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> Android OEMs don’t have the same incentives. Of course they don't. They don't make the operating system, and also the average selling price is lower. Not su
by _qulr 6y ago
> Android OEMs don’t have the same incentives.
Of course they don't. They don't make the operating system, and also the average selling price is lower.
Not sure what this has to do with the App Store though.
- scarface74 6y agoThe argument was that game sales fund consoles that are sold at a loss. No one would claim that Apple sells at a loss. But, continuing support for six year old phones is solely motivated by service revenue - just like consoles.
- _qulr 6y ago> continuing support for six year old phones is solely motivated by service revenue - just like consoles. No, because Macs are supported for even longer. And Mac App Store revenue is not even worth mentioning. (Literally, Apple has never mentioned it!) The long period of support is because the devices are sold at a premium, and as premium. Price, quality, reputation, they all go hand in hand.
- scarface74 6y agoAnd Microsoft gives Windows away to end users. Even on the cheapest PCs. My Dell Core 2 Duo 2.66Ghz circa 2010 runs Windows 10. It has to, no one is willing to pay for operating system upgrades.