Comments on: Is Steve Jobs Scared of Android? And a Bigger Question http://blog.herlein.com/2010/04/is-steve-jobs-scared-of-android-and-a-bigger-question/ - the musings of Greg Herlein Fri, 11 Mar 2011 06:55:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Tweets that mention Is Steve Jobs Scared of Android? And a Bigger Question « Chasing the Power Curve -- Topsy.com http://blog.herlein.com/2010/04/is-steve-jobs-scared-of-android-and-a-bigger-question/comment-page-1/#comment-84 Tweets that mention Is Steve Jobs Scared of Android? And a Bigger Question « Chasing the Power Curve -- Topsy.com Fri, 23 Apr 2010 02:33:42 +0000 http://blog.herlein.com/?p=217#comment-84 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Greg Herlein. Greg Herlein said: Is Steve Jobs Afraid of Android? And a bigger question - all on my blog at http://lnkd.in/ij2r2K [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Greg Herlein. Greg Herlein said: Is Steve Jobs Afraid of Android? And a bigger question – all on my blog at http://lnkd.in/ij2r2K [...]

]]> By: Markus http://blog.herlein.com/2010/04/is-steve-jobs-scared-of-android-and-a-bigger-question/comment-page-1/#comment-83 Markus Thu, 22 Apr 2010 12:02:08 +0000 http://blog.herlein.com/?p=217#comment-83 At this rate Google will be the very dominant player in mobile OS. In the same way Windows has massively dominated desktop OSes in the 90s and today. It's easy to criticize Apple for these points of difference. While Google simply swamps the market like the Borg. But what happens when Google controls 90%, as Microsoft did? What happens then? What happens to diversity? What happens to choice? Yes Google is relaxed with App approval by comparison. So what. What matters more? A company that is upfront about a morals and you have the choice to not buy their products... or the potential that a single OS may completely dominate the mobile world? Google may be the new Microsoft. At this rate Google will be the very dominant player in mobile OS.

In the same way Windows has massively dominated desktop OSes in the 90s and today.

It’s easy to criticize Apple for these points of difference. While Google simply swamps the market like the Borg.

But what happens when Google controls 90%, as Microsoft did?

What happens then?

What happens to diversity?

What happens to choice?

Yes Google is relaxed with App approval by comparison. So what.

What matters more? A company that is upfront about a morals and you have the choice to not buy their products… or the potential that a single OS may completely dominate the mobile world?

Google may be the new Microsoft.

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