They don't care until the get frustrated because the app they want to download won't or worse does and it doesn't function right because the brand new phone they just bought is stuck on an old OS. The reason they don't promote apps is because they would have to disclose what its compatible with and what its not.
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Phil Schiller Goes on Offensive Against Android and Samsung
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They don't care until the get frustrated because the app they want to download won't or worse does and it doesn't function right because the brand new phone they just bought is stuck on an old OS. The reason they don't promote apps is because they would have to disclose what its compatible with and what its not.
The funny thing is while the Apple software products are all tied together for a seamless experience that works, you just threw together a bunch of scraps from Google and other junk that won't give the same great experience. Nice fail.
You do know that you manage all these 'bunch of scraps' via a nice interface called browser as soon as you enter www.google.com and log in? On every thinkable device with a browser? You really have not recognized that top navbar on Google???
In other words: no need for iTunes whatsoever.
How many times did he say how "thin" and "beautiful" the iPhone is? Since that seems to be the only thing he can add to a conversation.
But I guess it works out well for his wife.
But I guess it works out well for his wife.
oh yes because apple pays so much tax to the us and apple buys all of their parts from us company's and has factories full of American workers............
But, but, but... There's panorama for photos... LOL
this **** blows out of the water... iOS panorama
http://maps.google.com/?ll=44.812570,20.396597&t=m&layer=c&panoid=6kTwRdyfndQAAAAAAACZGw&cbp=12,,,,&z=16&cbll=44.812570,20.396597&hl=en
Exactly, and Google pays Apple almost $1 billion (yes, with a B) annually to keep Google as the default search engine on iOS devices. Hmmm...
You have absolutely no idea what you're talking about, Period. iTunes is not required for anything on the iPhone/iPad/iPod anymore. In other words, I have no need for that Google crap either. Why should I have to manage stuff in a browser? So Google manages all the other company's softwares in their browser too? Or were you just referring to Google's apps?
Fragmentation is more a developer's issue. The general public doesn't know/doesn't care. So Phil - it might exist - but so what? It certainly doesn't seem to be keeping people from choosing Android.
And does anyone really expect him to say anything other than Apple provides a better experience?
"When you take an Android device out of the box, you have to sign up to nine accounts with different vendors to get the experience iOS comes with," he said. "They don't work seamlessly together."
Dear Phil. No. That's not true. That's hyperbole.
Mr. Schiller declined to comment about future products. Instead, he discussed the iPhone 5, which went on sale last September. He said the screen is "still the best display of any smartphone."
"Given the iPhone 5 is so thin and light, the reason that people are making their devices bigger is to get up to the battery life the iPhone 5 offers," he said.
Actually - the HTC One has gotten pretty awesome reviews there Phil. Define "best"
People care less about thin and light and more about what the phone can do for them. My .02. And no - people are making larger devices because people actually like bigger screens.
And does anyone really expect him to say anything other than Apple provides a better experience?
"When you take an Android device out of the box, you have to sign up to nine accounts with different vendors to get the experience iOS comes with," he said. "They don't work seamlessly together."
Dear Phil. No. That's not true. That's hyperbole.
Mr. Schiller declined to comment about future products. Instead, he discussed the iPhone 5, which went on sale last September. He said the screen is "still the best display of any smartphone."
"Given the iPhone 5 is so thin and light, the reason that people are making their devices bigger is to get up to the battery life the iPhone 5 offers," he said.
Actually - the HTC One has gotten pretty awesome reviews there Phil. Define "best"
People care less about thin and light and more about what the phone can do for them. My .02. And no - people are making larger devices because people actually like bigger screens.
Gaming pc are niche computers. Basic pc computers bench worse than Mac computers! When a new iPhone comes out its benchmark beats everyone till newer android flag phones come out. iPhone is like ps4 or Xbox. It gives developer an easier platform to develop.
1. He was talking about a 1 tap widget. Maps won't get you this info with one tap. Does it matter to you? Maybe not. But your response wasn;t quite accurate, I feel.
2. It is, and it's a start, but there are faster ways to get this done. Takes me three steps to get rid of wifi on iOS (without JB) On Android, 1
3. It depends on how you look at it. I am inclined to agree with both of you. Fact is, android has to have a baked in feature of the OS to be able to read external media. You are right in that the battery isn;t a software feature though.
4. Yep
5. Yep
6. I think he is more saying that one can change their keyboard if they want. Of the three stock keybaords I personally use, Apple's is the worst, followed by Android. Windows Phone did a swell job here. The difference is, of those three, Android gives me the choice to install another. Swype is one such option.
Who is spouting fud?
And more features makes it better?
Is that a serious question? would u rather be using iOS 1 vs 6?
My game boy color uses *removable AA batteries. Those are *standard. So if my gameboy dies, not only can I *replace the batteries, but I can get more from any convenience store I want!
*words and arguments stolen from the "android is better" arguments
The funny thing is while the Apple software products are all tied together for a seamless experience that works, you just threw together a bunch of scraps from Google and other junk that won't give the same great experience. Nice fail.
What's seamless about Apple's software anymore? I go into my contacts, click an address and I'm taken to a Maps app that doesn't work and isn't even close to working. I have to copy and paste the address onto a different app.
I want to listen to a Podcast - have they automatically downloaded to ,y phone overnight, ready for me to listen to during the day? No, of course not.
I sit in front of a Windows machine at work that isn't my iTunes machine. Getting information back and forth between it is a total pain in the ass.
All of this is ugly, and complicated. Integrated services are no good if the services are bad. It just means using other services instead won't have been thought through properly.
And this is why iOS is losing ground so fast. I really hope the rest of Apple isn't in such a silly level of denial about how things are.
Offense is the best form of defense?WSJ Article Headline: "In Rare Move, Apple Goes on the Defensive Against Samsung"
Macrumors Headline: "Phil Schiller Goes on Offensive Against Android and Samsung"
Exactly, and Google pays Apple almost $1 billion (yes, with a B) annually to keep Google as the default search engine on iOS devices. Hmmm...
Ask him where the parts for the iPhone are made. Where it's assembled. But yeah - only Google is helping them foreign companies
I have to wonder how this interview came to be. Did the WSJ approach him? This is what I would guess. I wish he didn't take the bait.
Stay classy Phil.
Stay classy Phil.
One agent in my real estate office finally switched to iPhone from Blackberry and two other agents switched from Android to iPhone/iPad, one of which is going to replace his everyday Windows machine with a Macbook Pro in addition to switching his mobile devices to iOS.
From my experience, I see people moving AWAY from Android and towards iOS/iPhone/iPad. The two agents who switched away from Android told me that it was a piece of crap and didn't do what they thought it would do. That's enough for me!
From my experience, I see people moving AWAY from Android and towards iOS/iPhone/iPad. The two agents who switched away from Android told me that it was a piece of crap and didn't do what they thought it would do. That's enough for me!
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Keep telling yourself that as your phone market share shrinks to nothing like it did w/ your Macintosh. For me the LG nexus 4 at 299 is a much better value than the iphone 5 at 650+...
I'm pretty sure they called him and not the other way around. He didn't say anything he hasn't said before during introductions. The other part is that his competition is constantly bashing them trying to control the conversation while stealing from them and even putting out false information about their sales. No one notices that Samsung has been shipping 20 million or so smartphones in the US for the last couple of years but when they were force to release sales data at trial, they only sold 21 millions from Jan 2010 to June 2012. Where are all of these phones?
This site needs to be renamed Rumors.
Seems everybody here is against Apple. So please leave . Go to some android forum .
Oh. Wait. There isn't one that has more than 10 people on it.
Seems everybody here is against Apple. So please leave . Go to some android forum .
Oh. Wait. There isn't one that has more than 10 people on it.
Well that's really Microsoft's fault for monopolising on DirectX when OpenGL should be the standard, allowing Linux and Mac to have seamless development alongside windows. If OpenGL had as much emphasis as DirectX, this would change. And thanks to the way Valve is pushing for Linux, I think Mac Gaming will only get better every year. Also, if Valve keeps promoting linux, even the gamers will leave windows, one of it's biggest markets.
Not that I think benchmarks are everything, but this is a bit of a silly comparison. Are you comparing a $1400 iMac to a $500 PC? Well, of course the PC will bench lower. Compare like-prices (a $1400 PC generally happens to be "gaming grade") and your PC will easily bench higher.
With the iMac, though, you aren't only paying for benchmarks. You get best in industry warranty. You get a compact unit that looks quite classy, and you get a wonderful, high quality display.
Benchmarks on phones don't even matter that much to the average end user. That is why I hate to see this silly benchmark graphs sprouting up whenever a new phone comes out. Great, use the device in real world conditions, and decide on performance yourself.
Htc just came out or delayed till end of march. It should compare with next iPhone. Google now is rumored for iOS yet only 16% of android has it. iOS is the center of best apps from Google, amazon, etc thus best experience!!