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As I see it, Android is the low-cost, mass-market provider. To me, it's perfectly analogous to desktops: Microsoft was the low-cost mass-market provider and Ap
by scottporad 13y ago
As I see it, Android is the low-cost, mass-market provider. To me, it's perfectly analogous to desktops: Microsoft was the low-cost mass-market provider and Apple was the high-end, premium provider. With mobile, Android has simply replaced Microsoft.
- threeseed 13y agoActually the analogy is a bit off. Most people aren't buying Android phones they are buying Samsung phones. With the PC market Microsoft tightly controlled the Windows experience so it looked and worked the same regardless of the hardware. With the Android platform this isn't the case. HTC phones looks and behave quite differently from a Samsung or a stock Android. Each company is trying to differentiate the experience as much as possible. And the low-end/high-end split isn't playing out the same this time around. Samsung is very much in the high end and Apple is tipped to be releasing a low-cost iPhone shortly. And if Apple manages to gain low end traction like they did with the iPod then that could change the game a bit as well.