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Google doesn't want to kill iOS, they just want people using the web, and smartphones are a great way to get more people there. Android's purpose to get lots of
by praxulus 14y ago
Google doesn't want to kill iOS, they just want people using the web, and smartphones are a great way to get more people there. Android's purpose to get lots of people using smartphones, whether it's by using an android device, or by putting price pressure on iPhone.
- guelo 14y agoThe future of consumer computing is all mobile. Everyone realizes this. The companies that control the mobile platforms will be the biggest richest companies in the world over the next ten to twenty years. To think Google is only in the fight for its search revenues is to believe that Google is not thinking strategically long-term. In any case, if Apple ends up monopolizing the mobile platform there won't be any search revenue for Google.
- ZeroGravitas 14y agoWith their 20% global marketshare vs 60% for Android, I think there's little chance of that happening, particularly if you take account of which markets have large potential future growth. There's no real reason for Google to play hardball if they can get money out of Apple customers today (just like Microsoft sold Office for Mac and for many years, possibly still today, made more profit on an average Mac sale than Apple).