Linked List: July 26, 2016

Tuesday, 26 July 2016

Apple Q3 2016 Quarterly Results ★

iPad revenue is up, services are up, everything else is a bit down. But the overall results are slightly better than expected.

Benedict Evans on the iOS-Android Platform War ★

Benedict Evans:

The smartphone platform wars are pretty much over, and Apple and Google won. But it’s interesting, in passing, to note the final score, and think about what it means.

Interesting back-of-the-envelope math, including a somewhat eye-opening conclusion about how many more Google Android phones than iPhones are in use today worldwide.