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>This is beneficial for the phone companies only, not for the customers. I have a number of top notch companies fighting for my attention and purchases, all of
by ergo98 16y ago
>This is beneficial for the phone companies only, not for the customers.
I have a number of top notch companies fighting for my attention and purchases, all of them generally on a common "app level": None have the comfort of sitting back, cocky that you'll have to choose them anyways.
Do I want a Galaxy S? Maybe a slider? That new dual core? Maybe an inexpensive LG?
It's extremely good for consumers.
- ThomPete 16y agoYou are missing the point. We are talking ecosystems here. Namely Androids vs. Apples
- ergo98 16y agoI'm not missing any point: An ancestor post made the very correct statement that Android's "fragmentation" is also its strength. You went off about how it doesn't benefit consumers. That is simply wrong. Sidenote: The phone companies don't customize the handsets at all. The manufacturers do it for them. If the Verizon Samsung comes with a particular app or has a feature removed, it's because Samsung -- an Android partner -- did that for them. It's a small nuance, but it's an important one.
- ThomPete 16y agoI haven't yet seen anyone show how it benefits to customer.
- ergo98 16y agoIf you can't see how choice and a competitive ecosystem benefits consumers, then I don't think you're really looking.
- ThomPete 16y agoChoice between what? I am all for choice between Android and Apple. But we are debating choice WITHIN Android ecosystem. I.e. different app stores for the same type of os. That isn't good for consumers there is absolutely no advantage to that. What should that be?