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Update: Woz gave Engadget clarification, saying: "Almost every app I have is better on the iPhone. [He expects Android] "to be a lot like Windows... it can ge

Update: Woz gave Engadget clarification, saying: "Almost every app I have is better on the iPhone. [He expects Android] "to be a lot like Windows... it can get greater marketshare and still be crappy." http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/18/exclusive-woz-misquoted-almost-every-app-that-i-have-is-bette/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/18/exclusive-woz-misquoted-a...

martythemaniak 16y ago
So he clarified by saying.... it'll be the dominant platform. But he likes his iPhone. I don't really understand what the argument is here. A year ago we could have tried to guess whether Android would have taken off or not, but the fact is that Android-based phones are already massively outselling iPhones and BlackBerrys and nothing Apple or RIM have up their sleeves is likely to change that. The reason is very simple - Apple offers a one-size-fits-all solution and one size doesn't fit all. I like large-screen phones, but Steve jobs says 3.5 is large enough. Do I force myself to like what Jobs likes, or just go and buy something I like? Examples like this are endless: Don't like iTunes? Don't like the boring icon-grid screen on the iphone? Annoyed by pop-up notifications? Think Swype is better the a conventional keyboard? Well it doesn't matter. It's Apple's way or the highway, and a lot of people are taking the highway.
- redrobot5050 16y ago
  The reason is even simpler than that. In the US, only one carrier has the iPhone. Not everyone is going to want AT&T, or can get AT&T. They have an Android phone because their cell phone vendor says "This is our version of the iPhone". Or, after looking at Nokia's OS, or Verizon's OS, and seeing Android, they're taking the obvious choice. And just because a phone runs android doesn't mean its in the same class an iPhone. A lot of the $99-$150 Android phones that ran 1.6 (back in the days of the iPhone 3GS being top of the line) definitely did not compare.
  - martythemaniak 16y ago
    Yes, in the US "apple's way or the highway" includes AT&T, but as I said in reply to this excellent comment (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1918854 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1918854), most discussion on HN is ridiculously US-centric. In other countries, selling unlocked contract-less phones is common and Android will still dominate because it can cater to people's needs better.
    - redrobot5050 16y ago
      That was an excellent comment (the one you're linking to, to be clear.) Mindshare >= Marketshare, tho. Android can cater to specific needs, but where ever Apple goes, the market will follow. (At least, in the US centric world) Check out http://www.marco.org/980434663 http://www.marco.org/980434663 to expand upon my point.

martythemaniak 16y ago

So he clarified by saying.... it'll be the dominant platform. But he likes his iPhone. I don't really understand what the argument is here. A year ago we could have tried to guess whether Android would have taken off or not, but the fact is that Android-based phones are already massively outselling iPhones and BlackBerrys and nothing Apple or RIM have up their sleeves is likely to change that. The reason is very simple - Apple offers a one-size-fits-all solution and one size doesn't fit all. I like large-screen phones, but Steve jobs says 3.5 is large enough. Do I force myself to like what Jobs likes, or just go and buy something I like? Examples like this are endless: Don't like iTunes? Don't like the boring icon-grid screen on the iphone? Annoyed by pop-up notifications? Think Swype is better the a conventional keyboard? Well it doesn't matter. It's Apple's way or the highway, and a lot of people are taking the highway.

redrobot5050 16y ago
The reason is even simpler than that. In the US, only one carrier has the iPhone. Not everyone is going to want AT&T, or can get AT&T. They have an Android phone because their cell phone vendor says "This is our version of the iPhone". Or, after looking at Nokia's OS, or Verizon's OS, and seeing Android, they're taking the obvious choice. And just because a phone runs android doesn't mean its in the same class an iPhone. A lot of the $99-$150 Android phones that ran 1.6 (back in the days of the iPhone 3GS being top of the line) definitely did not compare.
- martythemaniak 16y ago
  Yes, in the US "apple's way or the highway" includes AT&T, but as I said in reply to this excellent comment (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1918854 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1918854), most discussion on HN is ridiculously US-centric. In other countries, selling unlocked contract-less phones is common and Android will still dominate because it can cater to people's needs better.
  - redrobot5050 16y ago
    That was an excellent comment (the one you're linking to, to be clear.) Mindshare >= Marketshare, tho. Android can cater to specific needs, but where ever Apple goes, the market will follow. (At least, in the US centric world) Check out http://www.marco.org/980434663 http://www.marco.org/980434663 to expand upon my point.