It Might Be Time For Google To Partner With Apple

THE MOTLEY FOOL - Mar 30 - Google hasn't been doing so well in the wearables market. Its OEM partners shipped just 720K smartwatches worldwide last year, according to Canalys. By comparison, Samsung shipped 1.2M units in 2014, most of which run Samsung's own OS, Tizen. Meanwhile, Apple is expected to sell 10 - 30M Apple Watches within the first year. It might be a good idea for Google to make Android Wear compatible with iOS devices. If Google updates Android Wear to work with iOS, top Android Wear devices like the Moto 360 will be able to compete head-to-head against the Apple Watch. There are major API and technical hurdles to overcome, which would likely cause Android Wear devices to shed some features.