Former Apple Evangelist Guy Kawasaki Explains Why He’s A Diehard Android User

Killian Bell (8:26 am PDT, Dec 11th 2012)

Guy Kawasaki was one of the Apple employees behind the legendary marketing of its 1984 Macintosh, and he’s well known among the Apple community for being a former evangelist of the Cupertino company. You might think, then, that when Kawasaki’s phone rings, it’s an iPhone he pulls out of his pocket.

Well that couldn’t be further from the truth. Kawasaki’s a diehard Android fan, and he has been for about a year. He no longer uses any iOS products at all — not even an iPad.

People are kind of amazed, but I don’t use any iOS products, none at all,” he told ReadWrite. “I fell in love with Android on the smartphone, and then I got a Nexus 7 and started using Android on the tablet as well. To me the great irony is that Apple’s slogan was ‘Think Different,’ but today if you think different you’re looking at Android.”

So why did Kawasaki switch to Android in the first place? Because he wanted fast 4G connectivity, and it wasn’t until a few months ago that the iPhone finally got 4G: “Apple touts itself as the leading edge of smartphones, so why was it still running on a network that was 10 to 20 times slower?”

He won’t be switching back to the iPhone 5 now that that’s here, either. “I won’t switch now, because I think Android is better,” he says. And that’s the same reason why Kawasaki won’t be switching his Nexus 7 for an iPad mini.

“If there was something compelling about the Mini I would switch in a second, but what’s compelling? Why switch?”

Kawasaki also likes the fact that Android smartphones offer NFC connectivity, “true multitasking,” and the ability to sort apps into alphabetical order (automatically). And then there’s the cable.

“Another thing I like with Android is they don’t have some stupid proprietary cable. I can go to any hotel front desk and if I’ve forgotten my cable they always have a micro-USB around. I can use my Nexus 7 and it’s on the same cable as my Samsung Galaxy S3. What a concept! A standard cable.”

I know what you’re thinking: Samsung sponsored Kawasaki’s last book, What The Plus!: Google for the Rest of Us, and all of a sudden he’s an Android user.

Well, according to Kawasaki, that has nothing to do with it. He insists that’s not why he switched, and that he simply, and honestly, just thinks Android’s better.

Source ReadWrite

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http://twitter.com/hasanahmad80 Hasan Ahmad
Evangelist or Opportunist ?
- grouver
  you know one of his catch phrases is “Sales fixes anything!” … REALLY? He’s write that Android will take you much further but I really fail to see his point about think different, use Android. After all the one common thing about Android is that it’s on any shitty device coming from East Asia and not that’s not a good thing. But hey maybe in his circles iOS is the dominant OS … after all he’s not really a regular Joe …
Cesar Florez
what a traitor.. I use to think Guy was cool for being such a mac Evangelist. Now hes useless and worthless to us all. IPhones still rule the planet and Androids will never get the credibility that IOS gets.
- michael interbartolo
  rule the planet how? not in marketshare. in profit maybe but as a consumer how does them making tons of money off your phone benefit you.
  - Stas Khoroshevsky
    It is natural, he is just trying to feel better by telling that overpriced gadget he bought is somehow better.
- DarthDisney
  Its a phone, not a religion.
- http://twitter.com/JSaterdalen Josh Saterdalen
  He is also a die-hard Mac user to this day. I heard him give a keynote at an event I filmed in Minneapolis where he gave his “Android rules” and “Windows sucks” rants. It’s not wrong to use what you like better.
- Alex Murphy
  Android = 75% worldwide marketshare, iOS = 14%. Only is the U.S. is the iPhone even competitive anymore…
  - NutjobNumber1
    They haven’t rolled out the iPhone 5 to China or other countries YET. They still have plenty of large carriers to add. Apple is still selling far more iPhones each year. But how come Android only has about 22% internet usage on a worldwide basis and iOS has about 65% internet usage? And most of those Android phones that are out there are old, cheap 2.x Gingerbread phones.
    See you are using marketshare numbers that are during the Android phone push, why don’t you give Apple the same amount of time to see how much impact the iPhone 5 is having? Give them until next June, those numbers are going to be much different. Apple gaining ground in the US because everyone else is sucking wind. China is STILL going to be turned on next year, so Apple’s just gearing up to the high demand levels.
  - NutjobNumber1
    Within 1 quarter, Apple sales overtook the entire Android phone sale in the US and the quarter isn’t even over.
  - http://twitter.com/shanecbryson Shane Bryson
    Apple’s marketshare world wide is more around 35-37% without even being launched in China.
  - Jay Kay
    Competition between Single Device Vs Millions of Android Craps, not fair. Apple is King
imot65
Stick your USB micro cable up your arse Kawa.
Calactus
No, of course it has nothing to do with the fact that Samsung sponsored his last book. Noting whatsoever. Like oil and war in Iraq. Unrelated. Gimme a break.
- http://twitter.com/_vinr vinothr
  Aww… poor iSheep. This will cheer you up. http://readwrite.com/files/woz_and_us_1.jpeg
  - Chetan Sharma
    HAHA a great find. LOL
  - neowiz73
    Woz! he’s awesome, a true innovator and he knows where the innovation truely is as well last I checked he was still using both iPhone and Android up until the GS3 came out because of the camera.
- Alex Murphy
  Uh you notice he doesn’t even mention Samsung right? In fact the only Android product he mentions by name is the Nexus 7…which is made by Asus. So everyone would get sponsored for something immediately means they’re opinion is “bought”? I get that means you can’t trust ANY newspaper, television news show or website, because they all run on ad revenue.
  - Christopher Forand
    Uh no. He even spelled the whole thing out in the same sentence “Samsung Galaxy S3 ”
    I’m not taking a stance, I own and use both iOS and Android daily. I just couldn’t let this big of a misstatement go unanswered.
  - http://twitter.com/shanecbryson Shane Bryson
    BIG TIME WRONG, direct quote from the article…
    “Another thing I like with Android is they don’t have some stupid proprietary cable. I can go to any hotel front desk and if I’ve forgotten my cable they always have a micro-USB around. I can use my Nexus 7 and it’s on the same cable as my Samsung Galaxy S3. What a concept! A standard cable.”
http://twitter.com/shanecbryson Shane Bryson
Android doesn’t have “true multitasking”, no mobile platform does, and NFC doesn’t do a single thing that bluetooth can’t or doesn’t already do. Those are pretty terrible arguments for why Android is better. As for 4G or LTE, Apple was waiting for the networks to catch up and make it beneficial to the end user. If Apple would have put LTE in the iPhone 4 or iPhone 4S, it would have made production costs go up for a feature that at that time was only really useful in a handful of metropolitan areas in the US.
Apple is more stable, more consistant, more beautiful, and more fluid than Android. That is an undeniable fact.
- DrewNusser
  Beauty is a fact now? Sure seems like an opinion to me.
  And yes, when I can download an N64 ROM, update all my apps, send a text, and watch a video all at the same time, I’d say that my phone is, by definition, multitasking. Also, LTE was already mature when the 4s came out, despite what Apple told you. That’s why Apple got a lot of crap about it (and not just from Android users). Opinions like yours only enable Apple to keep skimping on their new releases. Demand more and you’ll get more – that’s why Android phones are coming out with 2-day batteries, 1080p screens, REAL multitasking (just look at the Note 2′s features), NFC, etc.
  - grouver
    hum no offence dude but N64 roms are illegal since they are unlicensed copies of the original software, and I urge you to do more than one task at a time on the tiny screen that your phone has and we haven’t even started to talk about the abysmal battery life that all Android devices have. There is a reason why the screen keeps getting bigger and it really has nothing to do with giving YOU more real estate!
    - DrewNusser
      Sorry, but defending a platform isn’t about principles. He preached Apple because he was employed by them. When he ventured out, he found something he liked more, and now he’s reporting on that. I went through a couple of iPhones, because they were the best things available in 2007-2008, but since then, Android has taken the top spot, and most people agree with me (look at the market share).
      As far as the game ROMs go, you’re right. I used to think that it was legal if you owned the physical copy, but I was wrong. I’ve since uninstalled the emulators and deleted the ROMs. But I was just using that as an example. You can insert any file from the internet in it’s place in my example if you’d like, and it still doesn’t change the multitasking capabilities. In fact, you can replace it with a game that needs to download a big file, or an app that needs to sync contact pics, or anything else, and the multitasking will work just fine.
      Now for the battery life sucking on all Android products. That’s just silly, and a blanket statement like that doesn’t make you look very good. The RAZR Maxx can go 2-3 days of normal use without needing a charge (a week of very light use). That’s much better than any other popular smartphone.
      Now go ahead and watch this video and tell me the screen size wasn’t meant to help with multitasking.
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66j_N9d6w6E
      - grouver
        OK, I used some very sweeping generalizations for which I do appologize. However, every Android phone I have tried (Motorola is the only brand I haven’t) has a left a lot to be desired. It usually starts from the poor visual experience with very disproportional icons etc. I do however realize that sense of style is a very subjective metric so lets leave aesthetics aside. My personal experience with top of the line Samsung, LG, Sony and a few other lesser brands is that Android phones last much less than a day without a recharge and this is not really under heavy usage. We are not talking 3D intensive gaming and the likes. Simple application updates, traveling around the city, maps, news reading and a normal load of work emails. I have yet to try an Android phone that can match the battery life an iPhone and believe me I really wish that was not the case because that would save me quite a bit of money over the usual 2 year contract.
        Then we go on to the supposed non-universal cable. I don’t know what type of hotels Guy stays at but the ones I’ve stayed at are a lot more likely to have electronics with an iPod dock than something that lets you plug in your Android device. In fact, I have never stayed in a hotel that has a device cable of connection to an Android phone. Also, I’ve never had a problem borrowing an iPhone/iPod charger/cable. Not to mention that you can buy them pretty much anywhere nowadays. So yes, there might not be based on an open standard but they are very much standard cables. And yes the new lightning port does make my argument a lot less valid …
        Anyway, I am not going to argue that an iPhone is better than Android, it is better for me and my usage and that’s what matters to me. You, sir might have a different need and that’s perfectly OK.
        As to Guy being paid to evangelise Apple, I beg to differ. He had 2 “tours” at Apple and he chose to go back because he believed in the company. Not so much nowadays. Nowadays he seems to mostly talk and lately he also seems to contradict himself. If you don’t believe that, google some of the stuff that he used to say about the iPhone only about 1-2 years ago. Oh and FYI, maybe the US 3G is 10x slower than 4G but that is hardly the case in Europe and a few other countries. Also, with very limited data plans and the very high cost of mobile data, switching to 4G is not necessarily such a great thing. That said I’m not giving mine up any time soon
    - Iucidium
      ‘We haven’t even started to talk about the abysmal battery life that all Android devices have’
      …
      Motorola RAZR MAXX/HD
      Motorola RAZRi
      Galaxy Note 1&2
      And as for nitpicking on the legality of 10- year plus old games on an emulator- you seem to have less and less arguments in iOS’s favour.
  - http://twitter.com/shanecbryson Shane Bryson
    I left this comment for another user on this thread…It applies here as well.
    It’s not just because I think so. I am not envious. I am very happy with my Apple products and I have owned multiple Android devices. I think Android is a great platform but the fact that Project Butter actually needed to exist in order to make Jelly Bean not laggy (which it still is) makes Apple iOS the better option as far as stability. Consistency, well the FACT that there are still devices on a lot of carriers that haven’t gotten Jelly Bean (announced nearly 6 months ago, yeah I will stick with my yearly major updates from Apple. And more beautiful, ok I will give you that one. That is more of an opinion, but there are A LOT of people who will agree. Fluidity, when you have a phone with a 1.2GHz processor and 1GB of RAM (SII) that stalls when swiping between screens, and iOS does much better with less specs, well you get the picture…
    As for you saying LTE was fully mature when the 4s dropped. No, LTE isn’t even fully mature now. Look at it’s coverage maps. Sorry, you’re wrong. Apple got backed into a corner and had to release an LTE phone but no one is really benefiting from it with any phone, unless you live in a large metropolitan area.
    Android phones are releasing with two batteries because, well, they need them, haha. They had HORRID battery life.
    And there is not a single mobile device on the market with true multitasking. By “definition” as you say, humans aren’t even capable of true multitasking, but that is another story. When your android device can run multiple windows in full fledge applications, like a a true computer, then it is true multitasking. Until then, no it isn’t.
    Apple is about a great experience that works. (***minus this maps fiasco, Google Maps is a WAY better service***) They knew users were just going to be frustrated with a “feature” like LTE or NFC at a time that neither are truly usable in a large number of areas and ways.
    Android in some respects lives on the bleeding edge, and that is good in some ways and terrible in others. It has benefited Android in selling to people who want what companies tell them is AWESOME, but it has also killed Android in other ways. The fragmentation of their business model is one of them. Apple gives the user what they need and can use everywhere. As a user, consistency and practical application gets my dollar. This is where Apple really wins.
    - DrewNusser
      The multitasking in Android IS real – even by your definition. Yes, it can run multiple applications in different windows at once. Look at the video of the Note 2. It’s not native Android, but it is still Android. If you want an example that can be used on any Android device, look at some floating apps. You can float a video player or a browser in a separate window above whatever app you’re in at the time. That is multitasking.
      As far as being frustrated with LTE and NFC, come on now. iPhone users now get a much faster network in a lot of places, and the only downside is that they get the normal speeds in others. By the way, I never said that it was “fully” mature, but there were plenty of people enjoying the faster network when Apple refused to support it (for monetary reasons, not to save their users from frustration). NFC, while it’s obviously not widely used yet, is not something people get frustrated with either. Basically, every once in a while you’ll see an NFC pay station, or another person that has an NFC-capable phone, and it’s a nice surprise to be able to use it. If you can share a link, video, photo, contact, etc with other iPhones, you would think it was a cool feature too, not get frustrated because it’s not universally accepted yet.
      I agree that the fragmentation on Android is unfortunate, but it’s not nearly as bad as Apple wants people to believe. 99% of apps will work exactly the same across the board, and even though not all Android devices get the latest Android updates right away, almost all of the features are still there. Apple, on the other hand, will gladly give out the version number but leave out the new features for no apparent reason (Siri/navigation on the 4 & older iPads).
      Either way, to each his own. iPhones are fun, Androids are cool, and nobody is going to hell for preferring one over the other (I hope).
      - http://twitter.com/shanecbryson Shane Bryson
        Android in it’s pure form, cannot do multiple windows. Even with the Note II, those aren’t full blown applications. No mobile application is, When mobile applications and full desktop applications are exactly the same and have the same functionality either mobile or desktop and can be run simultaneously, then it will be true multitasking.
        LTE is not mature, it’s just simply not, and all you have to do is look at a coverage map to see that.
        I have yet to see a single NFC pay station, anywhere. I know they exist, but I have yet to see a single one. Not to mention, I have been able to share things between iPhones for a LONG time now using third party applications like Bump.
        Android fragmentation is the thorn in the platform’s side. The fragmentation, and carrier restrictions are the number one reason why those updates don’t get out to devices in a timely fashion. It’s ridiculous that over half of the Android user base is still running 2.2. That’s a deal breaker for me, sorry.
        As for Apple leaving out features, I will agree it is frustrating, but it isn’t for no reason. I would much rather Apple leave feature off my iPhone 4 that is going to slow it down or make the overall experience less enjoyable just for the sake of giving me something like siri. Siri just wasn’t stable enough on the 4 to make it a good experience. Navigation, I’ll give you that. Navigation on the Android phones I have owned was ten times better than my iPhone has ever been.
      - DrewNusser
        Not sure what you want a phone to do, but I gave you plenty of examples of a phone running multiple full mobile applications at the same time. If you just want to see it done on a big screen, here you go:
        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nh2NSLgaII
        LTE is mature enough for tens of millions of users to enjoy it 24/7 without experiencing dead spots. I’d say that’s mature enough. Plus, wouldn’t you rather have the ability to use it if you were in those areas, rather than being stuck on 3G? That’s not something to credit Apple for. No matter how you look at it, they were denying their customers the privilege of using the faster network.
        I’ve seen a few NFC pay stations. The most recent was with ISIS payments on buses and trains. Either way, just like LTE, this isn’t something Apple should be given credit for. I understand why they didn’t include it ($$$), but they’re still just denying you the chance to use it even if you wanted to. That’s all.
        Bluetooth is definitely not NFC. For applications like Bump, you need to be in the app, browse to what you want to share, then bump phones (and hope that the bump works – with my iPhone it was about a 50/50 chance), and then it would move over. With NFC and Android Beam, if you are watching a video (or viewing a website, or playing a game, or viewing an image, whatever), your friend asks what it is, and you touch the phones together, and now you’re both watching it. Plus, Bluetooth is a battery killer when it’s turned on and NFC isn’t.
        Yes, fragmentation sucks (but it’s 2.3, not 2.2). That’s why I’ve decided I’m doing unlocked Nexus phones from here on out (if I stick with Android). $300 off-contract & always getting the latest and greatest? That’s a no-brainer. It’s pretty ridiculous that some people are still on 2.2/2.3. Carriers and OEMs need to get their crap together, or more and more people are going to go Nexus/no contract.
        Siri works just fine on the iPhone 4. My buddy decided to go the jailbreaking route and installed it, and it seemed okay (I only watched him do a couple of commands, but it was exactly the same as on the 4s). Apple just wanted to give people a good reason to ditch the 4 for the 4s, and people willingly complied. It has nothing to do with voice control not being able to run on a single core processor.
      - http://twitter.com/shanecbryson Shane Bryson
        I want the phone to run multiple applications that are EXACTLY the same as their desktop versions, and run them in multiple windows at the same time and have stock Android do it on all devices, not an add on for one or two devices from the manufacture, not measly mobile apps with crippled functionality in switchable windows. When stock Android does that, then you can call it true multitasking, until then, it’s just not.
        Leaving LTE out to cut manufacturing costs at a time when it wasn’t really ever going to be usable to me was a smart move. If I paid for LTE, I want to use it. If I can’t I am just going to be pissed. Kudos to Apple for realizing that.
        Never once had a problem using Bump, ever. And NFC not a battery killer? Haha. Yes, it is. All my Galaxy buddies say they never use it and it kills their battery when they are moving files to each other using it or Android beam on other devices.
        I put Siri on my 4 and other friends 4 and all it did was slow the phone down and drain the battery. It was better to leave it out. Again, kudos to Apple for realizing that.
      - DrewNusser
        Plain and simple – that isn’t the correct definition of multitasking. Multitasking is when multiple tasks (or processes) are running simultaneously and sharing processing resources (CPU & RAM). Android does offer TRUE multitasking. Just because you want it to run the non-existent desktop versions doesn’t make your definition any more correct. Mobile and desktop apps don’t do the same stuff because they’re not running on the same code base, and mobile ones are optimized for touch, and generally built to run on smaller screens. I showed you a video where they had about 6-7 different videos playing in multiple different applications, and the phone pulled it off beautifully. Every one of the apps are available to stock Android devices too. If you don’t think this is multitasking, then once again, your definition is just incorrect.
        This is also why Android requires more RAM and a stronger processor. iOS doesn’t allow you to do these things. They only allow very limited multitasking in their own built-in apps. That’s why the iPhone can get by just fine on a weaker processor with less RAM. It’s not just because Apple is better at optimizing for the hardware (though that might have a little bit to do with it). Fact is that if iOS allowed for things like widgets and multitasking, they would need more RAM, a faster processor, and a better battery. You should be requesting these things from Apple, and not praising them for purposely leaving them out so they don’t screw up their profit margins.
        LTE was a lot wider spread than you think. You must not know anyone on Verizon if you’re going to stick to that story. You say thank you to Apple when they told you that you don’t deserve a fast network. Good for you. Apple will always skimp on things because of people with opinions like yours.
        NFC only affects the battery when it is in use. Of course it will use the battery when you’re transferring files. That’s common sense. The difference is that Bluetooth still drains quite a bit it when it’s not in use. That means that unless you actively turn it off, you’ll experience drain. Not the case with NFC.
        Voice controls worked fine on my friend’s iPhone 4, but maybe it degrades over time. Not sure. Either way, voice controls have worked great on Android phones since day 1. Seems that Apple should be able to figure it out too. Oh well. Kudos to them for leaving it off rather than figuring it out and giving it to their loyal customers.
      - http://twitter.com/shanecbryson Shane Bryson
        I am sorry but no, it isn’t I’m not incorrect but I can see we aren’t going to agree on that so I will just let that topic alone.
        I was on Verizon, sooooo, yeah. LTE still to this day isn’t wide spread, again take a look at any carriers LTE coverage map.
        NFC DOES DRAIN BATTERY, if you don’t understand that then you have a misunderstanding of it’s fundamental operation.
        Voice control on Android worked “okay” when it was introduced. Had it on the droids I owned and it was kind of lack luster but I will says that Google Search and Google Now destroy Siri in everything.
      - Rey Rios
        I agree with everything you said except: “Siri works just fine on the iPhone 4″ Siri doesn’t work well on any version of iOS!!
      - DrewNusser
        Haha, I should have said relatively well.
      - Rey Rios
        NFC is more useful than just paying. You can have you own NFC cards placed in your car, house, desk, etc… and program your phone to do certain tasks, without touching your phone. Bump is not NFC either. Once you use it, you’ll see the benefit.
        LTE might not be mature or available in all markets, but you have the option. Ask anyone that has LTE now if they want to take it off their phones. I would even take a 4G with the battery drain issue, than 3G.
        Apple has a great ecosystem. On the phone side, is not that different from the Android. On the tablet side, there is a huge difference. iPad apps are better and have more choices than Android, by far.
        OS speaking, Android seems to be more advance and flexible, in some cases easier to use (sharing is one of those things that can be frustrating in iOS). In some cases more stable or about the same as iPhone. I use both OS for Personal and Work. I like both for different reasons, but if I had to choose, I would do Android phone and iPad tablet. But that doesn’t make sense since I would have to buy every app on both markets. Either platform is a lot better than the Nokia phones of the 80s and 90s!!!
- nalij
  Actually the Note 2 does have the ability to do true multi-tasking. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66j_N9d6w6E It does not get any more “true” than that.
  As far as NFC, as far as I am aware there are no mainstream capabilities to support NFC payments. For example, I can take my Galaxy Nexus to 7-11, Stop-n-Shop, BJ’s (major stores) even my local Pizza Shop and use NFC to make a contactless credit card payment. This is definitely not doable with Bluetooth.
  Your comment on 4G makes no sense. If the market offers 4G and the iPhone doesn’t, it’s not Apple waiting for the market to catch-up, it’s Apple. (It would have to be that Apple installed a 4G chip on their devices before 4G connectivity was available – then Apple would be in the lead – but as we know that is not the case). I think the reason that Apple waited was due to the battery usage that 4G requires. Since they now have a bigger phone, it can support a bigger battery (iphone4 had 1420 mAh vs iphone5 1440 mAh) which can help offset some of the battery drain issues.
  When comparing flagship devices (iphone vs. Nexus – the only true comparison) the iphone is not more stable. It just handles crashes differently – when your iPhone crashes it sends you directly to the home screen. While on Android you get a pop-up notification. Both situations suck, just they are handled differently.
  I’ll give you the consistency point when looking at the entire spectrum of Android phones but not when looking at just Nexus devices.
  Beauty is in the eye of the beholder but Apple definitely knows design – well. Although the new LG Nexus looks pretty sick with the glass back (http://www.wired.com/reviews/2012/11/google-nexus-4/).
  Lastly, Project Butter killed any discussion about fluidity between the two.
  So, there are the real facts and some opinions.
  - http://twitter.com/shanecbryson Shane Bryson
    Actuallly, yes, you can make payments with Bluetooth, it just never caught on. It has that capability, it’s just bluetooth hit the seen and maturity at a time that mobile payments were in their infancy.
  - http://twitter.com/shanecbryson Shane Bryson
    As for saying that it was Apple waiting for the market to catch-up, I should have used the term “mature” That is my mistake. While the battery issue did play a part in Apple waiting to release a LTE iPhone, the overall determining factor was that LTE was not offered in enough areas to make it full beneficial to the user or for the manufacturing cost/process. Now it sort-of has matured to the point that it’s justified. The real justification is that users are demanding it so much because they think they are going to get a lot of use out of it, but they really aren’t unless they live somewhere like New York or a suburb or a metropolitan area.
- blakeman7
  False information man. Jelly bean on Google’s flagship device is a hundred times better looking than old stale ios on a skinny, tall boring iPhone.
- http://bit.ly/dI3hcF GooneyGooGoo
  Actually, studies show that Android is more stable and apps crash more often on iOS.
  Http://AppleHaters.blogspot.com
babelsquirrel
This seems perfectly reasonable to me. Find the platform that meets your needs better and go with it. That may change over time.
There is no reason to be loyal to Apple, Google, or any other company. Companies need to earn my business with every product launch.
- Kenny O
  +1 on this. I’m a die hard Android user, but only because I’ve used both and for me Android is much better and so much easier to use. People get so caught up in the fan boy wars that they don’t stop to think about the fact that these are personal devices and every user is different.
- http://twitter.com/store4sale Store For Sales
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Heidi Schabziger
Difference is…
Guy is smart.
- NutjobNumber1
  I don’t think he’s that smart. It looks like a cable and a cheap tablet is what he’s all about. Multitasking on a smartphone? Please. Ask him how many hours a day his phone is being charged. Everyone I talk to that has an Android phone always has to charge them, even when they haven’t used the damn things.
Stas Khoroshevsky
I think that the comments above just show how Android has matured during the last year. There is a real envy from apple users resulting in stupid “our shit is much better and this is undeniable fact because I think so” posts. Well done Android army.
- http://twitter.com/shanecbryson Shane Bryson
  It’s not just because I think so. I am not envious. I am very happy with my Apple products and I have owned multiple Android devices. I think Android is a great platform but the fact that Project Butter actually needed to exist in order to make Jelly Bean not laggy (which it still is) makes Apple iOS the better option as far as stability. Consistency, well the FACT that there are still devices on a lot of carriers that haven’t gotten Jelly Bean (announced nearly 6 months ago, yeah I will stick with my yearly major updates from Apple. And more beautiful, ok I will give you that one. That is more of an opinion, but there are A LOT of people who will agree. Fluidity, when you have a phone with a 1.2GHz processor and 1GB of RAM (SII) that stalls when swiping between screens, and iOS does much better with less specs, well you get the picture…
  - Jay Kay
    Thats the difference between iOS & Android users, iOS users are polite and Android users are short temper starts abusive language, acctually they know Android fragmentation sucks and its un controlable, all u guyz can do stay happy by discussing the new features of android without using it, or while waiting for it. Go buy new android device for update
    - Alex Murphy
      Or just root and rom the damn thing lol. Takes like 15 minutes bro.
    - DrewNusser
      Really? How about iPhone 4 users still not having voice commands or navigation (2 things that Android has had since 2008)? But hey, they got the magical new version number, so all is well, right? And don’t try to act like iFans are polite. They have the worst reputation of them all.
      - Jay Kay
        I agree! but what happen to those devices which released in mid 2012 and cant get Jelly Bean till date, and i can see how you are losing your self on polite thing, i know you will start abusive conversation soon like other Fandroids, Peace!, dont fight for the companies they dont pay us, they are big cuz we buy there products & services.
      - DrewNusser
        Yeah, the updates suck, but what are they missing out on without Jelly Bean though? The phone isn’t quite as smooth, but they still have pretty much all of the features. Plus, with Android you can decide what is more important to you. If you want a huge screen and amazing battery life, you can do the Note 2. If you want every update on time, go Nexus. If you want a nearly unbreakable phone, get one of the Razrs.
        Also, I’ve never bought anything from Google. They make their money from big companies that like to advertise with them, not from us. Either way, I agree with you that the arguing is silly. I just got annoyed seeing all this Android bashing on the Cult of Android website. It’s like iUsers are going out of their way to douche it up. Maybe I’m different from most Android fans, but I’ve never gone to Cult of Mac just to bash iStuff.
crateish
Kawasaki has been a sellout for a long time. He and Woz are attention wh*res who love saying this stuff to make people think they are still relevant.
- http://twitter.com/shanecbryson Shane Bryson
  Woz isn’t an attention whore. He just knows technology and people want to interview him.
  - crateish
    Follow Woz on Twitter. You won’t last three days.
    - http://twitter.com/shanecbryson Shane Bryson
      I have been following him for quite a while now, haha.
  - Jay Kay
    he is fat ass jerk, the biggest loser, eat from Apple and worship Android.
mannyotr
I’m willing to bet my salary he still uses a MacBook Pro and/or and iMac.
Eric
Ask him again when he discovers the malware on his phone.
- nalij
  You can get malware from both offical App Stores. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57557684-94/should-malware-risks-factor-into-the-iphone-vs-android-debate/ (Since I know you wont read the article – “Malware has been known to slip through the cracks of all app stores. There have been reports of malicious software showing up in the Google Play Store as well as in Apple’s well-protected iTunes App store.”)
  The problem is when you use 3rd party app stores, you are way more likely to get malware. Android as part of the openness, allows it’s users to make the CHOICE, whether to allow 3rd party apps. Apple requires you to jailbreak your device, making it much more difficult for the normal user.
  I personally would like to have the CHOICE rather then being subjugated too. However, with freedom (aka choice) comes responsibility.
- Jay Kay
  hahahaha
Jay Kay
Whatever u say but bribe worked, i never liked this guy specially when he put first MBA in front of steve ballmer and kept laughing, now after so many years everyone is making Air. Such a traitor.
http://twitter.com/anonymityfan Dead Man Walking
For Guy, it’s all about him. Apple fans are long since bored with him, so he’s looking for a new bunch of people to adore him.
http://www.ahitagni.com/ Ahit
So does he now uses a PC ? May be with Windows 8 on it?
- Guy Kawasaki
  MacBook Air
  - http://www.ahitagni.com/ Ahit
    OMG! I can’t believe that Guy Kawasaki replied me!
  - Jay Kay
    The same MBA which you were making fun of with Steve Ballmer Years Back.
totallyAcRo
Well, just saw a presentation of him a few weeks ago on YouTube where he mentioned he bought 2 iPhone 4s for his Sons, and showed a Screenshot from his iPhone of a conversation with his sons. So I guess he’s got just well payed by Samsung and Google.
- Guy Kawasaki
  I did buy two iPhones for my sons. That doesn’t mean I use an iPhone. And the screenshot is years old–just before I switched to a Droid Razr Maxx.
  - DrewNusser
    My dad has that phone. My wife and I went to the Grand Canyon with him a couple of months ago, and he took pictures & videos with his phone the whole time, and 4 days later, it still had about a 30% charge. Pretty impressive if you ask me. I don’t blame you one bit for keeping that thing your pocket.
  - Jay Kay
    Oh you still there, i thought you must be running away.
zagatosz
Money talks. While I think that a case can be made for Android phones, because of the variety of form factors and features, tablets is another matter. Having a evaluated a bunch of tablets for use for our work environment , the only thing I have found that Android has going for it is price in some cases. The apps are still buggy and updates do not work as seamlessly as those on apple. Simply not worth price for the operational and quality you give up.
http://www.facebook.com/donn.enright Donn Enright
What an unbelievable idiot. I hope you get a chrome book and stay away from Apple Products. Way to hang the thieves. Oh well, the guy really is of no consequence to anyone anyway. Evangelize that, you Samesung sellout. Micro USB?? HAHAHAHA!
http://www.facebook.com/adam.koncz Adam Koncz
I have an Iphone 5 now. And while it is a great phone I miss features from my android 1.6 phone.
http://www.facebook.com/mpandza Mario Pandža
What a prick, got sponsored by Samsung and he forgot he lived half of his life off Apple’s money. Enough said.
digitaldumdum
People, like the one below, who call Apple users “iSheep” are just mean-spirited name-callers. Pardon me, but I love Apple products, and the unified way they have of doing things that makes my digital life easier. If you prefer to have a more open platform, Android, for example, then I don’t call you a “DroidSheep.” I do have free will, I am not unduly guided by advertising and I know what I like.
As for Guy Kawasaki, like everyone he’s certainly entitled to his opinion and choice of platform. It’s true that without the considerable credibility of having been with Apple he’d likely never have been a name in technology circles. As such, he might have tempered his remarks a bit regarding the shortcomings of the company that made him wealthy and somewhat famous, but again, he’s entitled to his opinion. Guy is a marketing guy. I’m thinking having been sponsored by Google did have an influence on him.
Finally, the comparison of the Lightening cable versus micro USB cable seems specious to me. Each will charge it’s respective device, but the lightening cable is in a different class. The Lightening cable is strong enough to hold an iPhone in place without additional fear of bending or breaking, and (by all accounts) is considerably more extensible than the technically “dumb” USB connector. That the USB is more plentiful right now is hardly reason to criticize it; soon, as prices come down, Lightening connectors will be everywhere.
Chris Gillespie
i follow Guy on G+ and have seen his shift. and honestly there are ways the ios devices are better and ways the android devices are better. and the ways the ios devices are better are plainly simply not technology reasons. there is no possible argument (other than the overall measurable advantages of the screen) that ios has better technology. so he has found something that works and he went with it. his comments on the ipad mini are spot on. i went and looked at it and was very very dissapointed. it is just a smaller ipad. there is nothing differentiating it. you want a unique tablet that allows you to TRULY cut the cord and both consume AND create content… i feel that the windows one is the device to watch.
Apple is on a sustaining line. no longer are they riding an innovation curve. hopefully that will change, as we need SOMEBODY to lead the damn pack!
to be very clear, i am an ios user… but obviously not a fanboy.
Joel
There are lots of flaws in what he writes which clearly show either a lack or knowledge or proof that he’s paid to make these comments. Apple put a lot of thought into designing all of their products with a large amount of detail that people don’t even know about. There’s a perfectly logical reason why they didn’t go with a micro USB port and if he had any sense, he’d realize that. See this: http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-iphone-lightning-vs-micro-usb-2012-9
I think he’s being paid some big bucks to make these comments and yes, he does mention his Samsung Galaxy phone at the end of the article.
Christopher Starks
You know, I started with Android. I got stupid and requested an iPhone, what a big mistake. smaller screen, and weird hard to understand prompts for basic things like just adding a contact to the phone was ridiculous. I see now I should have stayed with Android and I will do so once my upgrade occurs, it’s back to the Droid…
- http://twitter.com/shanecbryson Shane Bryson
  Hard to understand? You’re kidding me right? It basically does it for you.
- Jay Kay
  you are biggest lier of this century, if you really don’t know how to ad new contact in iPhone, you are loser, then you have no right to own any smartphone out there, go buy your self Nokia 1100.
Caleb Allen
I support Android and all, but it sounds like this guy has something personal against Apple. Knowing that he worked there, it seems a bit strange.
John Green
I switched also.
Justin Miramontes
If you travel or are on the go much, the standard micro usb cable is a huge deal. You’re just about always able to charge. No matter where you are, someone’s got a micro-usb.
http://www.facebook.com/chris.sanfilippo.9 Chris San Filippo
NFC is awesome. My wife and I share pics easily with our galaxy s3′s.
http://twitter.com/NandaLinnAung Nanda Linn Aung
great guy with great posts.. unlike some weird like C*r|$ P|r|ll0 on G+ too… great read.
Tom
LOL, never turn your back on iSheeps, they’ll skin you alive! Just look atwhat they’re saying about the woz!
雪晖刘
Stupid reason.
I thought there might be some drawback of Apple product that I did’t know, but if it is for those reason, this guy just has no credibility.
http://www.facebook.com/alan.maris.1 Alan Maris
WAAAIITTT. Nexus 7? What about before nexus 7? where was this guy when we were struggling with the wonderfull ota update that disabled the bootloader?
http://deuts.net/ deuts
Wanna see true multitasking? Look at me — I have two phones, on one I’m checking my Facebook timeline, on the other I post on Twitter. LOL! #kidding!
http://twitter.com/ivancorreces Ivan Correces
I’ve transitioned from blackberry to iPhone to android. And hands down, android has the best list of features and user experience to date.
theocritus
I recall Mr. Kawaki’s name just the way that I recall Time Magagine–when someone brings either name up. Regardless of his opinion of Android, it is an astute career move for Mr. Kawasaki.
Once I knew a politician who said he didn’t care what the press said about him as long as they spelled his name right. This was a blast of cynicism from the 60s and it seems that Darrell was right.

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