Digital wars among Apple and Android
I believe hard work have to be pay before success in anything. "A simple yes and Rubin would have walked away happy." Through this sentence, I can deeply feel how much hard work has Rubin paid off for creating Android and the happiness of someone accepting his idea. However, no one is perfect. Rubin is smart in technology, he created Android. But, he never expected that Page from Google has better business strategy. To be clear, thanks to Rubin for letting us surf the Internet; thanks to Page for spreading Android and improving Android.
Apple and Android are competitor since year 2005. Everyone expected Google to come out with an Android Phone after Steve Jobs come out with an iPhone. This is competitor world, I have what you have and you have what I have. However, Google does not come out with a gPhone but Google gather thirty-four companies to build a wireless interface instead. Is this a strategy of Google? I don't know. But I think they have successfully created a mystery side of Android.
So, how do you think about Android and IOS? I am an iPhone user. I personally think iPhone is nice in playing games because it has awesome sensitive touch screen. And it is nice in capturing pictures and videos with it high res camera. However, iPhone are restricting their users in some features. They restricted iPhone users to share musics, videos and apps with other phones by creating own format of music, video and apps. They have a bluetooth function, but it does not provides the function of bluetooth-ing the files to other phones like HTC, Nokia, Blackberry and more. Somehow, iPhone is like creating a own little world to gather all the iPhone users without letting them out from the area and not letting other smart phone and hardware to invade into their world. They want to be special. Apple are good, but they are somehow a bit too selfish on sharing.
I personally do not like Android phone much. The functions are quite similar with iPhone but iPhone has better touch screen and camera functions. A good thing about Android is, they understand the phrase of "sharing is caring". Android has common file format of music and videos; they provides bluetooth function for people to share their stuffs. This can actually shows how Google come out with a strategy. With this, it has actually attracted some iPhone users to use Android phones. "In Google's regular line of business, the strategy has always been to unveil innovative, occasionally flawed products - like Google Docs - then keep them in beta for months or years." Google has the idea, but they did not use the idea effectively. I personally think this is the reason of why Apple has the bigger market than Android.
Competition is reason of most of the improvements. With the competition between Apple and Google, users can expect more advance products. In my point of view, people should thanks to both of the creator of smart phones. Without both of the companies, there will no smart phones which provides really convenient functions. Without competitions between Apple and Google, there will be no improvement in the products. Both of their products have their own specialties to attract their own customers or fans. As a consumer, support the products that you are interested in but not blindly follow the trend or market of the products. Be a wise consumer!
I dont own an Android nor an iPhone so I assumed my thoughts will be neutral?
ReplyDeleteBoth shares the similar concept so I am fine with both. But one thing is common is that their first browser to the cyberworld is Google isn't it? Google is covering such a big coverage that even the smart phones use it as the default browser.
Guess Page actually struggle a lot when Rubin offers him this choice. But he does did a great job when he decided to buy Android. Now that everyone knows Google, he reached his objective.
What's more, it feels as if he leaves both smart phone producer to fight among themselves while he earns from both of them. Now that everyone knows Google, Page wouldn't mind if they surf through what phone. As long as it's connected to Google, it is more than enough.
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ReplyDeleteYes, we really have to thanks to the competition between Apple iOS and Google Android. It is because when they want to beat down the competitor, for sure they would come out with technologies that are more advance than the competitor. Therefore, we can enjoy more and more advance technologies. Both also have their own special features. However, I personally prefer Android because of its frequent update and more features are open to all users.
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ReplyDeleteWe are so lucky with the new Android and Apple iOS platform that gives both manufacture and consumer more choices to choose from... competitors is always a healthy thing to happen as this would give each rivals to improve their technology even better and thus, consumer would be the final user that enjoy all the invention done towards both of these companies.... However, I would personally prefer Android mainly due to it flexibility of customizing different rom into the phone and able to install more free apps compare to apple..
Hi Pei Jie
ReplyDeleteIndeed Google and Apple has been competitors since the very start of smartphone and wireless platforms. I believe both are happy to have each other around to compete with, at the end of the day, if there's no competitions in the market, who is left out there to "play" with? and how would they know what new things they have to come out with in order to be better? People like fresh new things and sticking to one for a very long time isn't a smart idea after all.
Personally i don't mind either Apple or Android phones. Both have very similar functions. At the end of the day, i think it's not the brand that you should be looking at, but actually what product suits you the best and is beneficial and useful for the users. The product characteristic must suits the person's personality.
Hello Pei Jie! I decided to drop by on seeing your take on Android VS. Apple as you're an Apple iPhone user. I really like your statement that if there is no competition, then there's no improvements.
ReplyDeleteAlthought Apple and Google are going in seperate path with different philosophy, they are somehow still each others' rivals isn't it? I agree hands down that Apple products have the best touch screen ever because it is really sensitive. This would be really good for game users. However, its compatibility and being in its own world's mindset can be really frustrating for users because there's more procedures to take.
Unlike Apple, Google decides to go completely opposed to iPhones. Instead they open up the Android platform for everyone as they believe in information for everyone. This is a great advantage as it provides so much more flexibility and freedom to users. Being more control of our own phone, users would prefer Android more.
I would still say I would pick Android because it provides more freedom to my own purchase of the product. But I still believe that everyone has their own preference in smartphones. It depends on their liking but I'd say both are an innovation to our century. Thanks for the post, Pei Jie!
Although Apple does not provide the bluetooth function to other mobile devices except Iphone users. This may consider as selfish but it is also consider as the specialties of Iphone. Indeed, Apple have more apps than Android, thus I believe people have been attracted by this point and also its trendy design. However, Adroid is really much more flexible because it provide bluetooth function which can do transfer to other mobile devices.
ReplyDeleteIt is true that sharing is caring and using iphone is really having a harsh time in transfering file. However, in another perspective maybe apple would like to keep on their individualistic attention to show people that they are special and unique that everything can be done within their own system. Imagine apple have own music online store,you doesn't need to download music frm other software.Apple had it own. For games, apple are more advance than others. Thus, in choosing sharing is caring or individual intelligence,they choose to stand up among the others.
ReplyDeleteSince that Android and Apple had the similar fucntion and feature so "sharing and caring" will be the USP for Android to attract more user. It is true that iPhone cannot share their file with other smart phone device except for Apple but it can make iPhone looks special and unique. From the Apple point of view, this problem will be solve by everyone use iPhone and not other smart devices. With this, iPhone do not need to share its data with other phone and this problem will not exist. Actually iPhone can conquer the market if there are no Android but too bad, Rubin had eyes on the mobile market and invented Android to take over the market. But the objective for page and Rubin is not to conquer the mobile market but to attract more people to surf the nets and Google will profits it by Google ads.
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