Google’s management team seem to have dodged a bullet or two from Apple after their announcement made a few days ago.
Truth be told, there was nothing new from Apple that could hinder Google’s control of market share.
Another company with a big smile on their face is Nokia. Apple’s new iPhone 5C is seemingly a flawless copy of the Nokia 620 that has already been available for several months.
Another funny fact is the price of the Nokia 620 is approximately half that of the iPhone 5C.
Apple’s so-called fingerprint sensor feature is something that Dell had already perfected on their laptops in 2007 and can also be found on the Motorola Atrix Android smartphones which came out in 2011. If Apple’s latest claim to fame is to have copied a Dell 2007 laptop and a January 2011 Motorola smartphone, then Apple is in trouble.
Google’s Android and Chrome teams were already ahead of Apple’s iOS team in terms of service integration, customization, ease of use and ability to ship a given grade of hardware at a much lower price.
Over the next few months, the teams seek to extend their existing lead over Apple. The company will introduce Android OS version 4.4 Kitkat, a slew of new Chromebook laptops starting around $199, a Chromepad (touchscreen Chrome OS replacing Android on the smartphone).
The pace of innovation has definitely shifted to the Google camp in recent years.
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