Woz: Android will be the dominant smart phone platform

[QueBert]

You point out your own fallacy in this statement. Each restaurant is so crowded because there are so few of them. If they were more widespread, do you really think each store would be as crowded? If you answer yes - you're wrong.

There are 4 within about a 10 minutes drive of where I live, if there were 10x as many locations of course they wouldn't be as crowded. But if the ones6 I go to were 10x times less crowded due to having more locations near by. They'd still be more crowded than any McDonalds around here. I know people who live a distance from 1 and will drive 20 minutes to get a Double Double. Nobody will drive 20 minutes to get McDonalds. If In-N-Out started to franchise they'd absolutely rape any other fast food place.

 

[pm]

I've never understood the whole In-n-Out thing. But then I never understood those big dorky looking sunglasses, the Twilight movies/books and numerous other things that culture says are "In". I went to In-n-Out, waited in line, got my burger and fries and said "it's ok, but I don't see the fuss" and I've never been back again.

As far as Woz, I've always liked hearing his opinion. I can only believe that he's been misquoted. He's usually pretty blunt, and I know he likes Android and as I recall he carries around an Android phone, but this still doesn't seem like something that he would say. I've read a fair number of Woz interviews and this statement doesn't sound right.

 

[Deeko]

There are 4 within about a 10 minutes drive of where I live, if there were 10x as many locations of course they wouldn't be as crowded. But if the ones6 I go to were 10x times less crowded due to having more locations near by. They'd still be more crowded than any McDonalds around here. I know people who live a distance from 1 and will drive 20 minutes to get a Double Double. Nobody will drive 20 minutes to get McDonalds. If In-N-Out started to franchise they'd absolutely rape any other fast food place.

Frankly, if that were the case, they'd do it. McDonald's has over 31,000 locations versus In N Out's 250. Business owners don't pass up that kind of money.

However...this is a thread about Android in GG&P, so I'm going to leave it at that.

I went to In-n-Out, waited in line, got my burger and fries and said "it's ok, but I don't see the fuss" and I've never been back again.

Exactly. People in areas that have it love to rave about it, because its their "thing", but frankly, its just another burger.

 

[QueBert]

Frankly, if that were the case, they'd do it. McDonald's has over 31,000 locations versus In N Out's 250. Business owners don't pass up that kind of money.

However...this is a thread about Android in GG&P, so I'm going to leave it at that.


Exactly. People in areas that have it love to rave about it, because its their "thing", but frankly, its just another burger.

But they do, look at Apple for proof, if the iPhone was on Sprint, Verizon & T-Mobile they'd be easily selling 3x as many phones. Regardless of how much $$$ they're making off the iPhone, if it was on all the carriers in the US they'd be making a shit ton more money. While all signs point to a Verizon version coming out in 2011, that still leaves 2 other networks with huge customer potential they're ignoring.

 

[Deeko]

But they do, look at Apple for proof, if the iPhone was on Sprint, Verizon & T-Mobile they'd be easily selling 3x as many phones.

I'm sure Apple got a LOT of money from AT&T to be exclusive. Come on. They didn't go exclusive out of the kindness of their hearts, it was a business decision.

 

[Brian Stirling]

I'm sure Apple got a LOT of money from AT&T to be exclusive. Come on. They didn't go exclusive out of the kindness of their hearts, it was a business decision.

Exactly! Me thinks Apple is getting a cut of the monthly bill on the order of $10/customer. A company that sells the hardware/software but not the service should be expected to want as many outlets for there junk as they can can so being exclusive to ATT must be because ATT is giving them kick-backs.

OTH, if Apple was selling through all the carriers they would NOT be selling 3X the number of iPhones -- I'd guesstimate it closer to 50% more versus 200% more. I know I switched, grudgingly, from Verizon to ATT when I got the iPhone 3G back in 08. ATT no doubt figured that giving Apple a sizeable kick-back could be justified if tons of people jumped from Verizon, Sprint, T-mobile to get an iPhone.

I jumped carriers once again in June to get the Evo!


Brian

 

[cheezy321]

Funny, I made a rant about how in-and-out is the most overrated/overpriced piece of shit a few months ago over at ATOT.

Nobody cared then, and nobody cares now. everyone knows this, maybe you should too