Comments on: Why I’m Excited By the Apple-Google Rivalry

By: seo service provider

seo service provider — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 15:52:00 +0000

oopsss!!!!! google vs apple…. its quiet dangerous

By: Steven

Steven — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:38:00 +0000

I’m still wondering about the iphone 5. When will it be released. Is the 4S all we get?

By: Steven

Steven — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:36:00 +0000

I agree with author but I don’t think what he said needed to be said. Then again I haven’t heard much positive or negative talk about the rivalry. I don’t know whether to plus or minus vote this.

By: Joe Marley

Joe Marley — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:47:00 +0000

Broadly agree but patent-trolling is not mentioned in this article. These companies (and many others) seem to increasing be putting their efforts into halting innovation from rival manufacturers rather than their own R&D.

PS I’m interested to see where the new TV services coming to Xbox leave the fledgling Apple TV vs Google TV rivalry. Microsoft already has a huge install base and (if it works well) the Xbox, with added services, will be an attractive, multi-functional, reasonably priced option for new buyers.

By: Guest

Guest — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 22:56:00 +0000

android is open source license, they can’t start charging for it.

By: Trent Bigelow

Trent Bigelow — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:55:00 +0000

The innovation race benefits consumers, the mutually assured destruction of the IP wars will less so.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:47:00 +0000

Well – he has a point.

We developed “Pads” based on Linux 10 years ago. Apple’s contribution has been the marketing and for once American companies are learning the lesson that the design is important, as is willingness and ability to stay competitive in technology. The iPad has a cuter user interface than the Pads we made 10 years ago. But I admit, that we did not use Windows first of all because it was not up to the technology, and secondly was not cute enough. But the iPad is cute, MS is not around, Android depends on the access to the Google site (I doubt that will make it fly on military applications) – so, throw it out the Window. Check out Active Plasma that Samsung works on.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:37:00 +0000

For Apple to make any waves in TV, their set has to be equal to or better than HD/3D that is used outside the US. Just that is a huge challenge..

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:34:00 +0000

Patents on the “pink metre” does not impress me. It just provide legal fees and cost of litigation in the US. Let Apple, Googleand Microsoft fight it out in court, while the rest of us gets on with developing things without any licensing fees to the American companies. They are busy fighting in court, where no technology is developed.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 03:18:00 +0000

You have to remember that Google doesn’t make phones itself, and the manufacturing companies still would compete to sell more phones than the other. Also since Android is open source, developers can continuously make cooler apps.

However there is a possibility that if Android does make a monopoly, Google might start charging other manufacturing companies heavy fees for using Android while favoring Motorola in updates and ect.

By: Jack Coleman

Jack Coleman — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 23:49:00 +0000

If thats sarcasm, i don’t quite understand, linux is better than windows by far, and i wouldn’t say libre office is better but office, you’d think the box was made of solid gold….

By: Dan Carter

Dan Carter — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:56:00 +0000

Even tho I’m an Android fan, I love to see Apple doing great things with Siri and with iOS5. Why? Because Apple is in danger of being relegated to their tiny market share they enjoy in the PC market. That would be horrible for Android fans, because we’d likely see a dominant Android platform stagnate without any real competition. That’s why I’m happy that iOS 5 brings so many great improvements and why I’ll be happy to see an awesome iPhone 5 this summer. iOS at 25%, Android at 50% and Windows Phone at 25% is the right mix for a healthy market. Sorry RIM.

By: Mr Zox

Mr Zox — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:38:00 +0000

i didn’t know there WAS a rivalry. FAIL.

By: fteoOpty64

fteoOpty64 — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:56:00 +0000

Yes, its called killing 2 birds with one stone! And getting a cave full of valuable mobile patents to boot. One epic multi-billion dollar acquisition of this decade. Nice one Google.

By: Chris Parker

Chris Parker — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:44:00 +0000

Not sure who says competition is a bad thing other than monopolies and government as neither stand to benefit. I love some Android, but this is still an open battle. The billion odd crappy to mediocre smartphones being pushed for 99 cents if you sign a contract doesn’t really call the iPhones market dominance into question as being THE smartphone users will buy if they have the money. Also, I hate the apple store as much as anyone, but at least large scale devs don’t have to QA an app on 200 different hardware platforms to make a truly stable Android app. There’s pros and cons to both and the battle is far from over(which is good really).

By: psymo

psymo — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 09:12:00 +0000

The great thing about Android is that Google doesn’t have to move it forward, because it’s open source.
Even if Android had 100% of the market, all the manufacturers would still compete and innovate.An Android monopoly isn’t a threat and would not hinder innovation (like e.g. the Windows monopoly in the late 90s/early 2000s).

By: markiz

markiz — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 09:10:00 +0000

lol.

By: markiz

markiz — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 09:09:00 +0000

Is that why Linux is so much better than Windows? Or LibreOffice than Office? :)

By: Charbax

Charbax — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 06:18:00 +0000

Android is being used by 200 manufacturers, it’s got 80% of the smartphone sales, it’s got 98% of the sales in developing countries, places where people’s first experience with the Internet is the smartphone. Android has already won, and there is absolutely no need for proprietary platforms, go read up on the advantages of open source, basically when you have 200 companies asking for more and better, and everyone is working on the same open source and free source code, everyone moves forward the fastest. Proprietary platforms slows things down and don’t help.

By: Kenneth Berger

Kenneth Berger — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 05:59:00 +0000

Android is has not won anything yet. And if Apple goes away Google has to reason to keep moving it forward.

By: Kenneth Berger

Kenneth Berger — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 05:58:00 +0000

I agree that in Google’s acquisition of Motorola the set top business is more significant that their money losing cell phone segment.
But it is also true that if Apple has any success (and follow form) it will be by offering a new disruptive eco-system.

By: Charbax

Charbax — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 04:21:00 +0000

Android increases competition, Apple/Microsoft use anti-competitive tactics to remove competition, Apple and Microsoft are already finished. This won’t take years, Android has already won, Android benefits the whole indstry, Android accelerates innovation, this is a good thing.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 03:38:00 +0000

Microsoft needs to insure its future isnt tainted with malware and profuse viruses in its forthcomming windows 8 before you can say this… If not it will be a lousy user xp… It will be the 8 lb newborn chimp in a room of elephants…

By: Pradyuman Vig

Pradyuman Vig — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:08:00 +0000

You are forgetting the 800 pound gorilla in the room, Microsoft…

By: preachJESUS!

preachJESUS! — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 23:59:00 +0000

I have to agree with you there; apple has a far more superior ability to make people want their products, no matter what they release. That is something Google will have to change; being that they do not do much marketing, they are not always in front of the eyes of consumers in a manner that causes masses of people to buy their products. They will have to market Google TV themselves, something Logitech and Sony won’t ever do I do not think.

By: charlitos

charlitos — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 23:40:00 +0000

If Apple steps in they Im pretty sure some deep interface changes will come to televisions, a new approach on how we use our TVs and new things we might begin to want to use our TVs for. On the other hand Google TV is the type of product that is trying to dominate the market by default and not because consumers want it. We have to remember that Apple was the company that made consumers to want a smartphone and to want a tablet, thanks to that these two sectors developed to satisfy the demand. I believe this will be once again Apple’s intent with an Apple Television.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 23:14:00 +0000

I like that competition, you can also add Microsoft to it.

By: preachJESUS!

preachJESUS! — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 23:14:00 +0000

Honestly, I do not see Apple TV being much of an issue for Google TV. That only appears to be the case right now. If the acquisition of Motorola Solutions goes through, that gives Google ownership to Motorola Set top boxes, which are predominately used by Comcast, Brighthouse, and Verizon fios I believe. I do not think ATT uverse uses Moto STBs. If that Acquisition happens, Google will immediately be able to position themselves to integrate their OS into the homes of current cable subscribes far easier. It gives them a far greater advantage over Apple if this goes through.

By: guest

guest — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 22:24:00 +0000

Your writing makes me want to kill babies.

By: James Beddow

James Beddow — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 21:08:00 +0000

Oh yes, technological innovation is great… Except this whole ‘rivalry’ has already descended into a patent war. Which is great… If you’re a lawyer.

By: Paul Johnson

Paul Johnson — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 21:08:00 +0000

Mike, please blog comments only when you are sober.

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 20:52:00 +0000

Got stuck in my iPad… I mean wait for another sleeping giant in Microsoft to consolidate all things for the way I see it, the Apple you have above with Google name embeded in it, will be thrown out of the Windows. :-)

By: Mattp3

Mattp3 — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 20:44:00 +0000

nothing better to write about…? yawn…

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 20:42:00 +0000