According to Olander, there are a few reasons that Nike has decided to stay away black friday nike free 3
from the most popular mobile OS on the planet (How many times do I need to say that?). One has to do with the lack of Bluetooth LE support, which actually makes some sense since Android 4.3 finally introduced the low energy connectivity to the platform. Olander said, âWith 200 Android devices available on the market, Bluetooth LE hasnât really matured for Android yet and so we felt that we couldnât get the most out of an app on Android at this time.â Fair enough, not many devices are running Android 4.3 and above, so weâll give Olander that. To make an always connected experience useful and not a hinderance to your daily life, Bluetooth LE support is sort of a must-have.
Olander also tossed out the there are too many devices, and the experience is the most important thing, so weâre focusing on iOS card. Look, Nike, we get it â there are hundreds of different Android devices out there, many of which are terrible. And sure, the experience on those may not be as nike free run 3.0
good as it is on others, but that doesnât mean you ignore the entire platform. We have already seen companies hand-pick select Android devices that they know their apps or accessories will work best with. Why not start with the Galaxy S4 and HTC One and Moto X? You can fine-tune the experience for those, and then slowly branch out to others if you want to. But ignoring the entire operating system because 200 phones has overwhelmed you? Come on.
And last, Olander essentially said that because no one on Android is like Apple, they arenât interesting in working with them yet. He said, âWeâve worked with Apple for seven years and like that they set the bar high for themselves as well as others. It is about 
the experience.â So in other words, Android is cheap, dirty, and doesnât care how it looks or feels. OK, I could be reaching, but heâs putting Apple up on this pedestal of greatness when there are companies making Android phones that are doing just as good if not better work with quality and experience. Olander apparently insisted that they arenât against Android, only that they âwaiting for someone to create an experience that aligns with our values.â
The Bluetooth LE issue makes a lot of sense to me, the others never will. Fitbit and countless other companies are able to deliver incredible products on Android and yet, they arenât even close to being as big as Nike. Whether they are or not, it just feels like Nike is stuck in 2009, where anyone with an iPhone carried themselves like some greater being. Wake up, Nike.
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