undefined | Better HN

0 pointsscarface_742y ago0 comments

Apple’s patents aren’t the issue. The world can’t just figure out how to manufacturer hardware scale. The market is littered with failed hardware startups and even companies like Sony and Microsoft can’t figure out how to manufacturer the number of consoles in three years to match the number of phones Apple sells in less than a quarter.

Literally dozens of Android manufacturers can’t figure out how to compete with Apple at scale. Android is already open source

0 comments

3 comments · 1 top-level

dcow2y ago· 2 in thread

If you could run iOS on other hardware, you'd get an iPhone for $300. That would be competitive.

scarface_74OP2y ago

Why do you think running iOS on cheap commodity hardware would be any better than Android?

Apple designs it’s hardware and software in concert.

dcow2y ago

I have no idea, but at least we'd be able to try it out and see. Plus the iMessage blue bubble thing would be dead and that's a big part of Apple's social platform lock in today.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse