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I don't think that Apple is a superpower when it comes to promoting or killing technologies, be it on desktop or mobile. It is surely important in the whole sch
by kloc 16y ago
I don't think that Apple is a superpower when it comes to promoting or killing technologies, be it on desktop or mobile. It is surely important in the whole scheme of things but certainly not the king maker. With the rise Android and Windows mobile 7 , apple and its iOS will matter even less. Here in India one can get an Android phone(1.6) for 7000rs( 120 $) which is a very competitive price, where iphone 3gs costs around 32000rs ( 650 $). I don't see apple getting a decisive share of mobile market anywhere outside of US in the foreseeable future.
- ceejayoz 16y ago> Here in India one can get an Android phone(1.6) for 7000rs( 120 $) which is a very competitive price, where iphone 3gs costs around 32000rs ( 650 $). Are they comparable phones? If nothing else, there've been two major Android OS revisions since 1.6.
- kloc 16y agoThey are not and a comparable Android phones costs around 27 k( 520$). But here we are talking of pervasiveness of the platforms rather then capabilities of the phones.
- ZeroGravitas 16y agoI think his point is they don't need to be comparable. Apple "over-delivers" because of its core demographic and commitment to a small product range. This naturally limits adoption outside that demographic. Though Apple perhaps doesn't care because they're targeting the richest consumers in the richest nations.