>An objective analysis of the two predominate smartphone OS's would suggest that we have never had control over the devices we wield.
Right, that's the state now. Back when blackberry and nokia were rocking things, it wasn't so grim.
>I'm pretty sure this is the case,
No, you're stock quotes prove that they are capturing the value of the user, it doesn't say how effective they are at capturing the value for the user. All they need to do is keep people interested in the phone to accomplish the former. That doesn't mean anything about actually providing the best for them.
> No, you're stock quotes prove that they are capturing the value of the user, it doesn't say how effective they are at capturing the value for the user.
It's gratifying to know I can convey significant meaning in the form of prose ;-).
> All they need to do is keep people interested in the phone to accomplish the former.
Excellent observation, IMHO.
> That doesn't mean anything about actually providing the best for them.
Unfortunately, this is generally not a concern for a 10-K[1].
When Blackberry and Nokia were leading things, smartphones were far less popular, and the market for smartphone software far less so. Thus, if you wanted something to run on your smartphone, you paid for it. But nowadays, people aren't willing to pay money for smartphone software. So they have decided to pay in another way.
Right, that's the state now. Back when blackberry and nokia were rocking things, it wasn't so grim.
>I'm pretty sure this is the case,
No, you're stock quotes prove that they are capturing the value of the user, it doesn't say how effective they are at capturing the value for the user. All they need to do is keep people interested in the phone to accomplish the former. That doesn't mean anything about actually providing the best for them.