Comment by bluescrn
7 hours ago
> they think the audience is now fully captive.
It is, for the large sub-$800 segment of the smartphone market.
7 hours ago
> they think the audience is now fully captive.
It is, for the large sub-$800 segment of the smartphone market.
you mean sub $599, right?
https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-iphone/iphone-16e
Which is still a valid argument, the number is just lower. And the UX on these sub 600 devices have definitely gotten worse over the last 5 years too... Likely because Google isn't really targeting that price point anymore, so Android isn't getting enough optimization to be viable on underpowered devices.
That was different in 2010-2020
This market still exists and is pretty strong, especially outside of US. It's all on Android so Google doesn't need to try to compete here.
This is why with Pixel they're focusing on competing with the iPhone, they want people to use Android so there is no point in competing with other Android manufacturer.
Is it really Google's Android? I have the feeling it's mostly Chinese manufacturers with their own Android versions sans the Google services.
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