With increased technology products realised, the competition between companies is fierce. Typically, the competition between Google and Apple is a case in point. It seems that, the competition is not only involved into technical products, also involved in ideas of products, advertising and customer’s services. Ted mentioned that Apple is a closed ecosystem, whereas Google is a free and open platform. Comparing with two companies through some dates and market researches, it shows that Google growth faster than Apple. Moreover, Apple gain huge profit margin from one product, but Google gains the small profit from one single product with long tail. The fact is, lots of friends of mine prefer use products of Google, they think Android system is more easy to use and it has strong connection with internet. However, we have to say Apple’s closed economy system draws much attention.
The reading of this week is interesting. Roth mentioned that
“Google didn’t care how any individual model was pimped out as long as he hidden Android DNA was here underneath, keeping everything tied to the internet and running smoothly”.
Different business strategies are used in Apple and Google. As Ted mentioned that, Apple is closed economy; oppositely Google is a free platform and make strong connection between internet and users. I am also interested in the question of what is money which was asked in the tutorial. I think money is not value when it can no exchange anything, it becomes worthy because it can exchange something useful such as food and car. Personally, I think if everything is free, it will lost its value.
Interesting post, Laura. I think it;s interesting that Ted described Apple as a closed ecosystem and Google as a free and open platform. I have never really thought too much into using Goggle to be honest. I trust Apple as product, to me Google is more of a web browser to me than an actual product you can hold in your hand. It's interesting to read others' ideas on this technology war!
回复删除I suppose it's true that apple is closed and google is open but still, seems sort of a strange destinction really.
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