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Probably one of the better articles written by Gruber in a year or two. Well balanced, hit on the strengths and weaknesses of both platforms, and definitely cho

Probably one of the better articles written by Gruber in a year or two. Well balanced, hit on the strengths and weaknesses of both platforms, and definitely chose his words carefully to not try and seem biased to either camp. Nicely thought-out and researched pieces are what we need more of, with less argument re-wording and throwing numbers around to try and play up your favorite platform. I hope Gruber's posts continue in this direction.

kenjackson 16y ago
Definitely one of his better articles. But I think he still has on his Apple blinders. He asks the wrong question still. He asks, "Why doesn't Android have X, Y, Z?". Rather the question should be, "At what rate is Android picking up X, Y, Z?" Furthermore, he hints at the cultural divide, but misses the big motivator. Android exists to get you on the web. iPhone exists to get you to buy Apple product(s). I'm sure Google would be just as happy if every app moved to the web, and app stores disappeared. I'm less certain Apple would be as happy.
- revorad 16y ago
  He doesn't miss it. Perhaps you didn't read till the end. The economy for Android apps may well trend toward resembling the economy of the web. I think that’s the mindset with which Android was designed. But I don’t think the iOS App Store resembles the web economy at all. Isn’t that the whole point, the reason Apple created the App Store in the first place? Apple’s pre-App Store “just write mobile web apps for Mobile Safari” developer story for the iPhone in 2007 was unsatisfying, both for users and developers. .... The differences between the iOS App Store and Android Market are a microcosm of the differences between Apple and Google. Apple is a retailer, a purveyor of well-crafted goods that people will line up to purchase. Google is an advertising company that builds popular services that command large audiences.
  - kenjackson 16y ago
    You're right, I missed this. Gruber should really front-load his articles with punchline, rather than expecting people to make it through his text... and while this was better than most of his articles, I think he's expecting too much for any non Apple fanboy to make it through to the end of even this ;-)

kenjackson 16y ago

Definitely one of his better articles. But I think he still has on his Apple blinders. He asks the wrong question still. He asks, "Why doesn't Android have X, Y, Z?". Rather the question should be, "At what rate is Android picking up X, Y, Z?" Furthermore, he hints at the cultural divide, but misses the big motivator. Android exists to get you on the web. iPhone exists to get you to buy Apple product(s). I'm sure Google would be just as happy if every app moved to the web, and app stores disappeared. I'm less certain Apple would be as happy.

revorad 16y ago
He doesn't miss it. Perhaps you didn't read till the end. The economy for Android apps may well trend toward resembling the economy of the web. I think that’s the mindset with which Android was designed. But I don’t think the iOS App Store resembles the web economy at all. Isn’t that the whole point, the reason Apple created the App Store in the first place? Apple’s pre-App Store “just write mobile web apps for Mobile Safari” developer story for the iPhone in 2007 was unsatisfying, both for users and developers. .... The differences between the iOS App Store and Android Market are a microcosm of the differences between Apple and Google. Apple is a retailer, a purveyor of well-crafted goods that people will line up to purchase. Google is an advertising company that builds popular services that command large audiences.
- kenjackson 16y ago
  You're right, I missed this. Gruber should really front-load his articles with punchline, rather than expecting people to make it through his text... and while this was better than most of his articles, I think he's expecting too much for any non Apple fanboy to make it through to the end of even this ;-)