Earlier,
Apple has developed products exclusively for iOS. However, now the company does not exclude the possibility of product development for Google
Android OS. It all started with porting the
Apple Music service for Android and the release of the
Move to iOS application. With it, you can transfer data from your device to Android on a smartphone or tablet on iOS. On August 5, an
announcement appeared on the Apple site about searching for Android programmers to work on new company products.
July 8, the day of the official launch of the music service, Apple announced that Apple Music will be available on Android devices in the fall. The number of active Apple Music users in the five weeks since launch has reached 11 million. This was
reported by USA Today. Running the Android version will increase this figure.
In the past two weeks, Apple shares fell from $ 131 to $ 115. The capitalization of the corporation from July 20 to August 6, 2015 decreased by $ 90 billion. Analysts at Bank of America Merrill Lynch lowered their outlook on the marginal value of one share from $ 142 to $ 130, and changed the recommendation to buy Apple shares from positive (Buy) to neutral (Neutral).
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Demand for the iPhone has slowed down lately. The corporation is losing ground in China: in the quarter, Apple bypassed Xiaomi and Huawei. Also, experts pointed to a slowdown in profit growth in dollars, which correlates with the price of shares, RBC
reports .
Apple CEO Tim Cook, in 2013,
told The Verge that the company does not have “religious prejudices” against making apps for Android. If the company deems it necessary, it will be done, he said.