Google Denies Steve Jobs' Activation Accusations
Google Denies Steve Jobs' Activation Accusations
Posted 09/02/2010 at 9:04am
| by Paul Lilly
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After the whole iPhone 4 antenna fiasco, you'd think Apple would be a little reluctant to start flinging mud. You'd also be wrong. During Apple's San Francisco event yesterday, Steve Jobs used part of his time on stage to call into question Google's activation numbers, albeit not directly.
"We think some of our friends are counting upgrades in their numbers," said Jobs, presumably directed at Google's Eric Schmidt, who last month announced Google was activating over 200,000 devices a day. "We think we are ahead of everyone."
In responding to Jobs' accusation, a Google spokesperson got right to the point.
"The Android activation numbers do not include upgrades and are, in fact, only a portion of the Android devices in the market since we only include devices that have Google services," a Google spokesperson told CNN.
If we're to believe Google, then not only was Jobs wrong in his assertion, but the number of Google Android devices could conceivably be higher than the 230,000 Apple devices Jobs says are activated on a daily basis.
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mrvander
September 03, 2010 at 10:25am
Grrr.... posted it at the top instead of reply when I hit the reply button?!?
Ry03
September 02, 2010 at 3:20pm
Steve Jobs is an idiot. Next he'll goes as far as to say an imac is better than a gaming rig with a gtx 480
lhted
September 02, 2010 at 7:11pm
A PC product better than an iMac?! I just paid $3k on my iMac and you're telling me that there is something out there that performs better. Yeah, I don't think so. Everyone knows that graphics on Apple devices are far superior to anything that PCs can build. Two words: Adobe Photoshop. That's right, we can run Photoshop. What equivalent do PCs have? What type of Photoshop program do you guys run? Yeah, I thought so. And you really want to brag about this "480"? Seriously. My brand, spankin' new iMac has a GeForce 6800. Take that to the cleaners. It's obviously better because 6800 is bigger than 480. A whole lot bigger, like 6320 bigger. Numbers don't lie. As for gaming, we rule. Any poor performance we get isn't because there's something wrong with my iMac (because there isn't), it's because the game is poorly written. My system maxes out at 20 fps when playing Quake 2 because the game isn't written well and requires an unreasonable amount of power behind it. Let me just say it again, ADOBE PHOTOSHOP. Yeah, I thought so. Go, sit down because you're embarassing both of us.
Keith E. Whisman
September 02, 2010 at 11:27pm
LOL....
You know what's really funny is that someone here actually believes your post is serious.
lhted
September 04, 2010 at 11:08am
And, as Shakespeare once wrote, "there's the rub." People who actually know what all the product specs mean sometimes become too emotional when they need to enlighten the kool-aid drinking, followers of Jobs what these details really mean. The KDFoJ get all smug when they start robotically repeat what Jobs tells them as if he were some futuristic time traveler who brought back this technology and we mere mortals should never question it because we wouldn't understand the answer. So, to everyone out there who responds like that, understand this: you are not helping. The main, and often the only, tools they have are the ability to repeat without comprehension and the belief they are better than you. To them, we are plebians who use Altairs and make cgi with Logo. Angry responses and personal attacks are because we are jealous because we will never be as cool as they are. Have you actually listened to their arguments about the superiority of Macs or read reviews which inferior ratings to PCs when comparing the two (if not, look up "Popular Mechanics" comparison article, yes, "Popular Mechanics"). For example, the top iMac really uses a mobile version of the GeForce 9800. 9800, seriously. As for Photoshop, they act a if it's an exclusive Mac product. Mac Air, it wasn't the first netbook, nor was it the thinnest, or the first to ship with an SSD. IBM was. And GUIs, Windows came out first and neither company invented it, Xerox did; Apple and Microsoft just stole it from them. They didn't license it, they stole it. So, next time you want to spew piss and bile on them, take a deep breath and walk away. With all their propaganda and the media gobbling up all their kool-aid, we already have a difficult enough time "enlightening" them without your "help".
monkeykid753
September 02, 2010 at 9:09pm
Steve said so! Also, read the email I just sent to Steven... It's a little long...
Steven,
You are the greatest person ever to live!
Oh did I say "live"? Take that 'v' out. I meant lie.
And greatest? By that I mean... most effective liar....
You have your iMac, iTV, iPood, iBad, iMaxipad, iMacsiPad, iRan, iRack, iRaq, iChatwithmymother, iamsupposedtobeaPhonebutI'mreallynotone, and your integrated iProducer (yes I mean your iRectum and iAnus).
And with all this iJunk, you still have time for everything else that's "Magical and Revolutionary."
For example, you have your Magic Trackpad (WTF IS THIS FOR????), Magic Mouse (again, who wants this?? WTF is it for?), Magic Battery Charger (okay...), Magic Batteries, etc.
And somehow, this stuff all sells... I don't know how or why, but it does.Well I have a new product for you! The iSteven! It gives people access to your only set of clothes, your stench, your baldness, your ugly, your stupidity, your everything.
Now let me tell you what I don't like about you:
Thou hath lied about Android many times! God dammit, don't make up numbers about Android-- Number's are for smart people-- people who went to a good college like Stanford *cough* El Goog *cough*.
iTV has no HD-- WTF are you thinking? What drugs are you on?
iamsupposedtobeaPhone 4 is the same thing as your new iPood; Touch Me Edition.
Your "phone" doesn't work as a phone.
You don't change clothes.
You're ugly.
You're bald.
You're fat.
I hate you.
I hate Apple.
I hate you.But listen Steven, if you wear different clothes at your next keynote, I'll buy a ton of stock (around 10K stocks) and pay you directly $5M.
This is a serious offer.
I will buy Apple products upon every release. My whole family is Apple crazy too.
And I will work unpaid at an Apple store, recommend iFruit to everyone!All you have to do is wear different clothes at a keynote and email me back with a video comparing your normal outfit to the one you will wear.
Wear different clothes, get more iSheep and a ton of money.Got it? Good.
Talk to you later.
The Supreme Overlord (I'll give you this email adress too)P.S. You are not the Supreme Overlord-- I am.
Biceps
September 02, 2010 at 10:26pm
I have been accused of having too much time on my hands. But you, sir, DEFINITELY have too much time on your hands.
I understand your frustration, but anyone who is stupid enough to pay $3K for shitty mac with tech in it from 3 years ago deserves what they get, IMO. If there weren't iTards out there, who would we get to make fun of, after all?
I suggest that instead, you create some stupid piece of crap, patent it, and sell it to Apple for dissemination to the idiot masses. Then YOU can laugh all the way to the bank.
Baer
September 02, 2010 at 3:19pm
This dork would fit right in the present administration. He is loosing it and will soon need a new job anyway.
Keith E. Whisman
September 02, 2010 at 10:32am
Jobs is a jerk.
It's freaking obvious to me that when you can sell your product at Verizon, Sprint, Alltell, T-Mobile, and AT&T, then your going to sell alot of products. So of course Android phones are going to out sell Apple, as long as Apple stays with just one carrier, AT&T.
Ashton2091
September 02, 2010 at 9:31am
Word Steve? Word? It's only entertainment at this point. Keep on digging your grave and/or reminding me how funny cartoon villains are :-)
Jstrick9
September 02, 2010 at 9:24am
I agree with Paul, is Apple really in a posistion right now to be throwin' insults?
I don't mind this one though, just made Steve look dumber.
aviaggio
September 02, 2010 at 9:18am
Com'n now, why would anyone believe anything that Stevie J says? He's perfected the art of lying thru your teeth. The sad part is that people actually believe him.
B.A.Frayd
September 02, 2010 at 9:54am
Exactly, reminds me of the president. I see the smart phone market winding up like the pc market. The open system (android) will eventually take the dominant market share.
Keith E. Whisman
September 02, 2010 at 5:38pm
Rather than just the president alone, I would agree that most if not all long time politicians have perfected lying through their teeth. Beneath all the bullshit I believe all politicians want what is best for the US, it's just that they look at their careers in politics as being jobs they want to keep and must work hard to keep so in a lot of ways, politicians are like Pro Wrestlers in that they both put up a show. Look at McCain, he is running again as a us Senator. For a long time McCain preached the greatness of amnesty for illegals, now in election season and being in a state where Illegal immigration is a very huge emotional subject McCain has flipped sides to the Anti-Illegal Immigration side so he can get re-elected. I don't believe a fucking thing politicians say because they usually don't mean it, they are just pandering for votes.
aviaggio
September 02, 2010 at 11:29am
I'm sure by "the president" you meant "former president Bush".
mrvander
September 02, 2010 at 1:06pm
Typical Liberal. Altering the clear meaning of another to suit their own agenda.
Biceps
September 02, 2010 at 10:30pm
The only thing equivalent to arguing with an ignorant republican is arguing with an iTard. Neither will listen to a word you say and both are totally blind to the truth. :-)
mrvander
September 03, 2010 at 12:49pm
And the typical liberal behavior continues. As Keith said (now below me due to the wonky way this system displays comments), you can't argue the point so let's try and be a bully and resort to name calling. Not only that, you even imply that your political view is "the truth". Wow, wits-a-plenty there.
Also, keep in mind that when your liberalism gets attacked, it does not necessarily mean the attacker is Republican. There are those of us out there that feel the "two party system" is nothing but a means for those in power to remain in power. I believe in reducing our lawbook, limiting power, and the restoration of the ideals this country was founded on. That is neither Democrat nor Republican. Probably closest to Libertarian.
You'd be wise to educate yourself before spouting off.
Keith E. Whisman
September 02, 2010 at 11:24pm
Because you can't argue your point effectively you turn to name calling and just making fun of the other. I really wonder just who is the ignorant one here.
I am a sly and witty republican and I have a very liberal wife and a very politically active Jewish Liberal Democrat best friend that enjoys talking politics over dinner. We never scream at each other or put each other down. We take each others arguments seriously and point out our concerns. In fact his arguments drove me to vote of Obama, a mistake that we both admit was a mistake.
So try to not lose your temper so quickly and just laugh at the other sides jokes. Don't be so quick to get offended. You'll never learn anything constructive from the other side if you can't calm down and realize that both dems and reps want the USA to be Strong and the citizens to be happy. I just align more with republican philosophy than that of the democratic philosophy.
And remember that all politicians, republicans and democrats are the worst fucking liars on the planet. They want to drive a wedge to keep the population politically divided so they can count on your votes. It's easier to forecast what politician is going to win an election by knowing how many dems and reps voters live in a region, in order to guarantee most Dems will vote along the democratic lines the democratic politicians do everything they can to get their voting party members to hate everything republican. The same thing goes for the Republicans. It's all psychology.
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