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I am no expert in technology analysis but I always thought Apple's strength lay in superior hardware and/or software created around them. In which case, the wh
by thisisit 9y ago
I am no expert in technology analysis but I always thought Apple's strength lay in superior hardware and/or software created around them.
In which case, the whole FaceId thing feels a bit of downer. The explanation - "you see how the notification is closed when the screen is off and opens up when you look at it", is at best a nifty trick for people who are more technically oriented. Others might not be able to tell the difference at all.
And on the point of:
" The most attractive customers to Google’s advertisers are on the iPhone — just look at how much Google is willing to pay to acquire them — and while Google could in theory convince them to switch by keeping its superior services exclusive, in reality such an approach is untenable."
Isn't this more to do with demographics of an average iPhone user rather than iPhone as a platform? One might argue that both are related but using this as a reason seems kind of superfluous.
- samdoidge 9y ago> Isn't this more to do with demographics of an average iPhone user rather than iPhone as a platform? One might argue that both are related but using this as a reason seems kind of superfluous. Of course they are related. Why does the iPhone have this specific demographic, if not for the platform?
- thisisit 9y agoI don't think it is related to platform but segmentation. The segment being premium phone users. If there was a way to segment Android Flagship users the results will be similar. Apple and iPhone users makes this segmentation much easier.
- theshrike79 9y agoiPhone users have been conditioned to pay for stuff, even if it is just $1. They've had a working App Store from day one. Google screwed the pooch by not having paid apps on huge parts of the world for years. People got so used to side-loading their apps that getting them to pay is an ordeal.
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- drewbug 9y agoThe first iPhone didn't have an app store from day one. For a bit, Cydia was the only option for third-party apps.