For a deeper look into what @tim_cook is talking about, watch my RSA talk: Free is a Lie.
http://thelink.is/free-is-a-lie
#indie #apple #google
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I get this question all the time: ‘isn’t Apple the same?’ … ‘why didn’t you criticise Apple?’ The answer is no, they’re not the same.
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Yes, they’re a closed/proprietary ecosystem but don’t mistake that for having the same business model as Google, Facebook, etc.
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The difference is that if Google stopped spying on people, they’d go bankrupt tomorrow. Apple don’t have to and wouldn’t miss a beat.
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Apple’s competitive advantage over Microsoft was user experience; it’s competitive advantage over Google is privacy. Will prove as pivotal.
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And UX and privacy are intimately related.
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A spyware company like Google has to design for two audiences with orthogonal needs—that’s a huge UX handicap compared to designing for one.
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@Documentally Well, in that video,@tim_cook almost word-for-word repeated what I tell people about the difference between Apple & Google. -
@aral@Documentally its actually easy to believe@tim_cook on this one, too.
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