Article bought and paid for by Google’s Android marketing department...
Um, without reading the article: Android is kind of unfinished feeling and has crap apps, iOS is super slick and the winner, and Windows Phone need not apply. In the interest of full disclosure, I own two out of the three.
Microsoft, Blackberry and Palm have been left in the dust.
I have used for my HTC Evo 4G for over one year, and it is amazing. Sprint rates are lower, too.
—Internet for Drudge, Free Republic, etc.
—Email instantly
—Navigation
—Apps for work (financial calculator, real estate MLS)
—Music if that is your thing
—micro HDMI smartphone to big screen
—Well made, durable, not one breakdown
My previous smartphone experience was Palm, with which I had numerous device failures.
Several friends of mine use iPhone. I show them my big, bright colorful screen and they just go silent.
I've been very happy. Just an anecdote, but after years with BlackBerrys I found the Android easy to use and the Samsung is great. My boss has been pulling her hair out.
Apple is determined to make all of it’s products iOS, and get rid of OS X completely. It will be the iCloud, or nothing. Total control of the user, including permanent realtime tracking and copies and storage of all user data - forever.
There ain’t no totalitarianism like Apple totalitarianism - Apple totalitarianism is FUN.
You got a problem wit dat?
I cannot wait for Windows 8 to be released. I think it will be awesome. Anybody agree?
Smart phone comparisons Droid, Apple, MS
Love printing from my Droid. Don’t take my Droid away is all I got to say....
I’ve had an Android (Samsung Moment - admittedly, a lower end phone) for 2 years. I just switched to the iphone 4s two months ago. I had resisted for a long time due to the “cult” ish action of most Apple folks. That was a real turnoff. However, I was tired of my phone not responding and being slow as crap, having to erase all my texts just so the phone would respond, swapping out phones, etc. The lack of personalization is annoying with the Apple iPhone as is the smaller screen than say an HTC Evo (which I had for 2 months). However, I must say that the iPhone is a pretty rocking phone. Its quick, intuitive and just works. Been pleased even though I haven’t really tried to personalize it too much.
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I have never heard an iPhone user say they don’t like their device. In fact they state they love it.
Droid users say their phone is “ok”. Some love it, but also some merely tolerate it.
I am quite amazed that the iPhone is a device that everyone likes. I cannot think of another item large or small that matches that criterion.
I have never heard an iPhone user say they don’t like their device. In fact they state they love it.
Droid users say their phone is “ok”. Some love it, but also some merely tolerate it.
I am quite amazed that the iPhone is a device that everyone likes. I cannot think of another item large or small that matches that criterion.
Having been with mac since it was released and having been a mac developer I have a few observations...
It is the best hardware / os in existence and while most mac people are devotees I know several who have literally thrown their iPhones in the trash. This is mostly due to Apples closed environment and ignorant business practices.
Google has always been interested in simplicity and openness. I’ve not used an Android phone so no feed back there.
If success is measured in sales and dollars then it would seem Apple (second richest corp in the world) and Microsoft are successes. If it is measured as functional and ease of use products... then Microsoft has never once produced a useful product and never will.
Apple did not learn it’s lesson with DRM in it’s iTunes music store. Forcing developers to pay for the privilege of making Apple rich is criminal... creating a development cycle that is outrageously stupid is insane.
I’ll never develop for Apple again but am looking at Android. Yes, it’s easier and open so there will be a lot of crap... but, the quality gems will prevail.
What has to really go is this free / ads mentality which creates an overwhelming mass of garbage and denigrates quality development.
Apple may think they are the top of the heap and can call all the shots. Indeed, they did revolutionize the industry but they should be reminded that Rome was the most powerful city in the world before the Roman Empire fell.