the early 2000s. They seemed like a fun group of geeks just churning out one great idea after another, but after Schmidt, something seemed to change in the character of the company. They became a lot more Microsoft-like and their product quality started to wither. Maybe I'm making a huge leap of logic with that, but it's hard not to think he was the driving force behind that change.
That happens to every Silicon Valley startup after a certain point. VCs usually demand a grownup come in to run the company after it gets to a certain size. Apple and Microsoft being the notable exceptions. Even Zuckerberg has Sanders to babysit him. Actually, even Apple 1.0 had Sculley.
huh? He damn admitted that Apple does a great job...Geez
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he asked..So please explain
Oh come on now we're doing the semantics.
Apple didn't invent the first capacitive touchscreen phone but the iphone was still "first". Same line of thinking.
Samsung was "first" with phablets and big screen phones. It wasn the first company to come out with one, but it was the first commercially successful one and the first one that actually influenced the industry.
Dude... Android already has 85% market share. If they can't attract more Android-only killer apps with those numbers... I don't know what else they need.
Or maybe market share isn't all it's cracked up to be.
Consider this:
1. Apple has never had the most smartphone market share.
2. Apple's App Store is the most vibrant and successful app store in history.
Those two statements seem to contradict each other, don't they?
Android smartphones have had more market share than iPhones for years. So if you're counting on developers going "Android-First"... it should have happened already.
Let's be clear... market share is somewhat of a report card at the end of the quarter. They add up all the smartphone sales over the last three months and see how the various OEMs and platforms stack up.
Apple once hit a high of about 23% market share... and they're hovering around 12% today. Yet despite those relatively poor numbers... the Apple App Store has always had an incredible amount of attention from developers. Weird huh?
Oh I know what you're thinking... Apple's market share is falling and falling. That's true... percentage wise. As the smartphone market grows... there's only so many iPhones Apple can manufacturer and sell. (but don't forget... Apple's sales are going up even though their percentage is going down)
I predict that Apple will only have about 10% smartphone market share next quarter. Sounds bad, right? No developer will want to make apps for the iPhone, right?
Not quite... you also need to remember this:
1. When Android had 60% market share... developers loved the iPhone
2. When Android had 70% market share... developers loved the iPhone
3. When Android had 80% market share... developers loved the iPhone
So it's pretty clear that market share isn't the only thing developers look at.
And there's also this:
1. There will soon be about 500 million iPhones out in the world.
2. iPhone users tend to spend a lot of money on apps.
In short... developers go where the money is... and 500 million iPhones is too big to ignore. Apple has more than enough installed base... it's not some obscure platform.
Yes there will always be more Android phones than iPhones... but there is more than just the raw number of devices. You also have to consider who is buying those Android phones and how many of them are spending money on apps.
All those cheap Android phones from the "Others" category clearly don't get developers excited. If someone is spending next-to-nothing on a cheap Android phone... they're not gonna spend a lot of money on apps.
There may be a billion Android phones out in the world right now... but developers still aren't getting the same results they get from fewer iPhones.
Or to put it another way... more market share or a bigger installed base isn't always the answer.
Oh, no. We get it. It's an iPhone, with upgraded internals and a bigger screen.
It's really not anything more than that.
DuckDuckGo for me from now on
"Schmidt said "I'll tell you what I think. Samsung had these products a year ago." The interviewer further notes that nobody "had a huge party" and Schmidt reiterated that Samsung had larger phones first once again."
Man, that Samsung is such a pioneering company, ain't it, what with 'em big phones and all. And I really like how you can have animated dandelions on the lock screen. Let's see you match that, Apple.
"Schmidt said "I'll tell you what I think. Samsung had these products a year ago." The interviewer further notes that nobody "had a huge party" and Schmidt reiterated that Samsung had larger phones first once again."
Man, that Samsung is such a pioneering company, ain't it, what with 'em big phones and all. And I really like how you can have animated dandelions on the lock screen. Let's see you match that, Apple.
Just remember all these people berating Google. I dont mind betting that its the go to search engine for the vast majority of you. One of the reasons its so good and may probably remain better than Apples might ever be is because of this so called mining and selling of peoples data that Apple have said they wont engage in.
That ever occur to you?
Who said there was a contest? I'm just curious. But you're right - the iPhone can be more expensive than an Android equivalent so it is all a moot point.
Good news is that you can now get way more than 256MB of storage on the iPhone. Also the 6 Plus has a screen bigger than 5 inches.
So Apple's still at 12% or so of world smartphone market. That's MILLIONS of people. Developers are not going to abandon that many users. But if at some point in the future Apple is at 1% - 2% and Android at 98%, and Android has matured to the point where it's as stable and responsive as iOS? Hell yeah you'll see better apps for Android, especially if the iPhone lags in performance.
I'm not predicting this will happen, all I'm saying is it's a possibility if Apple cannot stop their market share slide. With the 6/6+, I see Apple stopping the slide or at least slowing it, making the fleeing developer scenario even more hypothetical. Or not.
BTW, have you checked out the Google Play store yet? In my experience, iOS may have more apps but many are one trick ponies, while Android has fewer apps but plenty of excellent ones in each category. The most striking difference I've noticed is that Android apps more often are free, while iOS apps always seem to try to squeeze me for cash. And the free Android apps have NO advertising, while I've yet to encounter a decent free app for iOS that doesn't annoy me with ads.
This comes with a caveat: these are only my observations. It could be that the apps I've looked at are not a representative sample. Don't draw out the long knives just yet, lol.
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And if a mobile phone has a >5" display, more people are willing to pay more, as evidenced by the explosive growth in smartphones with humongous displays.
A 4" smartphone was high end back in 2008. It's now bottom of the barrel. Deal with it.
