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> For education / gaming / medicine / industrial / etc etc the apps we see for this format are going to be incredible. I wonder how long Apple will be able to

by paulgb 17y ago

> For education / gaming / medicine / industrial / etc etc the apps we see for this format are going to be incredible. I wonder how long Apple will be able to sustain the advantage though. In a year or so when Android tablets are available, I'd predict that any new medicine or industry projects would be more inclined to use an open-source tablet. If I were building, say, an e-ticket redemption system for events, and I decided to use off-the-shelf hardware, I would much prefer to build it on Android than iPhone or iPad simply because I would have more control of the devices and not be stuck with a single hardware supplier.

callmeed 17y ago
"I'd predict that any new medicine or industry projects would be more inclined to use an open-source tablet." Really? What % of those industries have done that with operating systems and other past decisions?
- vetinari 17y ago
  what % of those industries have used Macs in the past? There's a reason for that. The Android tablets have advantages, that are only indirectly caused by open source. Having a lot more control over the software, hardware and not to be beholden to a single supplier is invaluable in industrial use.
  - rubinelli 17y ago
    And the API is Java, not some strange language decision makers have never heard of. Big selling point for large corporations and government agencies.
- paulgb 17y ago
  I'm not aware of any analogous examples. Apple controls the OS, the hardware, and the application distribution channel (I do know about enterprise distribution, but they still control that IIRC.) They've developed a reputation for not being the most friendly to developers, too. Why would you risk a business on that when there is an open source alternative with lots of hardware vendors and a huge corporate backer (Google)?
  - ErrantX 17y ago
    Google as a backer is a red herring. They aren't going to be necessairily any use in fixing your problems at 5am on a Monday morning... On the other hand apple will at least answer the phone when your developer rings them.

by paulgb 17y ago

callmeed 17y ago

"I'd predict that any new medicine or industry projects would be more inclined to use an open-source tablet." Really? What % of those industries have done that with operating systems and other past decisions?

vetinari 17y ago
what % of those industries have used Macs in the past? There's a reason for that. The Android tablets have advantages, that are only indirectly caused by open source. Having a lot more control over the software, hardware and not to be beholden to a single supplier is invaluable in industrial use.
- rubinelli 17y ago
  And the API is Java, not some strange language decision makers have never heard of. Big selling point for large corporations and government agencies.
paulgb 17y ago
I'm not aware of any analogous examples. Apple controls the OS, the hardware, and the application distribution channel (I do know about enterprise distribution, but they still control that IIRC.) They've developed a reputation for not being the most friendly to developers, too. Why would you risk a business on that when there is an open source alternative with lots of hardware vendors and a huge corporate backer (Google)?
- ErrantX 17y ago
  Google as a backer is a red herring. They aren't going to be necessairily any use in fixing your problems at 5am on a Monday morning... On the other hand apple will at least answer the phone when your developer rings them.