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Walter Isaacson: “Apple will settle Google Android dispute”

April 6, 2012 · No comments

Walter Isaacson, the author of the blockbuster bestselling biography of Steve Jobs, believes that the "less emotional" Apple CEO Tim Cook will settle the company's dispute with Google over the Android operating system for smartphones.

In his book, Isaacson quoted Steve Jobs as telling Google executives, "You can't pay me off. I'm here to destroy you," referring to the way that the widely-licensed Android OS parroted iOS, in much the way that Windows followed the Mac's look and feel. How and when Cook will settle the dispute with Google wasn't part of Isaacson's statement to the Royal Institution in London.

Isaacson also hinted that Apple will revolutionize the digital photography and television markets in the next two years. While the rumors of an Internet-connected Apple HDTV have been flying since Isaacson's book was published last fall, this is the first time that digital photography has been mentioned as another potential big market for Apple. The company's iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch products contain digital cameras, and the company makes the popular iPhoto and Aperture software products as well, but those products are hardly revolutionary.

In his talk, Isaacson also professed his belief that, in a hundred years, Jobs will be seen as one of the great all-time inventors alongside Henry Ford and Thomas Edison. Isaacson was quoted as saying that "Steve Jobs is a greater genius than Microsoft's Bill Gates because he has transformed multiple industries."

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Walter Isaacson: "Apple will settle Google Android dispute" originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Thu, 05 Apr 2012 12:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Biographer says Steve Jobs was legitimately infuriated by Android

April 5, 2012 · No comments
Biographer Walter Isaacson has disputed Google CEO Larry Page's assertion that Steve Jobs only said disparaging remarks about its Android mobile operating system to rally his own employees.

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Biographer disputes Google CEO’s take on Steve Jobs’ anger at Android

April 5, 2012 · No comments

Yesterday, as part of a wider interview with Larry Page, Bloomberg quoted the Google CEO as saying:

I think the Android differences were actually for show. I had a relationship with Steve. I wouldn’t say I spent a lot of time with him over the years, but I saw him periodically. Curiously enough, actually, he requested that meeting. He sent me an e-mail and said: “Hey, you want to get together and chat?” I said, “Sure, I’ll come over.” And we had a very nice talk. We always did when we had a discussion generally….I think that [Anger at Android] served their interests. For a lot of companies, it’s useful for them to feel like they have an obvious competitor and to rally around that. I personally believe that it’s better to shoot higher. You don’t want to be looking at your competitors. You want to be looking at what’s possible and how to make the world better.

Page likely wasn’t present for the behind the scenes remarks from the former Apple CEO, however.  Jobs likely put on a more distinguished game face, especially in the last meeting the two had when Jobs was very ill.  Also, as a former Apple board member, Jobs’ anger was likely focussed on previous CEO Eric Schmidt.

One person who was present behind the scenes with Jobs was biographer Walter Isaacson who last night disputed Page’s assertion that Jobs anger was “for show”:

Isaacson continued: “It’s almost copied verbatim by Android. And then they licence it around promiscuously. And then Android starts surpassing Apple in market share, and this totally infuriated him. It wasn’t a matter of money. He said: ‘You can’t pay me off, I’m here to destroy you’.”

As for what will happen now that Jobs isn’t around to go ‘thermonuclear’ on Google, Isaacson thinks that Apple CEO Tim Cook will handle things differently. “Tim Cook will settle that lawsuit”, Isaacson added.

In the book, Isaacson quoted Jobs as saying: //

“I will spend my last dying breath if I need to, and I will spend every penny of Apple’s $ 40 billion in the bank, to right this wrong. I’m going to destroy Android, because it’s a stolen product. I’m willing to go thermonuclear war on this.”

I offered up one explanation for the differences last night:

Bloomberg reporter misquoted Larry Page. He didn't say Android war was "for show". Page said it is "fo sho" 9to5mac.com/2012/04/04/goo…

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Sonos drops dedicated controllers in favor of iOS and Android apps

April 5, 2012 · No comments

It was probably inevitable. Sonos, maker of wireless, whole-house music systems, will halt production of the handheld Sonos Control after May 31.

The company has offered iPhone and iPad controller apps for years, which are free and offer a complete set of features. I doubt the company sold many hardware controllers at US$ 349 when you could buy an iPod touch for about half the price and accomplish the same thing.

When the Sonos system was first offered for sale 10 years ago, smartphones were new, and some kind of small controller was necessary. With the invention of the iPhone, and the later ability to have dedicated apps, it was natural for Sonos to offer full control that way. An iPad app followed, and the dedicated controllers have become more and more irrelevant.

It's a small chapter in the larger book of changes that smartphone apps have added to the way we entertain ourselves, communicate and control household items like cable boxes, DVRs, and even security and lighting systems.

Sonos drops dedicated controllers in favor of iOS and Android apps originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Google’s Larry Page thinks Steve Jobs’s hatred of Android was ‘for show’

April 4, 2012 · No comments
Google co-founder and Chief Executive Larry Page doesn't think Steve Jobs was really that upset by the Android platform. Instead, he feels Jobs demonstrated ire "for show" to rally his employees at Apple.

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Google CEO Larry Page says Steve Jobs’ fury over Android was just to rally troops

April 4, 2012 · No comments

In a recent interview with Bloomberg Businessweek Chief Executive Officer of Google Larry Page talked at length about his new role as CEO and his plans for the future of Android, Motorola, and the rest of the company. Much the interview revolved around Android and Google’s relationship with other companies, and towards the end Page was asked about his relationship with Steve Jobs. He was also asked about the state of Android tablets and his thoughts on Apple’s recently announced dividend.

When the interviewer mentioned Google and Jobs had their “differences” regarding Android, presumably referring to Steve Jobs’ claims that Android is a “stolen product”, Page claimed Jobs’ anger towards Android and Google was “actually for show”:

I think the Android differences were actually for show. I had a relationship with Steve. I wouldn’t say I spent a lot of time with him over the years, but I saw him periodically. Curiously enough, actually, he requested that meeting. He sent me an e-mail and said: “Hey, you want to get together and chat?” I said, “Sure, I’ll come over.” And we had a very nice talk. We always did when we had a discussion generally… He was quite sick. I took it as an honor that he wanted to spend some time with me. I figured he wanted to spend time with his family at that point. He had a lot of interesting insights about how to run a company and that was pretty much what we discussed.

He continued when asked to elaborate on his “for show” comment:
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I think that served their interests. For a lot of companies, it’s useful for them to feel like they have an obvious competitor and to rally around that. I personally believe that it’s better to shoot higher. You don’t want to be looking at your competitors. You want to be looking at what’s possible and how to make the world better.

Page’s comments are referring to Steve Jobs’ comments originally documented in Walter Isaacson’s Steve Jobs biography where the Apple CEO claimed he’d spend his last dying breath and “every penny of Apple’s $ 40 billion in the bank” to destroy Android. Jobs claimed Google was “using our ideas in Android”. If you believe Page, the whole thing was simply to rally the troops at Apple. Despite Page’s view of the situation, Apple is clearly still willing to spend its money on lawyers to fight Android vendors in courts across the globe. However, recent reports suggested Apple is interested in settling for as much as a $ 15 royalty per Android device with some of its competitors.

As for if Apple’s new dividend and share repurchase program has inspired Page to rethink his strategy:

I think Apple has more cash than we do— 

Cross-posted on 9to5Google.com


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RIM’s server software now manages iPhone, Android devices

April 4, 2012 · No comments

RIM launched its highly-touted BlackBerry Mobile Fusion today. The enterprise software solution lets network administrators manage iOS, Android and BlackBerry devices using a single, web-based application.

The software lets admins manage multiple devices per user, set and manage security policies, remote wipe lost or stolen devices and more. The app is free for companies to download and comes with a 60-day trial. Businesses that want the full product will be charged US$ 99 per user or $ 4 per user per month (billed annually).

You can find out more about BlackBerry Mobile Fusion on RIM's website.

RIM's server software now manages iPhone, Android devices originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Google reportedly makes more per iOS device than Android device

April 4, 2012 · No comments

According to Horace Dediu of Asymco, Google's smartphone revenue per year is on the rise. On the surface, this appears to be good news for Android, but a closer look at the source of the revenue shows that most of this increase is from iOS. In fact, Deidu suggests revenue per device from Android is slightly declining. If you are wondering, Google is making money because of its prime placement as the default search engine on the iPhone and iPad.

Dediu also notes that though the Android platform is sustainable from an economic point of view, Google is only getting US$ 1.70 annually per device, while Apple is making over $ 576 per iPhone sold.

You can read his post on Asymco's website and comment on his analysis.

Google reportedly makes more per iOS device than Android device originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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comScore: Android and iOS grab 80 percent US marketshare, Apple passes Motorola

April 3, 2012 · No comments

Following Nielsen’s latest survey showing over 90 percent of US smartphones buyers are choosing iOS or Android, research firm comScore today released its data of the top smartphone platforms and OEMs in the US. The survey included more than 30,000 people over a three month period ending February 2012 and found Android was up 17 percentage points from a year ago with 50.1 percent of the the US smartphone market. In comparison, Apple’s 30.2 percent accounted for an increase of 5 percentage points from the same period a year ago.

According to comScore, Google passed the 50 percent milestone for the first time ever during February 2012. The numbers represent a 3.2 percentage point increase over previous three month period for Google, and a 1.5 percentage point increase for Apple.
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When it comes to the top mobile phone manufacturers (including non-smartphones) in the U.S., Samsung takes the top spot with 25.6 percent of the market for the three month period ending in Feb. 2012. LG was close behind with 19.4 percent, followed by Apple with 13.5 percent, Motorola at 12.8 percent, and HTC at 6.3 percent.

During the period Apple experienced the highest market share increase up 2.3 percentage points compared to the previous three month period and passed Motorola to grab the third highest share of the US smartphone market among OEMs. Nielsen’s numbers for the total number of smartphone owners during the period were almost identical to comScore’s. However, Nielsen’s data shows when looking at just new smartphone purchasers iOS and Android’s combined marketshare rises from roughly 80 to over 90 percent as of Feb. 2012.

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Apple’s iOS, Google’s Android grow to 80% of US smartphone market

April 3, 2012 · No comments
Apple's iOS and Google's Android mobile platforms continued to grow over the last three months, accounting for 80.3 percent of the U.S. smartphone market.

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