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Some comments attributed to Steve Wozniak caused quite a kerfuffle
this morning -- according to Dutch paper De Telegraaf, Woz said that
"Android phones have more features," which would help Google's OS
become the dominant smartphone platform. Obviously, a statement like
that from Apple's co-founder rocketed around the web, and it's set off
yet another round of furious Android-vs-iOS debate. There's just one
problem, though: Woz never said anything like that. Turns out Woz is
an Engadget commenter just like you, and when we saw that he'd left a
clarification on the post, we called him up for a quick chat to sort
everything out.
Woz says he gave the De Telegraaf reporter a lengthy demonstration of
voice commands on iOS and Android, pointed out that Android offered
the ability to say "Navigate to Joe's Diner," and suggested that Apple
would catch up through its purchases of Siri and Poly9. According to
Steve, that's about it -- he says he'd "never" say that Android was
better than iOS, and that "Almost every app I have is better on the
iPhone." Woz did say he lightly prognosticated that Android would
become more popular "based on what I've read," but that he expects
Android "to be a lot like Windows... I'm not trying to put Android
down, but I'm not suggesting it's better than iOS by any stretch of
the imagination. But it can get greater marketshare and still be
crappy." He's not shy, that Woz -- listen to him say it all for
yourself after the break.
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