I thought that iOS7 was their attempt at making an Android phoneā¦
I suspect the biggest reason people stick with a platform is simple lock-in. I am on iOS because it has an amazing app ecosystem and tons of great games. For the first time since the 90s I am buying software again, and switching platforms would render that āinvestmentā useless.
I think more people go from Android to iOS, mostly based on economics. iOS users spend more, so in theory lock-in impacts Android userās decision to switch less.
So in short: Apple could make an Android phone, but there is really no point. It would dilute brand identity and encourage the loss of App Store revenue. The Android users who donāt buy apps are the least likely to lock-in, and core Android people wouldnāt switch anyway.
Remember: Apple doesnāt need market share, itās after market profits. An iOS user generates far more revenue.
The only reason I have an iPhone is for one app that is not duplicated in any meaningful way on Android.
Appleās refusal to give us NFC, an SD slot, a better camera (8mp? really?!) and that stupid fingerprint thing are the main reasons I will move away from the ios.
There are a whole lot of things Apple would do better with their time than making an Android phone. How about:
-not making iTunes suck major ass on Windows.
-not making iOS so locked down that you need iTunes to move a fucking mp3 on and off the device. (on my droid based phone, itās literally open an app, scroll over to the shared folder on my pc, copy and paste.)
I mean iOS/iPhone keeps getting better, but by god iTunes is the biggest piece of shit for dealing with an iPhone I have ever dealt with.
The number 1 thing Apple could do that would make people happy? Release OSX as a standalone OS.
People like the precious looks of stylings and manufacturing that we do in our product compared to the other Android offerings.
Sorry Steve, that ship sailed. My One is beautiful, the iPhone is looking old now, so very old.
You realize that you donāt even have to use āthat stupid fingerprint thingā if you donāt want to, right? If youāre of a mind, you can treat it just like the home button on previous iphones and go back to sliding to unlock.
That suggestion is as stupid as suggesting Ford make Chevrolet cars. There are in this world different strokes for different folks. Some take the high road while others take the low road. Whatās good for the gander is not necessarily good for the goose. A dog can never be a cat. Viva la diferance!
That 8mp camera youāre refering to is one of the best performers of any smartphones out today. Iām sure you can find phones with better camera (like that one nokia one with 41mp), but they heavily compromise in other areas.
Also, the Finger ID is an awesome feature. In one sweep, it massively simplified both securing your phone and unlocking it. If you donāt like it, donāt use it, but youāre missing out.
NFS? Yes, Iāll grant you that itās missing, but I really donāt miss it as much as youād think.
SD slots? Iāve had more nightmares with it than without. Like an Android phone with measly internal storage, where you can barely store all your apps, but gives you gigantic storage via SD for photos or whatever. There are some apps that you can move to the SD, but they either donāt allow it or you have to download it to the internal storage first and then move it, and thatās a poor option. I much rather have one large pool of storage, and not worry about micromanaging it.
iāll agree that the 5s camera is nice. but having carried a wide variety of phones for work (in mobile phone sales), iām happier with the quality of the galaxy s4 camera, the new lg g flex camera is very nice, and the phone comes stock with 32gb. most 16gb phones hold all my apps comfortably, itās music/photo storage that is important to me, though the g2 and g flex both lack slots. samsung pretty much rules the roost as far as balance is concerned, phones available in 16/32gb with sd slots, very nice cameras. the nokia 1020 and even the 1520 both have very nice cameras, but iām not too excited about the windows os. and as for the touch id, i am not a fan for security reasons - if my biometric data is compromised, i canāt change my āpasswordā. you leave your fingerprints everywhere. i canāt imagine putting my pin on post-its everywhere i go. iphone might work splendidly for you, and it is what i carry as my primary phone, but if my favorite app goes android, iāll make the change that very day, and with the android experience iāve had, iāll be so much happier.
Of course I can. I just dislike the whole concept.
Turns out Woz didnt say this at all
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