[varmintman]

I’ve owned an Iphone as well as a new Galaxy. I don’t know what led me to buy an Iphone - I’m an open source guy who hates proprietary software with a passion. The Galaxy puts the Iphone to shame - you’ve made a good choice!

That what it looks like from here. Apple somehow or other achieved a bit of a lead in smart phones for a year or two but it never takes long for open systems to outgrow closed ones.

[af_vet_rr]

That what it looks like from here. Apple somehow or other achieved a bit of a lead in smart phones for a year or two but it never takes long for open systems to outgrow closed ones.

iPhones have been around for four and a half years. If you don't understand how Apple achieved the sales they did or why so many people prefer them to other smartphones, then I would say you have probably never used a smartphone prior to the past few years.

And while the Android platform may itself be "open", it's still tied to restrictions imposed by the cellphone manufacturers and restrictions imposed by the carriers, whether those restrictions are hardware-based or the carriers not being concerned with rolling out the latest Android versions.

And while you may not care for Apple, as a long time smartphone user, I can assure you that the restrictions in general used to be much worse until Apple came along and put Cingular/AT&T in their place. Android users have definitely benefited from Apple.

Things that we take for granted - easily taking pictures and transferring them to our computers, and moving music from our computers to our phones, the carriers and manufacturers used to do everything in their power to ensure that you could only move media files through their services at ridiculous prices on a per file basis or with proprietary connections.