Don't most tech companies just hand their hardware specs to some other company (usually Chinese / Taiwanese) to have them made? The only companies that actually make phones are Foxconn and the like.
On Thursday, October 6, 2016, Mike Hammett <[email protected] <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote: > But they don't actually make things. They hand some hardware specs (though > I don't know how thorough) to a vendor and they make it. Other than when > Google owned Motorola, they haven't actually made any phones. > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> > <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> > <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> > Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> > <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> > The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> > > > <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Ken Hohhof" <[email protected]> > *To: *[email protected] > *Sent: *Thursday, October 6, 2016 10:45:51 AM > *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] Google wants to be Apple > > Yes, back to the original subject. > > > > FYI, I still get a print newspaper at home, and it had a whole separate > section like 10 or 12 pages paid for by Google with the theme “Made By > Google”. That cost a bunch. So they view this as a big marketing push, > they now want to be known as a hardware company that makes things. (Or > perhaps Things, as in Internet of Things.) > > > > It is a bit reminiscent of 1984 though. George Orwell was right, the > Proles will pay to have their own Telescreens. > > > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Eric Muehleisen > *Sent:* Thursday, October 6, 2016 10:03 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Google wants to be Apple > > > > Why all the anger? It's simply personal preference. Apple has a closed > ecosystem. The hardware is tailored to a specific OS and vice-versa. They > have full control. This is the reason Apple will always have speed and > efficiency advantages. It should go without saying. > > > > Android is an OS built to work for hundreds of different hardware > configurations. I find that to be very impressive that it works as well as > it does. I think everyone understands the distinction between the two > platforms and know what to expect. The argument and comparisons between the > two is getting old. Each is a great product in their own right. > > > > To get back to the original subject line. I do agree. Google understands > they can make a better product if they have more control over the hardware. > I don't think anyone can dispute Google intentions in this particular case. > > > > On Thu, Oct 6, 2016 at 9:53 AM, Travis Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > You obviously didn't read my message... my point was, in the US market, > which is the "most educated, most advanced" country in the world, Apple has > a 44% marketshare... almost double of the 2nd place phone. > > We can talk "Android" use vs IOS use, but anyone can build and GIVE AWAY > an Operating System... just like starting a company that you don't have to > make a profit... anyone can do that. :) > > Travis > > On 10/5/2016 7:55 PM, Josh Reynolds wrote: > > You have a strong opinion, but it is poorly formed. Apple has a decent > take in the US market, but that's a small percentage of the overall pie. > That's slated to slide more away from Apple given current trends. > > 2nd quarter of this year Android was at 86.2% global smartphone share, and > Apple is losing ground quarter after quarter. > > https://techcrunch.com/2016/08/18/gartner-androids-smartphon > e-marketshare-hit-86-2-in-q2/ > > 87.6 once more results were in: > http://www.idc.com/prodserv/smartphone-os-market-share.jsp > > You're entitled to your opinion though, by all means. > > > > On Oct 5, 2016 8:24 PM, "Travis Johnson" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Actually, Apple is the top smartphone in the US... nobody cares about the > rest of the world... they have 44% marketshare in the US. You know, the > country where every real Internet and tech company is located... Apple, > Intel, Facebook, Instagram, Amazon, Google, etc. > > Take your pick of Android phone... their screen responses all suck > compared to an iPhone. :) > > Travis > > > On 10/5/2016 6:02 PM, Bill Prince wrote: > > It was not me that said that. > > I don't buy Apple products. Period. I would not get an Apple product if it > were free. > > And there is good reason that most of the people on the planet use a > smartphone other than theirs. > > And a Samsung smartphone is not real Android, so that is a piss poor > comparison. > > > bp > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > > On 10/5/2016 3:30 PM, Travis Johnson wrote: > > Some people ride a Honda, some people ride a Harley. Some people drive a > Chevy, some people drive a BMW. > > I think it was you that even said "If the price was the same, everyone > would be using an iPhone"... which I honestly believe. I have used a brand > new Samsung phone with Android, and the first thing I noticed is that the > screen response is not the same as an iPhone > > > > > > > > > >
