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who would they lose market share to? you said it yourself that apple does the same thing... there's no other market to share
by micromacrofoot 3y ago
who would they lose market share to? you said it yourself that apple does the same thing... there's no other market to share
- potatopatch 3y agoChina is forcing it's manufacturers off Official Android domestically. Perhaps HarmonyOs or similar ends up with most of the developing world since Android for export phones won't be the best bang for the buck. That would put a dent in Google's ability to push API updates and further deteriorate their ability to push Google services instead of common AOSP interfaces with developers targeting a wide market.
- shwouchk 3y agoHe also stated that he chose the current platform based on pricing, and hinted that costs being equal might have made him choose otherwise. You answered your own question.
- micromacrofoot 3y agoI guess I'm dense, because I don't understand why someone would switch to apple from android because they become priced equally? why would a price driven person make a completely lateral move?
- shwouchk 3y agoit does not matter if op ends up switching and I did not imply that. if enough people think like op then some of them will be among new generations of developers. plenty of people, im sure, started out on android because it was free
- micromacrofoot 3y agoah ok, I did not understand the context switch... thanks for clarifying!