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> They seem to just keep Android on some kind of "just good enough" for the masses. Android exists to collect data and serves as an ad platform. iOS exists to
by tdkl 10y ago
> They seem to just keep Android on some kind of "just good enough" for the masses.
Android exists to collect data and serves as an ad platform. iOS exists to sell hardware.
The quality of the dev tools and on-boarding reflects that.
- Roboprog 10y agoI don't understand the downvotes on you. At the end of the day, dear Google is (now) still just a marketing company, however well they may treat the intellect they are hoarding. Yes, I'm ignoring that Google was founded on some really awesome technological ideas, or at least a very clever assemblage thereof, but monetizing those ideas required becoming a marketing company. Preserving their value means extending that core business throughout what they do. That said, our personal phone gear at home is Android, cuz I'm cheap. BUT, I'm really getting fed up with all of the damn notices that literally cause my phone to beep several times an hour for nothing. I love my iPad mini - not only can it do web, email and MP3s, it also makes a pretty good (MIDI) synthesizer :-)