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> what they do well, which was consumer hardware and software Hardware, yes, software, not a lot lately, eg: https://medium.com/stealthmode-blog/apple-s-dirty
by techbio 8y ago
> what they do well, which was consumer hardware and software
Hardware, yes, software, not a lot lately, eg:
https://medium.com/stealthmode-blog/apple-s-dirty-little-secret-its-software-sucks-8d246543d73c https://medium.com/stealthmode-blog/apple-s-dirty-little-sec...
If they are going to build business in services they have to make a renewed/better case for their usability.
- lawnchair_larry 8y agoI would say the opposite. A lot of disappointment in their hardware lately, but required in order to use their software. iPhone users prefer iOS over Android, and Mac users prefer MacOS over Windows. I doubt most care much what device it runs on.
- GVIrish 8y agoThat's a fair point. Apple still delights a lot of their customers but there are still a lot of maddening UI/UX problems in a number of their products. And iCloud is pretty far behind Google on consumer cloud services. And really, Google is only widening the gap.