Comments on: Will Verizon Get The iPhone? A Former Insider’s Prediction http://www.nodalbits.com/bits/will-verizon-get-the-iphone-a-former-insiders-prediction/ Chris Silver Smith blogging on Search Engine Marketing, Local SEO, Technology & more. Sat, 27 Apr 2013 00:09:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: The iPhone Comes To Verizon Finally! » Nodal Bits http://www.nodalbits.com/bits/will-verizon-get-the-iphone-a-former-insiders-prediction/comment-page-1/#comment-4631 The iPhone Comes To Verizon Finally! » Nodal Bits Tue, 11 Jan 2011 17:53:30 +0000 http://www.nodalbits.com/?p=188#comment-4631 [...] my prediction that the iPhone was coming to Verizon has finally panned out as the official Verizon Wireless [...] [...] my prediction that the iPhone was coming to Verizon has finally panned out as the official Verizon Wireless [...]

]]> By: Olof http://www.nodalbits.com/bits/will-verizon-get-the-iphone-a-former-insiders-prediction/comment-page-1/#comment-1132 Olof Sun, 29 Aug 2010 08:09:51 +0000 http://www.nodalbits.com/?p=188#comment-1132 So when will it happen? You can publisize your prediction at http://whenwill.org/verizon_get_the_iphone So when will it happen? You can publisize your prediction at http://whenwill.org/verizon_get_the_iphone

]]> By: Silver http://www.nodalbits.com/bits/will-verizon-get-the-iphone-a-former-insiders-prediction/comment-page-1/#comment-285 Silver Wed, 12 May 2010 17:50:38 +0000 http://www.nodalbits.com/?p=188#comment-285 You're very right that difficulty of porting iPhone to CDMA isn't really a barrier to Apple. You make some really good points. However, I want an iPhone for multiple reasons. There's a large, established consumer base. Many of my clients are familiar with it, and it still has some buzz associated that they would like my help with (so, increasing my familiarity with it is somewhat necessary for my career work). And, there's possibility that popularity with iPhone/iPod, and iPad may translate to increasing personal computer sales -- they could shift more users over to their systems which would mean I'd need to renew my familiarity of Apple products like I had years ago. Your points about Android advantages from a developer perspective are very good, too -- if it was merely based on ease of development, I'd choose the Android in a heartbeat! You’re very right that difficulty of porting iPhone to CDMA isn’t really a barrier to Apple.

You make some really good points. However, I want an iPhone for multiple reasons. There’s a large, established consumer base. Many of my clients are familiar with it, and it still has some buzz associated that they would like my help with (so, increasing my familiarity with it is somewhat necessary for my career work). And, there’s possibility that popularity with iPhone/iPod, and iPad may translate to increasing personal computer sales — they could shift more users over to their systems which would mean I’d need to renew my familiarity of Apple products like I had years ago.

Your points about Android advantages from a developer perspective are very good, too — if it was merely based on ease of development, I’d choose the Android in a heartbeat!

]]> By: Gluon Spring http://www.nodalbits.com/bits/will-verizon-get-the-iphone-a-former-insiders-prediction/comment-page-1/#comment-284 Gluon Spring Wed, 12 May 2010 17:30:18 +0000 http://www.nodalbits.com/?p=188#comment-284 Apple isn't a small company any more. They have enough CASH ON HAND to hire all of the CDMA engineers on Earth. So I seriously doubt that technical issues play into this. Anyway, since Apple has decided to embrace evil, why support them? You give good reasons not to yourself. They are too controlling and they force you to use their products at every turn. And have you been an Apple customer before? They show little respect for their customers (charging very premium prices for everything, dropping support for even recent models of their products, constantly changing proprietary connectors, monitors that don't work with year old MacBooks, sealed in batteries, restrictive DRM, etc.). And if Apple shows a lack of respect for their customers, they treat developers with something bordering on contempt. Sure, the iPhone is the best of class for now, but that won't last. Already some HTC devices are close. I think the Android model of having widgets that display information all of the time is fundamentally better, in the long run, than Apple's model of making you open up an App to, say, see the weather forecast, stock ticker, headlines, or your friend's tweets. Android has a lot of catching up to do in terms of apps and polish, but with Android sales passing iPhone sales, developers are sure to take notice. As a developer, you should also consider that the gold rush days for iPhone apps is over. The App store is basically saturated. Your app will be as lost on the iTunes app store as a random blog on the internet. There's no fast money left to be made there. Android, on the other hand, is still hurting for good apps in a range of categories, so I think the gold rush days for Android are still open. Apple isn’t a small company any more. They have enough CASH ON HAND to hire all of the CDMA engineers on Earth. So I seriously doubt that technical issues play into this.

Anyway, since Apple has decided to embrace evil, why support them? You give good reasons not to yourself. They are too controlling and they force you to use their products at every turn. And have you been an Apple customer before? They show little respect for their customers (charging very premium prices for everything, dropping support for even recent models of their products, constantly changing proprietary connectors, monitors that don’t work with year old MacBooks, sealed in batteries, restrictive DRM, etc.). And if Apple shows a lack of respect for their customers, they treat developers with something bordering on contempt.

Sure, the iPhone is the best of class for now, but that won’t last. Already some HTC devices are close. I think the Android model of having widgets that display information all of the time is fundamentally better, in the long run, than Apple’s model of making you open up an App to, say, see the weather forecast, stock ticker, headlines, or your friend’s tweets. Android has a lot of catching up to do in terms of apps and polish, but with Android sales passing iPhone sales, developers are sure to take notice.

As a developer, you should also consider that the gold rush days for iPhone apps is over. The App store is basically saturated. Your app will be as lost on the iTunes app store as a random blog on the internet. There’s no fast money left to be made there. Android, on the other hand, is still hurting for good apps in a range of categories, so I think the gold rush days for Android are still open.

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