you can read, with rapt attention, about all of this in the comments. but, I just felt like relaying it in a separate Blog because my antagonist, whom I hold in a great deal of genuine affection, set a great stage for me.

… a lovely pudding, actually.

mine is only an opinion in which I do use facts, as leveraged in the very post that gives rise to [those] exploratory comments.

that said, I don’t feel “hate” in my heart or opinion for Google. And, I’ll stand hopeful that I’ve not used that word against the Company on this Blog. Facebook, certainly. not only do I “hate” that Company, but I could very well add “detest” to a long list of negative words that aptly describe not only my opinion, but firm conviction.

so… I’ve taken a moment to revisit and ponder this post.

I stand by the facts offered.

my position remains that the Samsung Nexus Prime device running the latest Android Operating System is [pretty] good, and the Operating System “vibrant” (but, an OS that integrates mobile devices is not innovative, only slick – and, already accomplished by the Apple iOS). I’ll add that my numbers extolling Google’s revenues off Mobile devices are accurate and aligned with the fact that roughly five-hundred thousand (500,000) Android handsets are activated [daily, weekly, monthly - I can’t recall] on a regular basis. however, as stated in other posts, Google’s revenue for that effort pales in comparison to Apple’s revenue off much fewer units sold. that is certainly factual.

I prefer substance over fluff, and believe that making money is part of best practices. and, being able to say that, as a shareholder, we get more “bang for our buck” is good and cool. also, in a word of my friend, if Apple only carries a “niche” (for a market), but takes that to the bank at one thousand dollars ($1,000) a share, that’s okay – and, a long-standing prediction of mine. as a matter of fact, most Apple evangelists understand that Apple products are for the discerning, and the masses, not so much. I’ve certainly made that point repeatedly, and sincerely like it that way. I’m less so snobby than I am grimly satisfied for being proved right every single day by Apples Halo Effect.

by the way… Any time Google’s stock is over $475 a share, I “like” that.

what!?

I’ll always freely admit that Google rocks and owns online-oriented advertising. I suspect they cheat. But, that’s not proven, yet. and, I’m not going to bother with that, today. but, I use Apple products for one purpose, and (now/ again) Google’s stock for another. but, that’s just me being practical.

in any event, I have to appreciate Google for it’s comparison to Apple (If I’ve not made that clear in the past I will work to do so more in the future). the stories, of the Companies, their founders and products, are very different by contrast – in almost every conceivable way. many people (not just me, certainly) point to Steve Jobs and Apple as great examples of innovation and heroic deeds. Not so Larry Page and the people around him that have very different DISC and HBDI profiles than Apple employees. Page recently bragged about casting-off unprofitable business units, but spent a lot of money wasted on acquisitions that made little or no sense. we’ll see about Motorola (that was really interesting). don’t bother asking me how I know all of that. I’ll run the risk of ignorant (make sure you [collectively] know the nuance associated with that word) derision, and remain satisfied with my own information.

NOTE: my friend knows that I went out of my way to work with an Android device for almost six months (I even bought two for my daughters, and you) before I went back to the iPhone. I covered much of that with fairly glowing reports, didn’t I? I felt I needed to experience the technology so I could leverage an honest assessment. and, so I have. but, my buddy has almost no experience with an iPhone, and yet remains evangelical over Google without valid comparison.

that post really wasn’t about Google, or Android. and, it’s not about me or feelings. it was meant to be about how Sprint Nextel Corporation see’s a path to market-share and profitability by betting on Apple and the iPhone (current and next generation models.

by the way… I’ve never said Android devices will “fail”. I do believe there is a vital market for those products.

if I need to be clear, or clarify a pst discussion, I will say that Google’s Android Operating System that drives mobile devices has failed to meet Apple standards that include, but are not limited to quality.

NOTE: I want everyone to win and have the type of great experience with products that I and Apple-users vitally enjoy.

ideally, as Google (Android gets cleaner), pushes other companies through competition, including Apple to get better as well. That’s how Steve Jobs would see it, I’m certain.

in closing, I probably could have kept this simple by just writing something like: “I don’t hate Google, I just really like Apple by comparison”. had I been advised to state that, I’d probably have followed along.

…I’m also right about China.

Peace be to my Brothers and Sisters.

brian patrick cork