Google Is 6 Years Behind Apple
And thanks to Google I/O 2022, we have proof…
OK, I sat down, did some maths, and I have an interesting number that I came up with. As soon as I saw the highlights of this year’s Google I/O, I immediately had a feeling of a sort of deja-vu. Then it clicked. Google and its hardware line has now effectively given up and just decided to do what Apple does. Why spend research money on finding out what people want when their biggest competitor — Apple — is providing them with that data, and has done so for many years now? It’s certainly a business model. Not one to be proud of, but copying the competitors is certainly a business model.
Especially if you’re not an Apple fan you would probably like to think, that I’m only writing this to ruffle your feathers, but I am going to disappoint you, I don’t ruffle feathers, the data does, and on that note, let’s see how I got to my magical number 6 by going through each hardware item Google announced.
- Pixel Buds Pro: Apple released their AirPods Pro in 2019–4 years ahead of Google.
- Pixel Phone: Apple released the first iPhone in 2007, Google released its Pixel phone first in 2013 — that puts Apple 7 years ahead of Google.
- Pixel Watch: Apple released their first smart-watch in 2015, that’s 8 years ahead of Google.
