With Steve Jobs Gone, How Will Apple's Software Fare Vs. Windows 8 & Android? Discussion

[Jacqueline Emigh]

Now that Steve Jobs is gone, will Apple be able to stick to the same high levels of innovation that have sparked groundbreaking products like the iPad, iOS, iTunes and Mac OS X over the past three decades? For this to happen, Jobs' carefully put together management team needs to stay as open to new ideas -- and new talent -- as Jobs did throughout his lifetime, and maybe the same willingness to take chances against rivals.

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[TSE]

Android has shown little success in the tablet market and will continue to do so as it lacks innovation and just copies the iPad... The only thing it has the iPad beat in is price now that the Kindle Fire is coming out... but even then the iPad will still dominate it because the iPad is better in every other way and has a MUCH superior App Store.

With tablets, the software and ecosystem is the most important thing first and foremost - and I, an unfortunate owner of an Android phone, am not impressed with it.

The only competition I think the iPad will have are Windows 8 tablets - that is because Microsoft is taking a totally different (and riskier) approach - but I think it might work. Instead of creating a totally different ecosystem for their tablets, Microsoft is integrating their current, most powerful ecosystem, Windows, and integrating it into their tablet design.

If Microsoft can get a Windows 8 tablet that is the size of the original iPad, run it on ARM, have battery life of atleast 8-9 realistic hours, it will be highly successful. Even better is if they come up with a way to run x86 code when a person desperately needs it.

[Steven]

*sigh* I guarantee you that most people who purchase Apple products don't bother to glance at most of the specifications.

MOST AVERAGE buyers buy the sleek, amazing, look and buy it because it's Apple.

Apple will continue thriving.
Haters will continue hating.

[TSE]

That might be true for some, but you aren't giving enough credit to Apple.

The iPad is the best tablet on the market right now. I don't think there is any disputing that.

[neonlazer]

*sigh* I guarantee you that most people who purchase Apple products don't bother to glance at most of the specifications.

MOST AVERAGE buyers buy the sleek, amazing, look and buy it because it's Apple.

Apple will continue thriving.
Haters will continue hating.

Agreed, main reason Apple will continue thriving is marketing(like it has been) and everyone wants to have an Apple.(alot of my friends are like that...i want to punch some sense into them lol)

[benfclark]

Android has shown little success in the tablet market and will continue to do so as it lacks innovation and just copies the iPad... The only thing it has the iPad beat in is price now that the Kindle Fire is coming out... but even then the iPad will still dominate it because the iPad is better in every other way and has a MUCH superior App Store.

With tablets, the software and ecosystem is the most important thing first and foremost - and I, an unfortunate owner of an Android phone, am not impressed with it.

Lacks innovation, copies the iPad?

My widgets, flash support, animated wallpapers and keyboard dock (Asus EEE Pad) all beg to differ.

[TSE]

How are those innovative AT ALL?

And who honestly needs flash support? While it would be nice to have it as an option of the iPad, it isn't that big of a deal. I disabled flash on my Galaxy S and I haven't looked back. Flash is a sinking ship, and thankfully so.

[Mitlov]

The iPad is the best tablet on the market right now. I don't think there is any disputing that.

I dunno, iOS is probably the most refined tablet OS on the market, but I think there's an argument to be made that the Samsung Galaxy Tab has better hardware (particularly the cameras), and the Sony Tablet S is not only a more unique physical design, but also a better fit for multimedia-oriented types ("throwing" media to Bravias, and universal remote control) and gamers (as Sony expands the number of PS1/PS2 titles available on it). In my mind, the iPad 2, the Galaxy Tab, and the Tablet S are the "big three" tablets out there in terms of what they bring to the table, and which is best for each consumer depends on what each consumer wants out of a tablet. All three are really solid options. Yeah, the iPad 2 is dominating sales right now because of name recognition, but that's not the end of the inquiry in my mind.

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[benfclark]

How are those innovative AT ALL?

And who honestly needs flash support? While it would be nice to have it as an option of the iPad, it isn't that big of a deal. I disabled flash on my Galaxy S and I haven't looked back. Flash is a sinking ship, and thankfully so.

It's a safe bet that you'd describe anything less than what I have listed as 'innovative'.

They're nice features that make Honeycomb a better tablet Operating System than an upscaled version of iOS. That is, taking advantage of more screen real-estate. That's an innovation, not a very large one, but still an improvement over iOS.

As for Flash, it's still one of the biggest platforms for web content, whether Apple likes it or not.

[TSE]

Yeah, it's one of the biggest platforms for advertisements and banners. :P

Flash is becoming a non-factor in any platform nowadays. The proof is in the pudding. There is a reason why Windows 8 tablet version is also not going to have flash support for IE10: Flash sucks up system resources like no tomorrow, it is unreliable compared to other alternatives (Silverlight, HTML5), and really, unless you want to fiddle with flash games on your tablet, it's useless.

I would say the whole market for tablets pausing and waiting for the iPad to come out means it was pretty innovative. Until the iPad came out, what a tablet was was a large, ugly, ineffective touchscreen with terrible battery life running Windows or some version of Linux that wasn't build for touchscreens making for a frustrating user experience. Apple innovated in the way we view a tablet today. Google and the other tablet manufacturers followed.

While decent alternatives are spawning up like the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, it is the same price as an iPad, yet for most people (95% of people), the iPad would better suit them just because of the much superior App Store, better build quality, and stabler software. The Sony I am going to completely disregard as it gets something like 5 hours of battery life, something completely unacceptable for a tablet.