Dogfight: How Apple and Google Went to War and Started a Revolution Hardcover Author: Visit Amazon's Fred Vogelstein Page | Language: English | ISBN:
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The smartphone and tablet computer have revolutionized personal computing to such an extent that they have caused waves of disruptions across numerous industries, decimating sales of laptops and giving consumers more choices than ever to have TV, movies, and the Internet on their own terms. The PC platform wars of the 1990s between Apple and Microsoft Windows may mirror the current fight for dominance over the smartphone market between Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Android, but today the stakes are higher and the battle more personal, to the extent where the fight has become “one of the nastiest, longest, and most public business battles in a generation.” Vogelstein, a contributing editor for Wired magazine in San Francisco, dissects the boardroom meetings, technological hurdles, product unveilings, courtroom battles, backstabbing, temper tantrums, and even the effect that Steve Jobs’ illness and untimely death has had on the rapidly changing landscape of mobile computing as well as on Apple’s prospects going forward. He cuts through the technological jargon and relates a succinct and compelling story, leaving value judgments up to the reader. --David Siegfried
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- Hardcover: 272 pages
- Publisher: Sarah Crichton Books (November 12, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0374109206
- ISBN-13: 978-0374109202
- Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 1.2 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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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