So, who's watching the Apple Conference?
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As much as I understand the criticism of Apple and their strategy: in my opinion they are doing everything right. I was a (Windows/Ubuntu) PC user for a decade, and my first smartphone was a Samsung Galaxy... no idea what model it was... running Android. So I am not quite the typical Apple fanboy.
The point Android/Google is missing is that being first is not necessarily a virtue to be first. Just look at Google Glass. A magnificent piece of technology, yet people are reluctant to like it, or even allow others to wear it. You need to give people time to adapt to new technology, and the execution has to be perfect.
Eventually, I became tired of maintaining my devices. I just wanted something that works, so I could get work done and snapchat minors. Execution and timing is what Apple gets right. And the strategy of leaning back and letting others doing the pioneering (and struggling with the mistakes) seems to work out just fine.
Though, I have to admit: As a Swiss citizen I find the AppleWatch an abomination.
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I find that Apple and Google are taking completely different approaches to the watches.
Google just wants something as passive as possible on your wrist, something that just displays notifications and relevant information in an easily glanceable way.
On the other hand, Apple wants your watch to do almost everything your phone can, as seen by that weird interface and all the gee-wiz watch faces which let you see the Moon and Earth and stuff, as well as by having additional control inputs on the watch itself.
I for one am more interested in Google's vision of a notification mirror more than a stand-alone device, which is the vibe the Apple Watch is giving me.
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@Scuzz In addition to having to reset it on a bi-yearly basis (and I am not the kind of guy who just downloads anything), doing simple things as synching music and files was a mess. It probably is much better by now, I just never felt like there was an unified vision (and thus user experience) in Android products.
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@sdnyco said:
@Scuzz In addition to having to reset it on a bi-yearly basis (and I am not the kind of guy who just downloads anything), doing simple things as synching music and files was a mess. It probably is much better by now, I just never felt like there was an unified vision (and thus user experience) in Android products.
You've been able to drag and drop music onto the phone like a memory stick for years. Far superior to the iTunes abomination. Possibly the only thing that stops me wanting an iPhone. I've never backed up my iPad, because I can't cope with the thought of plugging it in.
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The one thing I like about iTunes and iDevices is that it allows you to make a complete backup of the thing.
Now, this is mitigated somewhat on Android by having your phone rooted so you can take a Nandroid backup, but it's not exactly user friendly, at least not compared to the one-click solution Apple offers.
