god i hate fanboys with a passion. from both sides
I second this wholeheartedly.
The IT crowd is already a minority, why segment ourselves further & just make ourselves look like douche bags to everyone else?
If you look at it realistically everything has it's flaws, from the iphone to android to winmo to a candybar phone. What it really comes down to is which flaws you can live with & which you can't.
anyway, to get back on topic, I didn't own an iphone, but I did own an ipod touch. There is a reason that I regret choosing the desire over an iphone, but it's not something that will bother most people.
My problem is the lack of support for audio books and podcasts. the integrated music player does not support bookmarks which means that if I listen to a audiobook on my commute, then listen to a podcast while I'm doing paperwork at work, then, when I switch back to the audiobook it has forgotten my place in the book and starts from the beginning.
There are other apps you can download that support bookmarks, but they are not integrated with the headphone remote, and they do not have player controls on the start screen or whatever it's called. The one that has the slide to unlock part.
About itunes, I honestly have no idea why this program bothers people so much. I much prefer organising my ipod touch on the PC over organising it on the desire itself. from installing and removing apps to automatically downloading podcasts to creating playlists etc. The only reason I have ever heard anyone give for why itunes is bad is that it is quite a large program. Honestly though, with the power of computers and the size of hard drives, why does this even matter. It could be twice as big & still not noticeably affect my PC's resources.
Maybe it's the closed store? Really though, it's got everything you need for an iphone right there, so why would you want to go anywhere else?
Another flaw seems to be the battery life. Most people, myself included, struggle with this all the time. People complain about the iphone battery life, but it's much better than the desire.
anyway, imo, the major 'flaws' in the desire (imo) are:
~lack of podcast/audiobook support
~no decent desktop manager that covers all aspects of the desire
~very poor battery life
Having said all that, I
love my Desire. You'd have to pry it from my cold, dead hands. Even then, I'd probably try to take it with me!
PS I expect my issues with bookmarking will be solved, but I'll probably have to wait months.