Comment Time to port (Score 1) 595
Why aren't we mentioning time to port? I think that's a significant variable.
Why aren't we mentioning time to port? I think that's a significant variable.
Because Apple is the biggest tech company now. You should read Slashdot more often
You don't see why Betamax lost to VHS? Look at the business model. Sony sold the players at a high price and kept the the player technology to themselved. Beta movies in that format sold for a much higher price than VHS as well. The VHS format licenced its technology so that the players were cheaper as well as the videos were cheaper. Sony Betamax - quality. VHS - quantity.
You clearly need to research the past more. And study business concepts.
I don't understand what you are saying? That's my fault Yahoo bought a services then shuttered it? Or that a service that was going on for years suddenly shutters?
I still have my data... Why the nasty comment?
What a hate filled post you wrote. Seek some counseling or something.
There is nothing fanatical about understanding statics that show one company has 21% of the revenue, while several other companies have to divide 28%...
In regards to user-base, its a significant difference if the product is paid for or given away. That's lost revenue. It effects the sharholders.
Also, my statement "Apple still wins" refers to one company has 21% of the revenue pie, while the others are dividing 28% in to smaller pieces.
Revenue is what the game is all about.
Well, you make a very good point. Although, there is a difference from the VHS/Betamax 'war' which is all the smart phone makers are following Apple's design as well as their business strategy. The VHS strategy was 180-degrees from Betamax.
Nor is there a significant difference in the content available to smart phones. Cost and availability of content is what defined the VHS/Betamax war - as well as the Blu-ray/HD war. Hardware and carrier costs are not radically different with smart phones when they have comparable features.
IF I HAD A MINE SHAFT, I don't think I would just abandon it. There's got to be a better way. -- Jack Handley, The New Mexican, 1988.