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I don't think you should blame Google for putting resources into a platform of less than 1% of the market-share that's not built by Google itself. Google has a
by oldgun 9y ago
I don't think you should blame Google for putting resources into a platform of less than 1% of the market-share that's not built by Google itself.
Google has actually been pretty eager in developing iOS apps AFAIK, sometimes releasing it even sooner than Android platform. If Windows Phone really gained traction, maybe Google will develop apps for it too. Remember it's more of a service company than a hardware company.
But MS never got out of that vicious cycle. Can't shift blame to its competitors.
- prepend 9y agoHow many resources would it take? Especially if Microsoft partnered on it. This doesn’t make any sense since Google used to be really supportive of new platforms and services. This was back when goog was just playing around with using lock-in to their advantage
- Mononokay 9y ago> Google has actually been pretty eager in developing iOS apps AFAIK, sometimes releasing it even sooner than Android platform. If Windows Phone really gained traction, maybe Google will develop apps for it too. Remember it's more of a service company than a hardware company. Their support for iOS is second-class for more than a few apps; like Inbox for Gmail.
- saagarjha 9y agoTo be fair, it's not like Apple's updated all their apps for iPhone X either.