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by jad 16y ago
Whereas if you've developed an iOS app, transitioning that to another platform is often going to be a large amount of work where you're basically starting over from the spec and not bringing over any code. It's much harder to find a subst
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by jad 16y ago
Isn't the appeal of Google's app store that it isn't curated? That's the appeal for some developers, but probably not for most users.
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by jad 16y ago
"well, that would definitely require competition regulators" No offense, but the idea that the government needs to step in is a nonsensical argument that is getting repeated with increasing frequency whenever Apple does something controve
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by jad 16y ago
The flip side is that maintaining that backwards compatibility comes at a major cost. Product quality tends to degrade (sometimes significantly) because more often than not it's necessary to compromise design, which in turn complicates code
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by jad 16y ago
Agreed, but shame on the competition if they're unable to build a product good enough to convert dissatisfied iPad customers.
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by jad 16y ago
In the sense that if you are unhappy with your iPad, your next tablet will be something else. New customers won't buy an iPad if it doesn't do what they want. True, some users might have some switching pain, but that's true for most things.
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by jad 16y ago
If users are truly the losers in this deal, then won't they vote with their wallets?
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by jad 16y ago
"When you could that with a higher resolution screen, dual cameras, /and/ a built in barometer, Id say its a near even deal" Remember though that the Xoom will spend most of its life competing against the second generation iPad, so most of
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by jad 16y ago
To amplify this point, remember that when the iPod was first released, it was relatively expensive at $399 for the 5 GB model. Today they have entries at every price point, starting from the $49 iPod Shuffle up to the $399 64 GB iPod Touch.
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by jad 16y ago
In marketing circles, this "verbal minority" is referred to as "tastemakers": "One that determines or strongly influences current trends or styles" from: http://www.yourdictionary.com/tastemaker
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by jad 16y ago
iOS or iOS-based devices are not a market. Smartphones or tablet computers or personal computers are markets. Consider that the government concern with Microsoft in the 90s wasn't its monopoly position in "Windows," which is tautological, b
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by jad 16y ago
> But why must the software be explicitly tied to the hardware? "People who are really serious about software should make their own hardware." - Alan Kay http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/a/alankay375550.htm...
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by jad 16y ago
"Apple replaced one evil (carrier control) with another evil (maker control)." Do you think it's evil that Sony controls the Playstation? Or that Tivo controls the Tivo box? "Consumer choice and empowerment is mighty nice." Does consumer ch
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by jad 16y ago
"No one made that bed but Apple, and it is but another example of Apple putting Apple first." It's an example of Apple putting its products first, and by extension their customers. Breaking the innovation-killing death grip the carriers had
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by jad 16y ago
Aren't we, as intelligent observers of technology, sick of the thoughtless "company x vs company y" throwaway articles yet? Steve Jobs has been very clear that he believes the TV industry as it exists today is incapable of supporting real i
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by jad 16y ago
The risk of government intervention seems the most likely reason to me. Better to maintain control and relax restrictions on your own terms than risk having the terms dictated to you by a judge.
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by jad 16y ago
It's pretty clear to most people that the smartphone app market that exists today is qualitatively different than the one that existed before the App Store. I think that's the point the parent was trying to make.
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by jad 16y ago
Steve Jobs's eye for talent is just as keen as his eye for design. It's an absolutely critical skill and has been an essential component of Apple's success. It's also a skill that too often goes unappreciated. Unlike most rockstar CEOs, he
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by jad 16y ago
I believe it's called 'accountability'.
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by jad 18y ago
Is this even an accurate comparison, considering that movie theaters only show new movies, and iTunes sells both old and new music? Wouldn't it be more accurate to compare the pricing strategies of iTunes to, say, Blockbuster Video?