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> make them really miss Google Presumably this will also lead to a number of iOS to Android converts - it's not just about making Apple look bad, it's demonstr

by cryptoz 14y ago

> make them really miss Google Presumably this will also lead to a number of iOS to Android converts - it's not just about making Apple look bad, it's demonstrating on a large scale that "Android is better, see?".

untog 14y ago
I wonder how far Google would go for that, though. If they released a Google Maps iPhone app they'd have advertising and immense amounts of data on people's locations, search history, etc. etc. That might be worth more to them than x% more Android users.
- pedalpete 14y ago
  If the person moves to Android, google gets both.
  - untog 14y ago
    Right, but that's considerably higher friction than downloading an app. Stands to reason that many fewer people would do it.
- pedalpete 14y ago
  If the person moves to Android, google gets both.