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Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak sees Android dominating the mobile market.(Credit: Stephen Shankland/CNET News)
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak thinks that the iPhone is tops in overall quality but also that when all's said and done, Google's Android platform will reign supreme in the mobile market.
"The Apple phone has very few weaknesses," Wozniak told Netherlands newspaper De Telegraaf in an interview (translation) posted today. "When it comes to quality, the iPhone is leading."
Wozniak also said, however, that "Android phones have more features" and deliver more buying options for those who don't want to be limited to a single device. In addition, Wozniak told the publication that like Windows in the desktop OS space, Google's mobile platform will become the "dominant" option in its own market.
Beyond that, Wozniak also revealed that Apple had developed a smartphone in 2004, but (obviously) never released it. According to Wozniak, the company "was satisfied with the quality, but wanted something that could surprise the world."
"If Apple comes [out] with a new product, it must have a real breakthrough," Wozniak said. It seems that Apple felt that "breakthrough" came in 2007 when it released the first-generation iPhone.
But it's Wozniak's comments on Android's future domination that will likely cause the most ruckus, given that he's a co-founder of Apple and still a shareholder in the company. That said, he's not covering new ground with those comments. Many analysts believe Android will eventually overtake the mobile market and leave Apple far behind.
By 2014, market-research firm Gartner expects Android to own about 30 percent of the worldwide mobile OS market, while Apple will account for just 15 percent. Another research firm, IDC, expects Android to have about 25 percent of the smartphone market globally in 2014, compared with Apple's expected 11 percent share.
(Via Engadget)
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