This weekend I had what I thought was a pretty good idea for a product on Android. But then I figured I didn't want an iPhone dev to steal the idea and cash in so to speak, so I figured I'd look into a simultaneous release on both platforms.
But I got a shock when I researched the cost of Macs this weekend. I have recently purchased a top-spec PC laptop for under £500 ($750). For the same price I couldn't even get the lowest spec MacBook and if I was looking at a higher end MacBook Pro, I'd be looking at 3 to 4 times the price! And ultimately the Mac is just another development tool that lets me browse the web, send emails and view pictures. I have read so much on Mac forums about better build quality, security and quicker setup times, but I have had no issues whatsoever with my new PC and I set it up in about 10 minutes! Is it just me or are the Mac brigade trying to make themselves feel better about how much money they are burning on 'superior' Mac hardware? Anyway, back to the point - could this be a driver in helping the Android market to eventually outperform the iPhone market? After all, once the momentum builds for Android and devs can see that they can use Java, make a minimal investment on hardware and make the same returns on their apps, why even consider the Mac route? Also the economic recession could have an impact on Mac where casual users / developers cannot justify spending the extra money on a machine that ultimately does the same thing. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
