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A counter point is that consumers have had years of headaches with traditional "open" platforms like windows Apple has been gaining market share for a nearly a
by aresant 17y ago
A counter point is that consumers have had years of headaches with traditional "open" platforms like windows
Apple has been gaining market share for a nearly a decade on their messaging of simplicity and stability and plenty of non-techies that I know LOVE their iPhone vs. frustrated with the lack of continuity with Android already.
- pyre 17y agoI'd like to know how MacOS X is any less of an 'open platform' that MS Windows is. Other than hardware lock-in, there are no tight developer restrictions. People aren't complaining that they can't run iPhoneOS on another smart phone. They are complaining that they can only run software on iPhoneOS that has been approved by Apple, and that Apple is being an ass towards developers for the platform in general. None of this was true of either Windows or MacOS. > I know LOVE their iPhone vs. frustrated with the lack of continuity with Android already. [citation needed] Cite me people that are 'frustrated with the lack of continuity with Android' that aren't: * in the techie 5% of the population * designers that are anal about the smallest of details
- tvon 17y agoPeople who aren't in that 5% don't know what Android is. Well, people who aren't techies and don't have some involvement in the industry, anyway.
- pyre 17y agoHow can non-techies be 'frustrated with the lack of continuity of Android' if they don't know what it is?
- aresant 17y agoa) re: closed platform: Mac OS runs 99% on Apple's hardware which = less bugs. b) re: lack of continuity. Sorry I wasn't clear - I've heard from several people about apps not working properly, the "app store" being tied into their hardware supplier etc. Total heresay, you got me on that one.