Android vs apple … the great debate for this weeks BCM112 lecture.
This weeks lecture focused on the topic of Algorithmic control II which entailed hardware platforms, access permission and ideologies of control. However, what most stood out for me was the concept of closed appliances vs generative platform… or in BCM112s case, the debate between android vs apple. I’m a strong apple fan hence my remediation. Over the years, the popularity of apple has influenced the electronic products I purchase such as an Ipad, Iphone, or Macbook Air, and it baffles me that anyone else buys anything different because this is what I’m used to.
The concept of closed appliances and generative platform, however, puts the difference of technology into perspective.
Closed appliances (Apple):
Apple has complete control over the platforms on the products they produce, it’s content, and the access we have as users.
Generative platform (Android):
A generative platform is based on the Linuz Kernel, the main component of a Linux operating system (OS) and is the core interface between a computer’s hardware and its processes. It’s an open and free platform that allows anyone to have access or to modify codes. It differs from Apple, as generative appliances such as android, don’t have control over its platforms, content and users.
References:
Red hat, ‘What is the Linux Kernel?’, https://www.redhat.com/en/topics/linux/what-is-the-linux-kernel
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