What could Apple's co-founder Steve Wozniak have to gain from admitting that Android would continue its market domination and eventually catch iPhone in consistency and customer satisfaction? And why is he wearing an Android t-shirt? Am I missing something? He even stated that he believes that Android, even now, has more features available than iPhone.
Last month, Steve Jobs spoke about Apple's recent record-setting quarter, which no doubt was made possible by iOS products such as the iPhone4 and iPad. He also criticized Android devices stating that iPhone would win the battle of smartphone wars because iPhone was "integrated" and Android was "fragmented." Doesn't Wozniak's comments undermine Jobs' comments from a month ago?
Honestly, I think both Wozniak's and Jobs' comments hurt the Apple brand. I think it draws more attention to Android and its recent success. People are paying more attention now to the giants in the smartphone wars, and I think it would be better strategy on Apple's part to ignore Android's success and speak as if the only thing that really mattered was iOS. By not becoming defensive and not mentioning Android, it gives the vibe that Apple is more confident in its position and that they aren't afraid of its other competitors around them. I think recent comments by Jobs and Wozniak show a great deal of doubt in the brand and in its stance as the dominant smartphone maker.
With record profits in Q3, Apple has a lot to be proud of. Though iOS products may have cannibalized some of the profits from it's iMac and Macbook sales, they have also completely disrupted the market for PC's, especially in the area of netbook sales, which once dominated the computer industry. I think the defensive stance that Apple has taken, despite its success, illustrates a lack of confidence in the future, not only with smartphones, but with iPad as well. Android, Windows, RIS, and more are all set to enter and flood the tablet PC market, which may disrupt its currently uncontested dominance.
So, again, I ask the question: what would Wozniak and Apple stand to gain by his admission of Android dominance, other than to simply give any of its momentum to its rivals? Perhaps he's choosing to concede that there is no way that their devices can stay ahead of their open-sourced competitors, and thus why try? Or maybe, just maybe, he knows something that we don't. Maybe there's something lurking behind closed curtains that will really shake up the industry.
Either way, I think he's clearly demonstrated why Steve Jobs is usually the mouthpiece of their company and its innovations.
Last month, Steve Jobs spoke about Apple's recent record-setting quarter, which no doubt was made possible by iOS products such as the iPhone4 and iPad. He also criticized Android devices stating that iPhone would win the battle of smartphone wars because iPhone was "integrated" and Android was "fragmented." Doesn't Wozniak's comments undermine Jobs' comments from a month ago?
Honestly, I think both Wozniak's and Jobs' comments hurt the Apple brand. I think it draws more attention to Android and its recent success. People are paying more attention now to the giants in the smartphone wars, and I think it would be better strategy on Apple's part to ignore Android's success and speak as if the only thing that really mattered was iOS. By not becoming defensive and not mentioning Android, it gives the vibe that Apple is more confident in its position and that they aren't afraid of its other competitors around them. I think recent comments by Jobs and Wozniak show a great deal of doubt in the brand and in its stance as the dominant smartphone maker.
With record profits in Q3, Apple has a lot to be proud of. Though iOS products may have cannibalized some of the profits from it's iMac and Macbook sales, they have also completely disrupted the market for PC's, especially in the area of netbook sales, which once dominated the computer industry. I think the defensive stance that Apple has taken, despite its success, illustrates a lack of confidence in the future, not only with smartphones, but with iPad as well. Android, Windows, RIS, and more are all set to enter and flood the tablet PC market, which may disrupt its currently uncontested dominance.
So, again, I ask the question: what would Wozniak and Apple stand to gain by his admission of Android dominance, other than to simply give any of its momentum to its rivals? Perhaps he's choosing to concede that there is no way that their devices can stay ahead of their open-sourced competitors, and thus why try? Or maybe, just maybe, he knows something that we don't. Maybe there's something lurking behind closed curtains that will really shake up the industry.
Either way, I think he's clearly demonstrated why Steve Jobs is usually the mouthpiece of their company and its innovations.
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Steve Wozniak: Android will be the dominant smartphone platform
Apple co-founder, Steve Wozniak, has never been one to mince words. Today's no different as demonstrated in an interview with the Dutch-language De Telegraaf newspaper in The Netherlands.
Woz then moved on to the topic of Android saying that Android smartphones, not the iPhone, would become dominant, noting that the Google OS is likely to win the race similarly to the way that Windows ultimately dominated the PC world. Woz stressed that the iPhone, "Has very few weak points. There aren't any real complaints and problems. In terms of quality, the iPhone is leading." However, he then conceded that, "Android phones have more features," and offer more choice for more people. Eventually, he thinks that Android quality, consistency, and user satisfaction will match iOS.Read more at www.engadget.com
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