Dogfight Paperback Author: Visit Amazon's Fred Vogelstein Page | Language: English | ISBN:
000752496X | Format: PDF, EPUB
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- Paperback
- Publisher: William Collins (November 12, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 000752496X
- ISBN-13: 978-0007524969
- Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.8 inches
- Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
The most complete take on the Android and iOS battle I've read so far. For the majority of the book it presents information through stories from people inside both Apple and Google. The narrative suffers when the author decides to present his own analysis. The analysis can yank you out of the interesting accounts and excellent reporting that preceded the random opinions of the author. The opinions did sway both directions , so I feel the books overall objectivity remains fair and balanced.
Interesting take on the true importance of iOS and Android in terms of convergence of media for the last couple chapters, but felt drawn out and full of conjecture. A good read if you want an overview of the origins of iOS and Android, and the disruptive force of smartphones and tablets on the tech and media industry.
Nitpicking:
The nerd in me got a little angry when he described Android's ability to run Adobes Flash Runtime as a key advantage for Android, when this feature would destroy battery life, and crash so often. So much so that eventually Android stopped supporting it for the same reason Apple never allowed it to run on iOS in the first place.
Also not enough importance is given to the fact that iOS was built as a touch screen operating system first, while Android had touchscreen functionality tacked on top of an operating system intended to be used with a physical keyboard. And how this translated to better touch performance for iOS.
Market share is focused on a little too much in this book. While the war between Apple and Microsoft in the battle of personal computing was often measured by this statistic, I feel that it paints an incomplete picture of the smartphone and tablet dominance.
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