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Originally Posted by hitdog042
Let me ask this. Outside of multi tasking, what do you guys feel android currently offers over the iPhone?
I'm being serious, not a smart A. I'm truly interested in seeing examples rather than, iDont comments.
I'll start. Things I like on the droid:
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You stated you liked the Android widgets, but you saw no value in multitasking. Well, in order for widgets to function as they do, that my friend is multitasking!
After using widgets and in particular, location based widgets, it instantly became clear how superior Android is to the iPhone's OS. There simply is no comparison.
Second, the same 4x5 icon screens on the iPhone are the most boring thing on the planet. Consistent I'll give it, but absolutely boring. I've had an iPod Touch for years and while its a great "iPod", it doesn't totally suit my daily needs.
Third, the Android OS is truly customizable and you are actually allowed to replace ANY app on it with what you deem best. That's right, you can replace the browser with something else should you want to. Want a different home screen to suit your needs, go ahead and install. Nobody is locking you out of applications unless you "jail break" your phone. Wait until Sweeter Home is out of beta! Talk about the next innovative thing for the smart phone...and no, Apple didn't "invent" it.
I do agree somewhat with the apps
to an extent. Every app I used daily on my iPod Touch had the same app, same vendor, available for Android. And besides looking and functioning exactly the same, the AP news app is actually
faster on Android that on the iPod Touch. I do agree that some other apps are not available
at this time but given the momentum behind Android, this will come with time. After all, most of the best apps on the Apple market where not there from the get-go either. When the Android platform is everywhere, on every network with dozens of phones, devs will start opening their eyes if they haven't already. Its not going away and
will take a bite out of Apple.