Garbage collection is actually better for performance where instant response isn't important, such as in servers. In UI and realtime it always seems janky and slow.
But even the choice of Java is related to multiple hardware vendors. There was some idea initially that Android might run on non-ARM platforms. That hasn't turned out to be an important use of Android, but it probably helped push Android to Java initially.
And there is also the fact that I know it's not true because my phone (LG G2) has no problems with touch response.
Secondly, there's nothing stopping you from writing your apps in C/C++ to get whatever sort of response you need.
Adjusted for inflation I think that title still belongs to IBM through the 70s.
The new Xperia products give the hint that Sony is crawling out of that hole, but they have a long way to go.
I'm not so certain that's case. Today the iPhone is at least feature comparative to Android (turn by turn navigation, LTE, decent google integration and hangouts) - but Android still doesn't have as nice hardware as Apple.
I really wanted Nokia to start making Android devices because they do make beautiful hardware, but unfortunately they went to Windows phone. I'd imagine many android users would switch to apple made hardware if it was available.
Then apple would likely dominate the hardware market for both operating systems - which would be interesting.
At the risk of noshing down some trollbait, could you perhaps qualify this statement or are you just going to go with your subjectiuve view as fact?
Is he essentially saying, people who admire the iPhone hardware, do not really admire iOS? Or Am I missing something. Taking into account the premise of Steve, Apple should make Windows Laptops too?
That being said, few people would buy an Apple phone without getting the iOS.
Samsung has pretty much captured the market for Android phones for people who admire iPhone hardware, so Woz isn't completely misguided.
I just don't see the upside for Apple. Does he think Apple can gobble up the Android market with well-made, high-quality Android handsets? It's not worth using your resources to manufacture lower-margin equipment when it could be used to make/sell higher-margin equipment.
s/Android/Windows/, move it back ten years, and then count how many PC OEMs are still in the business today.
Did I miss the part where "Businessweek" became a "how to light your money on fire" journal?
Performance might be questionable, as current Android phones tend to be quad-core models clocked around 2 GHz while A6/A7 feature only two cores at around 1.3-1.4 GHz.
