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More positive projections for Android! In the latest round of “iPhone is doomed” reports, iSuppli is predicting that Android will hold a fifth of the global smartphone market by the time 2012 comes to a close. The feat would be achieved by getting nearly 75-million Android handsets into the paws of smartphone users worldwide compared [...]

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kbohip

I've never seen anything tech wise take off as fast as Android before, with the possible exception of the iPhone. It seems to me though that Apple is once again in the same situation they were back in the 80's and 90's with the Mac versus PC. We all know who one that battle and why. A closed system compared to an open system. Open wins out every time. Sooner or later people get tired of not being able to do everything they want with their devices and move over to one that lets them do more for less.

I know before I bought my Vibrant I took a look at the iPhone 4. I just have to say I wasn't impressed. It seemed to me to be a small step above the 3GS. Sure, 4 has features 3gs doesn't, like front camera, flash, clearer screen, etc., but if I owned an iPhone 3gs, I wouldn't be too tempted to pick up 4.

What really turned me off to the iPhone 4 is what always turns me off to every product Apple has ever made. High prices and hardware that will ONLY work with what Steve wants them to. iTunes is the perfect example of this. I was also amazed to see that with an iPhone, in order to get navigation I'd have to pay $8 a month. I walked out of the store as soon as the sales guy mentioned that.

I'm really liking my Vibrant so far, and the fact that I'm paying WAY less for more functionality, unlimited data, free turn by turn nav, and more each month makes me feel even better.

jroc

Yea, free GPS is one of the reasons I went from WinMo to Android.

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Last edited by jroc; August 6th, 2010 at 02:00 PM.

ari-free

During the palm days I thought "oh good. They licensed the OS to all takers and this Sony TG-50 offers just what I am looking for. It has a keyboard so I don't have to put up with graffiti!"
I bought it and got a 1 gig memory stick because I needed the storage. Sony decided to give up on PalmOS and I realized that I was stuck with a useless memory stick that couldn't be used in any other devices. I learned the hard way not to be locked in to anyone.

woofermazing

I will be shocked if it takes that long.