On your second point:
Neither of the big new Android handsets in the UK (i.e. Samsung Galaxy S 3 and the HTC One X) make any mention of the word "Android" or "Google" anywhere in their their current advertising campaigns - at least, not in anything other than the small print.
Be under no illusion: Samsung sells Samsung phones, not Android phones made by Samsung. It's not just about the SGS3, either; the Galaxy Note's adverts also have a conspicious lack of Google and Android about them. |
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Hmm. I hadn't noticed.
You're right: the brands are selling brand loyalty. I've been subject to that myself.
Maybe that genie simply can't be put back in that bottle... Wade. Just Add Story http://justaddstory.wordpress.com/
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Android rant Tuesday
- (malraux)
- (8)
- July 17, 2012, 08:42:56 PM EDT
The solution seems to be...
- (Another Scott)
- (7)
- July 17, 2012, 09:55:11 PM EDT
Nobody's going to want single-purpose devices
- (drook)
- (2)
- July 17, 2012, 10:34:50 PM EDT
True, but I wasn't clear what I was suggesting.
- (Another Scott)
- (1)
- July 17, 2012, 10:59:02 PM EDT
Defeated by the market share issue
- (malraux)
- July 17, 2012, 11:07:52 PM EDT
IOW, Google needs to out-Apple itself. :-/
- (static)
- (3)
- July 18, 2012, 08:26:45 AM EDT
On your second point:
- (pwhysall)
- (1)
- July 18, 2012, 09:09:06 AM EDT
Hmm. I hadn't noticed.
- (static)
- July 18, 2012, 05:12:47 PM EDT
Google is doing #2 to a certain extent
- (malraux)
- July 18, 2012, 11:33:44 AM EDT
