Though Android has been often abused, and bullied by iPhone fans, they should really thank Android for making their iPhone better.
The intention of the post is not to brag about Android, rather to highlight how an industry benefits from competition. Even the “world’s most advanced OS” benefits from its competitor.
Notifications Drawer - Now when you get the notifications drawer in iOS5, you will definitely be amazed by it. I have not seen a single person who hates that feature. When you pull that down, remember that you owe one to Android.
Free from chord - I have used Android right from 1.6, and I have never connected my Android to a computer. Not even to change the OS. At last iOS gets it in the fifth iteration!
Multitasking - It was not that Apple copied Android. However, Android having this feature, was certainly a catalyst. In fact this feature was introduced as “multi tasking done right”.
These features as such is not a great deal. The point is that Apple which touts itself as an innovating company, is actually having to play catch up. Apple is forced to follow the policy of one up on a feature. That is so unlike Apple.
Pricing - Apple has reduced the price of iPhone from $868 in 2007 to $610 in 2010. A part of this is passed on to customers, since the carriers did not have to subsidize so heavily. (http://bit.ly/mvk9ha)
It is a global truth that Apple iPhone was the pioneer of this nascent mobile market. Almost all smart phone OS have borrowed from iPhone. But it is interesting when it happens the other way around. That is when we know that Apple is no more the front runner, but one among the best.
