The buzz in the wearable market says that Flappy Bird is all set to take the fight between android and Apple (AAPL, Financial) to the next level. The war between Android and Apple has already become an epic since the time smartphone stepped into our lives. Now they for an integral part of our life and each time we change our smartphone, which has become a frequent practice, to a newer and better one we evaluate the latest android and the latest Apple and then go for it. With the technology stepping into smarter options moving into the wearable segment focused mainly on the wrist watch or wrist band as advertised by the tech honchos the battle between the android and Apple reaches the next level into the wearable segment as well. Going by the street whispers Flappy Bird is going to take the war to Apple’s doorstep on behalf of android. Let us take a dig at this impending war in this wearable segment and analyze as to what might be the probable outcome.
Flappy Bird Flying for Android
Just as Flappy Bird signaled the lopsided nature of the software market during the early months of 2014, its arrival on the Android Wear powered smart watch bonafies the strength of Google’s (GOOG, Financial) approach to wearable segment, and how it will contrast with Apple’s strategy.
The Flappy Bird app was not originally encoded for android platform but hacker Corbin Davenport has been experimenting with his android smart watch to run not just Flappy Bird, but a number of other renowned and power packed big-impact apps on the android platform including Minecraft, Doom, and Windows 95.
These trysts with the Android wearable have opened up a new dimension for android. Without the one-click install available via Google Play, people can customize their smart watch according to their wishes. This shows the flexibility the users can get with the Android as an open system. Since people are already aware of Android’s working, if they want to do something with their own hardware, they can. In this case Android Wear is a powerful touch-screen computer in its own right.
Android actually gives a fitting answer to the long impending question: Why shouldn’t I be able to do whatever I want with a wrist-based computer? These aspects and flexibility has made the wrist based computer even more powerful than the computers that were used to land on the moon by Neil Armstrong and team.
Google’s intensions in the Android Wear segment are quite clear. It considers the wearable as a second screen to the main android device that might be either a smartphone or tablet or a crossover phablet, and interconnect the wearable to the main device so that you can check notifications and information in a sleek and stylish manner on the wearable without the inconvenience of drawing out the main device each time you get a pop-up.
While the flexibility will be something to look out for in the android, personalization spree by users is expected to be on the rise with wearable. Third-party software will extend functionality, and while many of those apps will fit into Google’s vision of a wearable. To push wearable towards extreme customization as demonstrated by Davenport’s Flappy Bird port will become the key selling point for android wearable in the Android Wear vs. Apple Watch and will give an edge to the android platform over Apple. The wearable segment is expected to be the key area of focus to win customers this year.
Current stand
Due to Apple’s nature of orthodox designing and strictly implemented vision pitched against Google’s liberal vision which allows more flexibility and customization to users throughout its product lineage the USP to selling Apple’s wearable will get reduced to mere fashion and status symbol while Google will have an array of points to boast on ranging from its flexibility to its open platform to software.
If you are picking up a smart watch to flaunt on you wrist, then the high-end Apple Watch will be your obvious hardware of choice. But if you are on the lookout for flexibility, utility, software and a wide range of collection that you can personalize to relate to your persona, then Android Wear is the obvious choice.
Parting words
The clash of the titans that is the Android vs. the Apple has now become a saga and is about to enter a new level. Going by the market predictions though Apple Watch will see a considerable amount of fanfare across the world as it is with every Apple product but it would not be wise to rule out the Android Wear as it has much more to offer for a techno passionate user. Going by the previous trends though Apple will enjoy the popularity in the developed western countries where people score status symbol higher than utility however on a global scale the Android Wear might steal the show. As of now it would be best to keep a close watch on both the wonder gadgets till their launch is declared this year.
