With Mac sales and market share steadily increase in recent years, and the bulk of it being down to laptop sales, maybe they did learn something from the Mac/PC wars :). ( Ref: http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=109833&&spotlight=2030:b )
The market is getting more competitive as the credit crunch bites, so Apple are becoming more aggressive in adding features. Yes, Cut & Paste is an oversight (and remember stock G1s can't cut and paste from a browser page at the moment), but to me tethering is a bigger oversight that both Android & the iPhone made (I can re-type what I want to copy, but if I can't use tether using Bluetooth I can't use my phone with my GPS). I guess this is why my main 'phone is a Sony Ericsson c702, and, at the moment, the closest thing I can get to a touch screen smart 'phone which does what I want is from a company that's been in the mobile 'phone business since around 1981 and runs a mobile OS that's been been in development in various forms since around 1991 (for those that are interested it's a Nokia 5800 running Symbian). Al. mike quinn wrote: > I think this is a good thing, they obviously see a threat from Android > and the new Palm, why else implement things like Cut and Paste now > when they have had plenty time/opportunity in the past. > > And that search in Contacts/Email/etc is that not one of the major > selling points of the new Palm OS? > > Apple obviously learn nothing from history, you would think they would > slacken the tight controls if they looked back at the Mac/PC war > > On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 8:36 AM, Al Sutton <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > I see things like this; > > - The iPhone is Apples only mobile 'phone product and therefore > for them > it's a do or die, so they'll do whatever is necessary to ensure it > stays > relevant and successful in order to protect their revenue stream from > sales of hardware and their continuing revenue stream from store > (Hence > why they put effort into making iPhone OS 3.0 run on 1st gen > iPhones, it > makes users feel loved and makes sure 1st gen iPhone users can > contribute to apples profit through in-app purchases). > > - Android is one platform of many for the OHA members. the hardware > manufacturers see more profit from getting you to buy new 'phones > every > so often than keeping your current one up to date (I've seen no > mention > of HTC getting some of the 30% fee from the market), the carriers > see a > profit from app sales but have other revenue streams (such as profit > from locking you into a new service contract) and if Android fails > then > it's not the end of their business, and members like Google ship one > multiple platforms, so one platform less is not a big problem. > > So for Apple problems with iPhone and iPhone app sales is like your > upper body hurting. For the OHA members it's like having a pain in > one arm. > > Al. > > jphdsn wrote: > > Yet, the iPhone could be the Android killer. The words are in in > this > > order now... > > > > On Mar 18, 9:27 pm, JP <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > >> On Mar 18, 8:13 pm, madcoder <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > >> > >> > >>> mentioning that Eric Schmidt is > >>> CEO of Google and on Apple's board of directors. So how can the > >>> Android phone really compete if he works for both? > >>> > >> It's being said he excuses himself from the meeting when the > iPhone is > >> being discussed. I am sure we can trust the respective law > departments > >> that that's in the green, technically speaking. > >> It wouldn't be surprising to read in the press on day that he's > jumped > >> ship at the big G to take the helm at Apple. > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > * Written an Android App? - List it at http://andappstore.com/ * > > ====== > Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the > company number 6741909. The registered head office is Kemp House, > 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK. > > The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not > necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's > subsidiaries. > > > > > > > -- * Written an Android App? - List it at http://andappstore.com/ * ====== Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the company number 6741909. The registered head office is Kemp House, 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK. The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's subsidiaries. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
