Should Apple copy Google?

[geekynerd00]

Let me explain: I use Google's opinion surveys quite a lot and love the fact I can earn Play Store credit. Shouldn't/couldn't Apple implement something similar?

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[kch50428]

They could... But no.

 

[phreddyl]

I don't see why they would.

 

[kataran]

I rather not see it myself


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[Just_Me_D]

No, especially when there's no outcry for them to do so.

 

[iOS Gravity]

I don't think Apple will ever do that.

 

[iEd]

Let me explain: I use Google's opinion surveys quite a lot and love the fact I can earn Play Store credit. Shouldn't/couldn't Apple implement something similar?

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How much credit do you get per survey?

 

[geekynerd00]

How much credit do you get per survey?

Most of them are only one question, which gets 25 cents. It adds up quick.

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[iEd]

Most of them are only one question, which gets 25 cents. It adds up quick.

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That's cool 8 surveys get you a $2 app.

 

[taz323]

Nope, no need.

 

[acerace113]

Too many people would complain about privacy so I don't think apple would do that.


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[pappy53]

Actually, they do copy Google(Android) in other areas, but at this point, everyone is copying everyone.

 

[serglb]

That sounds nice and I like free things. I wouldn't mind it as something hidden


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[Speedygi]

To be honest, Apple would have been fine without Google influencing the market with Android. If one looks closely you can see how the iPhones have largely retained a lot of the features they have on the entire line. Even iOS7, while looking new, still has much of the Apple touch and style in it.

The features that Apple apparently took from Google was really just because those ideas are no brainers. Search bar on the home screen, things like that are just logical to put on any phone, like the lock screen, like the password unlock.

To be fair, Google also clearly copied many of Apple's ideas as well, so why not Apple copying Google once in awhile? They are pretty much even.


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[Amamba]

To be honest, Apple would have been fine without Google influencing the market with Android. If one looks closely you can see how the iPhones have largely retained a lot of the features they have on the entire line. Even iOS7, while looking new, still has much of the Apple touch and style in it.

The features that Apple apparently took from Google was really just because those ideas are no brainers. Search bar on the home screen, things like that are just logical to put on any phone, like the lock screen, like the password unlock.

To be fair, Google also clearly copied many of Apple's ideas as well, so why not Apple copying Google once in awhile? They are pretty much even.


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"logical" and "Apple" don't always belong in the same sentence, especially since Jobs is not around anymore.

Android would be a far better OS if (1) the software was properly coded and (2) the hardware was well designed and put together with better quality components. As it stands, the Android is a half arsed implementation of brilliance, and iOS is an excellent execution of mediocrity. After dealing with sudden lags, crashes, and hardware failures for over two years, I've come to appreciate a reliably working, if limited, system.