I mean, is there anything he said there that wasn't true, or particularly insulting?
Maybe for Apple fans he wasn't laudatory enough in their minds, but compared to the rude, arrogant stuff that comes from Steve Jobs, this is a nothing story, here for no other reason than to start a flame war.
Actually, in a sense, he is correct, and Apple would be the first to agree with him. The fact is that Apple and Microsoft have a symbiotic relationship. Apple's (per Jobs') philosophy is to be the elite, the cream of the crop, the avant-garde, and of course, with a price to match. For that to be possible, you need to have a baseline for Apple to be superior to. Microsoft supplies that baseline--the klunky, clumsy, oafish competitor who tends to the unwashed multitude with "good enough" utility and low prices. To put it succinctly, Apple's well-being depends on a Microsoft, just as Microsoft's aspiration (to emulate) depends on an Apple. Apple will never overtake Microsoft in market share, because that would mean the end of Apple's superiority. You cannot be superior when you are in the majority.
The equilibrium has served well enough when the computing universe has only APL and MSFT. Now that mobile computing is getting more interest, Google with its Android will make things more interesting.
His exact quote also includes, "Don’t get me wrong, the iPhone is a cool device. But it’s not about choice.” ...so, no. Microsoft is not jealous.
If you take the quotes in context, he's saying that the iPhone fits a specific market and you'd have to look at the broader picture to see where it fits. For example, is it replacing business devices like Blackberries and Windows Mobile devices or are consumers just upgrading from their old regular cell phones. He's saying that it will take a while to get the full picture because it's too early to say. ...in business, a trend isn't always a long-term sustainable outlook (think stock market and oil prices dropping by half over a month's time).
Has Engadget ever heard of a company called Nokia? It's N95 handset has sold 10++ million units. Unfortunately that model doesn't have a logo of a fruit in it.
Ah, you missed my point. I know that iPhone has sold 13 million units in total after its release last year. Just saying that this specific last years model from Nokia has sold more than the iPhone. This is not a competition between the models or firms, since Apple is a great niche producer while Nokia has gone for the mass market and controls 39% of the whole market.
Just saying that I haven't heard any praise for N95 sales figures from engadget, in fact, I haven't heard anything constructive regarding Nokia. Yep, maybe I shouldn't except fair treatment for all.
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Jealous much?
Just a bit.
I don't see jealously.
I mean, is there anything he said there that wasn't true, or particularly insulting?
Maybe for Apple fans he wasn't laudatory enough in their minds, but compared to the rude, arrogant stuff that comes from Steve Jobs, this is a nothing story, here for no other reason than to start a flame war.
Actually, in a sense, he is correct, and Apple would be the first to agree with him. The fact is that Apple and Microsoft have a symbiotic relationship. Apple's (per Jobs') philosophy is to be the elite, the cream of the crop, the avant-garde, and of course, with a price to match. For that to be possible, you need to have a baseline for Apple to be superior to. Microsoft supplies that baseline--the klunky, clumsy, oafish competitor who tends to the unwashed multitude with "good enough" utility and low prices. To put it succinctly, Apple's well-being depends on a Microsoft, just as Microsoft's aspiration (to emulate) depends on an Apple. Apple will never overtake Microsoft in market share, because that would mean the end of Apple's superiority. You cannot be superior when you are in the majority.
The equilibrium has served well enough when the computing universe has only APL and MSFT. Now that mobile computing is getting more interest, Google with its Android will make things more interesting.
Jealous on the scale of Hillary Clinton.
@d00b
That's the saddest thing I've read.
You've put too much thought and wasted too much time thinking of that and writing that.
Microsoft aspires to be like Apple? The elite cream-of-the-crop Apple supporters? Let's not turn this into an iPhone/Apple circle jerk please.
His exact quote also includes, "Don’t get me wrong, the iPhone is a cool device. But it’s not about choice.” ...so, no. Microsoft is not jealous.
If you take the quotes in context, he's saying that the iPhone fits a specific market and you'd have to look at the broader picture to see where it fits. For example, is it replacing business devices like Blackberries and Windows Mobile devices or are consumers just upgrading from their old regular cell phones. He's saying that it will take a while to get the full picture because it's too early to say. ...in business, a trend isn't always a long-term sustainable outlook (think stock market and oil prices dropping by half over a month's time).
Has Engadget ever heard of a company called Nokia? It's N95 handset has sold 10++ million units. Unfortunately that model doesn't have a logo of a fruit in it.
@ huihai,
err...it's 6.9M in just months.
yeah u read it right. 6.9M of iPhone 3G alone.
Ah, you missed my point. I know that iPhone has sold 13 million units in total after its release last year. Just saying that this specific last years model from Nokia has sold more than the iPhone. This is not a competition between the models or firms, since Apple is a great niche producer while Nokia has gone for the mass market and controls 39% of the whole market.
Just saying that I haven't heard any praise for N95 sales figures from engadget, in fact, I haven't heard anything constructive regarding Nokia. Yep, maybe I shouldn't except fair treatment for all.