Comments on: Why Mountain Lion could blunt Android’s momentum

By: Jony

Jony — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 21:51:20 +0000

Chiro my friend, have you tried to check what that UI you actually is?

By: Andy

Andy — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 23:32:16 +0000

“started losing U.S. market share to iOS last quarter” – the link you provide says iPhone was 44.5% to Android’s 46.9% ** IN DECEMBER **. That’s not market share, that’s recent sales. So all your link is really saying is that the iPhone is not losing share as fast as it had been in previous months. Unless you have a different interpretation, Android has not lost any share to iPhone at all.

By: Chiro777

Chiro777 — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 21:29:13 +0000

Possibly, I have never used Linux so cannot really comment. But I can definitely agree with you that OSx is quite subpar in terms of the UI, especially in the areas I specifically mentioned. I’ll have to give Linux a try one of these days.

By: G

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:28:36 +0000

Funny to hear a Windows user say OS X is crappy in basic UI. It is really Windows that is crappy and backward, even compared to linux UI.

By: Kevin C. Tofel

Kevin C. Tofel — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:34:11 +0000

Definitely see your points. The web really doesn’t provide a unified interface though, does it? Data, yes. UI, not as much. Why? Browsers look different between desktops, tablets and smartphones. Safari on iOS is pretty similar and Chrome is getting there now that Chrome for Android is available in beta for a very limited sub-set of all Android devices.

I agree with you in that one quarter doesn’t make a trend. But looking at the link where I said that in the post is a graph of revenue and profit share losses for most Android makers, meaning if they don’t turn things around they won’t be able to stay in the business of Android handset sales. If that happens, they likely turn to Windows Phone. Granted, this is an extreme or long term POV, but I wanted to illustrate why I wrote that point; I’m not looking at one quarter alone. Thanks!

By: Theli

Theli — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:24:37 +0000

“Understood, but I think you’re missing a key point: this isn’t only about accessing your data across devices (an old concept), it’s about a unified interface across devices (a new concept).”

Doesn’t the web browser already provide a unified interface across different devices? I mean, it’s not exactly a new thing.

“And that’s bad for Android, which started losing U.S. market share to iOS last quarter.”

“Started” implies a trend. And one quarter (especially one featuring a delayed launch of a new iPhone) doesn’t make a trend. I don’t know, it seems like every time Apple releases a new product or a new version of whatever, it “spells trouble for Android”. It just smacks of pandering. Some new features on an operating system with less than 10% market share is not going to have a huge impact on the mobile market. It might keep some iOS users from switching, but that’s about it.

And do people really use standalone desktop applications for messaging anymore?
Is there a Facebook for Windows?

By: copiers

copiers — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:17:13 +0000

I think Apples attention to detail separates them from the rest. First thoughts on ML show a new era for OS – exciting

By: Graeme Harrison

Graeme Harrison — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:37:36 +0000

I think you’ll find that lots of people have lots of problems getting their Apple devices to communicate with one another.

By: ipguy

ipguy — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:01:42 +0000

The killer feature would be “unified notification centers”

Why do I need to reach for my iPhone if I recurve an SMS (not iMessage)?. I should be able to see the SMS on my Mac OS and reply directly from there.

If I get a call on my iPhone when setting at my desk I should be able to take the call from my Mac OS.

By: Trunckred

Trunckred — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:32:10 +0000

all the thing is one versus many, one ipad–many android pad. lol…