Dogfight How Apple and Google Went t..., Fred Vogelstein
Dogfight How Apple and Google Went t..., Fred Vogelstein
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Dogfight: How Apple and Google Went to War and Started a Revolution

Author: Fred Vogelstein

Narrator: J. P. Demont

Unabridged: 8 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/12/2013


Synopsis

Behind the bitter rivalry between Apple and Google—and how it's reshaping the way we think about technology

The rise of smartphones and tablets has altered the industry of making computers. At the center of this change are Apple and Google, two companies whose philosophies, leaders, and commercial acumen have steamrolled the competition. In the age of Android and the iPad, these corporations are locked in a feud that will play out not just in the mobile marketplace but in the courts and on screens around the world.
Fred Vogelstein has reported on this rivalry for more than a decade and has rare access to its major players. In Dogfight, he takes us into the offices and board rooms where company dogma translates into ruthless business; behind outsize personalities like Steve Jobs, Apple's now-lionized CEO, and Eric Schmidt, Google's executive chairman; and inside the deals, lawsuits, and allegations that mold the way we communicate. Apple and Google are poaching each other's employees. They bid up the price of each other's acquisitions for spite, and they forge alliances with major players like Facebook and Microsoft in pursuit of market dominance.
Dogfight reads like a novel: vivid nonfiction with never-before-heard details. This is more than a story about what devices will replace our cell phones and laptops. It's about who will control the content on those devices and where that content will come from—about the future of media and the Internet in Silicon Valley, New York, and Hollywood.

About Fred Vogelstein

Fred Vogelstein is a contributing editor at Wired magazine, where he writes about the tech and media industries. He has been a staff writer for FortuneThe Wall Street Journal, and U.S. News & World Report. His work has also appeared in The New York Times MagazineThe Los Angeles Times, and The Washington Post. He is the author of Dogfight: How Apple and Google Went to War and Started a Revolution.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Nicholas on November 28, 2013

The first half the book is an interesting recounting of the development of iOS, the iPhone, the iPad, and Android, and the people surrounding it. The second half is wordcount filler that doesn't say anything you haven't ready 10 times already in the tech press. (Tablets and smartphones are changing......more

Goodreads review by Julio on December 28, 2013

The recent history of Apple and Google is filled with odd, semi-explained incidents. Why did Apple, shortly before releasing its first iPhone, switch from a plastic to a glass screen (and even issue a press release to announce that fact)? Why, when the first Android phone was being released, did CEO......more

Goodreads review by Mirek on July 22, 2015

I put this book aside when it was first published, as it had negative reviews. Big mistake! Only on reading it, did I realise my error. I thought I’d read all there was to read on Google and Apple so this came as a surprise. The most valuable part is the most obfuscated- concealed in the last chapte......more

Goodreads review by Stephen on May 23, 2022

Fifteen years ago, Apple inaugurated a technical and social revolution when it released the first iPhone. It did so in close partnership with Google, advertising the inclusion of its Maps and YouTube apps with the device. Within five years, however, Steve Jobs regarded Google as a treacherous compet......more

Goodreads review by Viet on April 08, 2014

This book is good until the first half, when it talks about the tempting war between Apple and Google, or the war between their two famous mobile platforms: iPhone/iPad vs. Android. Many good stories have been told about people behind those two platforms, how Apple and Google competed with each othe......more


Quotes

“In Dogfight, Fred Vogelstein deploys interviews with executives and key engineers from both companies to tell a refreshing inside story. If anyone wants to see why Silicon Valley still dominates global innovation, start here.” —Nature

“Loaded with fresh, never-before-reported details.” —Fortune

“Adept and well-reported . . . Colorful.” —The New Yorker

“Engaging and informative.” —The Boston Globe

“Old-school journalism that has plenty to say about the new media and how we absorb information today.” —Kirkus Reviews


Awards

  • Bookish Best Books of the Year