Wozniak: Apple needs to make a smartphone on Android
At the San Francisco Apps World North America conference, Steve Wozniak gave the WIRED a detailed interview in which he touched many topics - from the favorite color of the iPhone 5s (he has three) to the fictional operating system in the film “She”. But the most interesting comment was his opinion that Apple should have released a smartphone on Android.
“There is no reason why Apple should stay away from Android, the company could use it as a second platform,” Wozniak said. “We could do a great job on the market. People appreciate the style and quality of our products, it is higher than other products on Android. We could play in two markets at the same time. ”
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Of course, iAndroid is unlikely, but from a technical point of view it is quite realizable. Android is open source and available to all manufacturers. Apple can fork Android as it did, for example, Amazon, and create a version that matches Apple's spirit.
Despite such seeming trolling, Wozniak as a whole is quite sympathetic to his former company. On the question that Apple’s innovation seems to have stalled, he replied that everything is going according to plan and the company is just waiting for the right moment to launch each of its products.
“Great products come from hidden development,” he says. “You put together a small team of the best people to work on them, and they don’t worry about the rest of the comments about what they are doing. New product categories do not appear so often. Perhaps once in ten years. Sometimes you just have to wait. ”
He also approved Apple’s decision not to introduce hundreds of new features to the iPhone. "If you have something good - do not change it, do not spoil it," - said Steve. “A Samsung smartphone can take a picture when saying a certain word, but how many innovations are there? It’s just a chase of functions. ”
“People really do not choose smartphones based on their capabilities,” he added. "I think Apple is good enough to say no to them."
“There is no reason why Apple should stay away from Android, the company could use it as a second platform,” Wozniak said. “We could do a great job on the market. People appreciate the style and quality of our products, it is higher than other products on Android. We could play in two markets at the same time. ”
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Of course, iAndroid is unlikely, but from a technical point of view it is quite realizable. Android is open source and available to all manufacturers. Apple can fork Android as it did, for example, Amazon, and create a version that matches Apple's spirit.
Despite such seeming trolling, Wozniak as a whole is quite sympathetic to his former company. On the question that Apple’s innovation seems to have stalled, he replied that everything is going according to plan and the company is just waiting for the right moment to launch each of its products.
“Great products come from hidden development,” he says. “You put together a small team of the best people to work on them, and they don’t worry about the rest of the comments about what they are doing. New product categories do not appear so often. Perhaps once in ten years. Sometimes you just have to wait. ”
He also approved Apple’s decision not to introduce hundreds of new features to the iPhone. "If you have something good - do not change it, do not spoil it," - said Steve. “A Samsung smartphone can take a picture when saying a certain word, but how many innovations are there? It’s just a chase of functions. ”
“People really do not choose smartphones based on their capabilities,” he added. "I think Apple is good enough to say no to them."
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/211731/
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