Apple is great when it comes to design and aesthetics. Jobs was known for being great at conveying a feeling in his presentations, and their products were always aimed at a “it just works, don’t worry about how” crowd. It’s no wonder they were copied left and right (slide to unlock, round corners etc., as ridiculous as some of those patents are).
That said, I feel like Android and iOS have come ever closer to equality. Google is locking down their walled garden, both app stores have basically become useless - apps are just custom browsers to webpages now and games suuuuck - with the exception that Apple’s walled garden enables compilation and therefore better battery efficiency, which in turn makes phones lighter.
Apple is great when it comes to design and aesthetics. Jobs was known for being great at conveying a feeling in his presentations, and their products were always aimed at a “it just works, don’t worry about how” crowd. It’s no wonder they were copied left and right (slide to unlock, round corners etc., as ridiculous as some of those patents are).
That said, I feel like Android and iOS have come ever closer to equality. Google is locking down their walled garden, both app stores have basically become useless - apps are just custom browsers to webpages now and games suuuuck - with the exception that Apple’s walled garden enables compilation and therefore better battery efficiency, which in turn makes phones lighter.