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I couldn't agree more with this post: I've long said the competitive advantages of iOS are the iTunes ecosystem and gaming. Gaming is already huge and is only
by cletus 16y ago
I couldn't agree more with this post: I've long said the competitive advantages of iOS are the iTunes ecosystem and gaming.
Gaming is already huge and is only getting bigger. My 9 year old nephew has an iPod Touch as do all his friends. Ot a PSP, not a DS but an iPod. That should scare Sony, Nintendo and the Android handset manufacturers witless.
It's an area where hardware consistency is critical. Apparently games development on Android with different resolutions, CPUs and (perhaps most importantly) the graphics chipset is a nightmare.
What's more people seem less inclined to pay for Android apps than on iOS.
So Apple has the iPod Touch and the iPad, neither of which really has an answer yet (no the Galaxy tab doesn't quite compare wit the iPad).
- zach 16y agoI know this is a topic John Gruber has mentioned many times, but I think the persistent lack of an Android competitor to the iPod touch is still little-mentioned and revealing. However, I just saw that Samsung is looking to fill this role, which will be very interesting in its effect on the Android Market. It's basically a Galaxy S, de-phoned. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2043171 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2043171 I agree this is a pretty dire but little-noticed situation for Android. Everyone in middle school who is attached to the iPod touch is going to want or have an iPhone in five years.