By Marques Dotts
In class we recently discussed how Google and Apple are the two powerhouses of the technology world. They are each other’s biggest competitors, but it was not always so. Less than seven years ago Google was just a search engine and had no direct interference with the Apple market. Then Google’s software engineers came up with the android system and it took the mobile world by storm. So much so that it sells of android products surpassed Apple’s in 2010 and Apple has yet to recover the lead.
There are many differences between the two companies. Apple makes its own hardware, software, and they both run on a locked system which does not allow outside adjustments to the product. Apple only allows apps from its approved App store. Apple sells its handsets to mobile companies and does not lease its software. Whereas Google does not make any of its android hardware products, it leases the android software to any and every hardware company that wants it. With that open software, phone companies are allowed to change the product however they want, which is how you have so many products that say “Introducing the new Yada Yada powered by Android Systems”. Anyone can create an app and upload it to the Android market whereas the process of getting into the Apple Store. Apple’s systems are closed and Google’s are the opposite.
Here’s a link to discussion about the competition on cnet, a top tech reviewer:
Recently the rift became larger. For a number of years Google Maps and Youtube were a featured app on all Apple products but with the new update they were no longer present. Apple has introduced its Apple Maps, which is the laughing stock of the app community. It’s a poor substitute for Google’s years of manual labor to collect the millions of miles of data.
The CEO actually apologized for the product.
Here’s a link to Apple’s CEO apologizing for Apple Maps:
These are just a few things that heat up the war between the two and it is just getting bigger.
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Your articles don’t beat around the bushes exact t to the point.
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What I can appreciate about this post is how you have two companies here that are currently leading the United States with their products and services and yet there is still major room for improvement. That goes to show you that even the best have their flaws no matter what the topic of discussion is. And if these companies can keep it up and stay on the upper end of things, then we will see these companies rise higher than ever before.
ReplyDeleteThe majority of our generation is familiar with the concept of google vs apple or even the android vs apple topics. But not many people know the true difference between the two and I can honestly say this post informed me of some of the main differences. Good job.
ReplyDeletethis is not entirely true because most of the iphone's hardware is manufactured from different companies. The A6 processing chip is manufactured from Samsung. The networking chip(4g LTE) is from Qualcomm. I can go on. What hardware did Apple manufactured?
ReplyDeleteNigel is right. The A6 processor is actually manufactured by Samsung.
ReplyDeleteAlso, Google does create hardware. The Nexus phone and tablets are there hardware products. In fact, Google is is coming out with a new Nexus phone, Nexus 10 tablet, and a Jelly Bean software update. (See link below)
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/10/google-announces-nexus-4-phone-nexus-10-tablet-nexus-7-updates/
Not sure if I'm understanding correctly but I think Marques is referring to the actual manufacturing of its products and if that's the case I believe the Nexus phone is actually manufactured by LG, but introduced as a google phone because of it's android software, but I could be wrong. Either way both companies are looking ahead as the line of Nexus products boast wireless charging and wireless media sharing among other things.
ReplyDeleteAlso Google has bought Motorola Mobile and will soon create its own hardware and software option. I also wanted to add that Google has a search and destroy app that goes around the market and deletes junk apps so the play store is not completely open. Interesting article none the less.
ReplyDeleteThis blog definitely enlightened me on the difference between apple and google and also educated me on what both companies do and how they operate use and software. I believe that the competition between these two companies will produce some of the greatest technology ever seen by mankind.
ReplyDeleteEven though both companies are each others two biggest competitors they will still continue to grow and out produce the other companies. But as I was reading the blog some of this info is not entirely true because most of the iphone's hardware is manufactured from different companies just like google.
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