Have you guys seen this? I'm sure that'll shut up most of the new iPhone users
The iPhone Fever: There`s no app for that! (missing features)
The iPhone Fever: There`s no app for that! (missing features)
I agree, the iSheep will never shut up. It doesn't matter if Android is better, they wont be able to see it.
iPhone users will never be "shut up" IMO.
The iPhone is a great product. Honestly. I had one for over 2 years and loved it. Now I love my android because of how much I can customize.
But we (by we I mean us on this forum) are not the "normal" phone users. We want more out of our phones and want to learn as much about it as possible.
Honestly all the customization that android offers has started to drive me crazy...Do you have any idea how many times my phone changes every week? It's only made my OCD worse...
I agree, the iSheep will never shut up. It doesn't matter if Android is better, they wont be able to see it.
So why is the Android phone better than the iPhone?
Bob Maxey
This is all unrooted/unjailbroken.
1) I don't need a computer to install an application.
2) I don't need to deal with iTunes.
3) Widgets
4) Customization.
I could go on... but there are just so many ways that Android is better than iOS that's it's not really funny.
Is this anything like gold, gold, gold, gold, fee fee fee fever?
I believe it's a matter of choice. They may not have all the amenities or features offered by Android, but what Apple does do, they do it well. Saying that Android is better and it's not really funny is a gross misrepresentation.
This is all unrooted/unjailbroken.
1) I don't need a computer to install an application.
2) I don't need to deal with iTunes.
3) Widgets
4) Customization.
I could go on... but there are just so many ways that Android is better than iOS that's it's not really funny.
Well, you install apps through the Apple App Store, no PC is required. Just like Android. Not sure what you mean by not needing a computer. I do not need a computer either; every app I could want; or theme, or icon, or font, is at hand and no PC needed. Just visit Cydia and start browsing the various repositories. And I can still visit the App Store.
The iPhone does what it was designed to do. Not sure what the issue is because unless you tend to be a tad geeky, you really do not need to do much customization past the surface, like wallpapers and ring tones. Most people don't think about it or really care that much, I suspect. I am really not an Apple guy, but I select what I need to have regardless on who makes it.
The four things on your list have little to do with the OS or hardware, do they? Seems to me, Apple could provide a file system browser, a way to add themes, change icons, icon colors, and allow you to add apps from places outside of the app store. I should think that both operating systems are fundamentally strong and good and well made.
ITunes is not a big deal, is it? It works well, and it does what it is required to do. If it works as designed, I see no need to fret about it.
When every feature added to the iPhone is one already found on Android... I can't see how you can compare the two.
Well, you install apps through the Apple App Store, no PC is required. Just like Android. Not sure what you mean by not needing a computer. I do not need a computer either; every app I could want; or theme, or icon, or font, is at hand and no PC needed. Just visit Cydia and start browsing the various repositories. And I can still visit the App Store.
The iPhone does what it was designed to do. Not sure what the issue is because unless you tend to be a tad geeky, you really do not need to do much customization past the surface, like wallpapers and ring tones. Most people don't think about it or really care that much, I suspect. I am really not an Apple guy, but I select what I need to have regardless on who makes it.
The four things on your list have little to do with the OS or hardware, do they? Seems to me, Apple could provide a file system browser, a way to add themes, change icons, icon colors, and allow you to add apps from places outside of the app store. I should think that both operating systems are fundamentally strong and good and well made.
But it also seems to me that Android makers could provide added functionality by simply shipping "pre-rooted" devices.
The App store provides tens of thousands of applications that seem to serve the typical user quite well. It is only after you JB the thing you learn just how much more you can do with the device, be it an iPhone or iPad, or or iPod.
Or Rooting, in the case of Android people.
I found that the act of jail-breaking my iPad was a no-brainer. It tool 30 seconds to DL the software, a second or two to plug my iPad in, and a few minutes to JB the darn thing. Simple, permanent, and quite easy.
Now, my iPad (or iPhone if I had one) is as customizable and versatile and open as any rooted Android device. AND... it is as customizable as any UNrooted Android device, too. Android has great themes available and now, so do I.
But if you want to make serious changes to your phone, you must also "root" it or your precious Android phone is limited; perhaps just as limited as an iPhone in some respects.
About all that is left to argue with is which SMS or email app is better or who provides better coverage or cell service, because the customization possibilities of my iPad/iPhone are absolutely equal to yours, and quite likely, the hardware is as good as most Android devices as well.
By the way, I DO NOT LIKE IPHONES. I cannot see myself owning one because the Android I have is all I require in a telephone. I own an iPad and an iPod. I do not like contracts so I went Cricket and I am pleased. I do not care if they ever update the firmware or not.
I do not use iTunes much but there are iTunes replacements or alternatives. I use iTunes to backup my data and deal with a growing music file. So perhaps you can tell me, do most cell phone companies provide backup software with their phones? Cricket did. I see no difference between using that software and using iTunes. At least for backup. So perhaps you do need a PC.
ITunes is not a big deal, is it? It works well, and it does what it is required to do. If it works as designed, I see no need to fret about it.
Yes, granted, you can use widgets on an unrooted/jailbroken device. Apple has publicly come out against anything that changes the GUI/User Experience, so something called a "Widget" is likely off the market. Rather odd proclamation on the part of Apple, I think. I forgot which app was recently removed from the App Store but it was a widget application that allowed you to put clocks and calenders on the "desktop."
I have several widgets with animated backgrounds on my iPad lock screen: SMS, Clock, Calender. No problem adding them, either. If un- broken, forget about it.
So yes, you got me there. About all iPhone users can do is change wallpaper and ring-tones. Not really much past that. And from what I gather, Apple will not allow much past that basic change; they said so publicly, as I recall. For some/many/most, that is just fine and they somehow make it work.
Android is open and therefore, it is easier to create and sell programs through the market. Software that is not hampered by the rather odd and curious restrictions imposed by Apple. But Apple was never designed to be open and a free for all. Some complain (I think perhaps justified) about Apple's policies.
This means programs that change the GUI are abundant in the Android Market, (and quite popular. I like ADW, myself) but impossible to find on the Apple App Store.
But Android was designed to be open and the iPhone was designed to be "controlled" by Apple. So perhaps you can fault Apple for their policies not their hardware which is quite nice and it does the job at hand.
Bottom line: for most users, it really does not matter one darn bit if they go with an Android phone or an iPhone or a Boysenberry Phone. It is only a small percentage of users that care one way or another about which is a better platform, and a smaller percentage still, that will hate Apple no matter what they create and/or love Apple no matter how restrictive they become.
Ditto Android, by the way.
Bob Maxey
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