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> Yet we seem to have less and less control over our smart-phones. An objective analysis of the two predominate smartphone OS's would suggest that we have neve

> Yet we seem to have less and less control over our smart-phones. An objective analysis of the two predominate smartphone OS's would suggest that we have never had control over the devices we wield. > With so much information about each of us being siphoned off through the Internet, it's easy to wonder whose interest they serve. See statement above. > With all of the advances in computing power, you'd think we'd put a bit more imagination into capturing more value for each individual smart-phone user ... I'm pretty sure this is the case, with Apple having a market cap of $735,165,038,300[1] and Google having one of $367,770,688,769[2]. 1 - http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/aapl http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/aapl 2 - http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/goog http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/goog

hueving 11y ago
>An objective analysis of the two predominate smartphone OS's would suggest that we have never had control over the devices we wield. Right, that's the state now. Back when blackberry and nokia were rocking things, it wasn't so grim. >I'm pretty sure this is the case, No, you're stock quotes prove that they are capturing the value of the user, it doesn't say how effective they are at capturing the value for the user. All they need to do is keep people interested in the phone to accomplish the former. That doesn't mean anything about actually providing the best for them.
- AdieuToLogic 11y ago
  > No, you're stock quotes prove that they are capturing the value of the user, it doesn't say how effective they are at capturing the value for the user. It's gratifying to know I can convey significant meaning in the form of prose ;-). > All they need to do is keep people interested in the phone to accomplish the former. Excellent observation, IMHO. > That doesn't mean anything about actually providing the best for them. Unfortunately, this is generally not a concern for a 10-K[1]. 1 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Form_10-K https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Form_10-K
- s73v3r 11y ago
  When Blackberry and Nokia were leading things, smartphones were far less popular, and the market for smartphone software far less so. Thus, if you wanted something to run on your smartphone, you paid for it. But nowadays, people aren't willing to pay money for smartphone software. So they have decided to pay in another way.
AdieuToLogic 11y ago
Wow, it looks like I agitated some Mountain View/Cupertino zip codes with my post. Who knew that could happen here on HN?

hueving 11y ago

>An objective analysis of the two predominate smartphone OS's would suggest that we have never had control over the devices we wield. Right, that's the state now. Back when blackberry and nokia were rocking things, it wasn't so grim. >I'm pretty sure this is the case, No, you're stock quotes prove that they are capturing the value of the user, it doesn't say how effective they are at capturing the value for the user. All they need to do is keep people interested in the phone to accomplish the former. That doesn't mean anything about actually providing the best for them.

AdieuToLogic 11y ago
> No, you're stock quotes prove that they are capturing the value of the user, it doesn't say how effective they are at capturing the value for the user. It's gratifying to know I can convey significant meaning in the form of prose ;-). > All they need to do is keep people interested in the phone to accomplish the former. Excellent observation, IMHO. > That doesn't mean anything about actually providing the best for them. Unfortunately, this is generally not a concern for a 10-K[1]. 1 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Form_10-K https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Form_10-K
s73v3r 11y ago
When Blackberry and Nokia were leading things, smartphones were far less popular, and the market for smartphone software far less so. Thus, if you wanted something to run on your smartphone, you paid for it. But nowadays, people aren't willing to pay money for smartphone software. So they have decided to pay in another way.

AdieuToLogic 11y ago

Wow, it looks like I agitated some Mountain View/Cupertino zip codes with my post. Who knew that could happen here on HN?