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It's the same strategy that any software maker has: get your software on as many computers as possible. Obviously, after that, Google can figure out how to make
by danielrhodes 18y ago
It's the same strategy that any software maker has: get your software on as many computers as possible. Obviously, after that, Google can figure out how to make money off Android...probably through ads.
Given that the software is the most important piece (in my opinion), Apple has limited themselves by tethering it to one single device. In the future, that could be a serious constraint. They've done it in the past (OS X, etc.), and it hasn't worked out so well.
- jimbokun 18y agoIt's worked exceedingly well. Have you been tracking Apple's stock price over the past 8 years or so?
- danielrhodes 18y agoI can only assume it has gone up, but that has been due to the overwhelming success of the iPod as well as other peripherals. They've gained a little ground on the consumer PC market, but not much. I think Apple is going to do very well in the short-run with the iPhone, but in the long run I think Google has more potential because it is platform independent.
- breck 18y agoThey've actually gained a ton of ground in their PC market. Apple doesn't target every Joe on the street like most Windows PC makers. Just as Mercedes does great in the small luxury car market and poor in the large consumer market, Apple does great in the small high end market and poor in the larger inexpensive PC market. FYI. Their stock price has gone through the roof over the years. Currently their Market Cap is $160B to GOOG's $175B, and in the past 5 years has far outperformed GOOG.
- danielrhodes 18y agoSince we're all just making assertions about what caused Apple's stock price to go up, I'm not going to argue further on this point. However, I do disagree with Apple being called the 'Mercedes' of the consumer PC market. If anything, it's the Scion. ;-)