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[Andy Tarpinian]

I buy Apple for the same reason you pay for synths Tony :)


On Sep 23, 2008, at 5:46 PM, Tony Scharf wrote:

> I don't really agree.  One thing I don't like is the way apple is
> picking and choosing which apps get published, and there is no way of
> knowing if apple will accept your app till you have already put effort
> and money into it.  It seems the only emerging rule is don't do
> anything apple is already doing, even if they aren't doing it too
> well.  They won't accept the competition.
>
> Apple will always have the fanboys.   Your one of them, which colors
> your opinions.  Objectively, I think google has a chance at getting a
> bigger piece of the pie, simply because they won't have a 'one size
> fits all' mentality like apple.
>
>
>
> On 9/23/08, Andy Tarpinian <evildead at nyc.rr.com> wrote:
>>
>> On Sep 23, 2008, at 5:25 PM, Peter Korsten wrote:
>>
>>> Now what does this remind me of?
>>>
>>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7630888.stm
>>>
>>> It will be interesting to watch, because this thing is squarely  
>>> aimed
>>> against the iPhone, and not as much against the high-end offerings
>>> from
>>> Nokia or Blackberry.
>>>
>>> So this is the second technology giant without any track record in
>>> mobile phones to enter the market. One wonders how well they will
>>> fare.
>>>
>>> Oh wait, I'm forgetting Microsoft. :)
>>
>> While android looks good, I have a feeling it will not have the same
>> impact as the iPhone. The iPhone is an object, it's marketed, people
>> want it. Android is a OS that will live on a range of devices, big to
>> small. Most people wont even know what it is.
>>
>> So not even discussing quality there is a clear advantage for the
>> iPhone in broad market terms.
>>
>> Also their app marketplace strategy will decide a lot as well. Apple
>> is on there way to having a full fledged platform with the app stores
>> success, not just a phone.
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