Why I Turned In My iPhone and Went Android
blog.louisgray.com
Why I Turned In My iPhone and Went Android
1–10 of 57 posts
Re: Why I Turned In My iPhone and Went Android
#2Wow, same stuff here: http://ifesdjeen.tumblr.com/post/393020309/why-i-prefer-andr...
Re: Why I Turned In My iPhone and Went Android
#3I know a few people who did that primarily on principle. They all regret it today, android just isn't anywhere close in the long run( their words not mine)
I have both iPhone and android before you go all fanboy on me.
Re: Why I Turned In My iPhone and Went Android
#4Something along the lines of, "Choice only matters if your choice is one of the choices," applies. Apple wasn't offering him his choice so he bought an Android. Yet he still acknowledges that the iPhone 4 may be a better phone.
His four main points are: openness, momentum, cloud, and capability. Android is definitely more open than iOS but Android's power depends on non-open software/services (Google). Android definitely has momentum but at their current rate it will still take years to match the iPhone's share of the market. Also, the Android app economy appears to be much weaker due to a cultural issue (rather than critical-mass issue). Cloud is a bit misleading as you can integrate Google's services with an iPhone almost as well as Android and iOS/MobileMe probably matches Android/Google albeit with a increase in cost and perhaps privacy. Capability is balanced by lack of usability.
I still think people are excusing flaws in Android due to frustration with Apple, hoping for "open" to win, etc.
I recently tried to switch to the Nokia N900 (Maemo OS, soon MeeGo OS) but found its capability did not balance its lack of usability.
Re: Why I Turned In My iPhone and Went Android
#5Maybe this is unfair, but it reminds me of the people who boycott buying gas from local BP stations to protest the oil spill.
Re: Why I Turned In My iPhone and Went Android
#6Something along the lines of, "Choice only matters if your choice is one of the choices," applies. Apple wasn't offering him his choice so he bought an Android. Yet he still acknowledges that the iPhone 4 may be a better phone. His four main points are: openness, momentum, cloud, and capability. Android is definitely more open than iOS but Android's power depends on non-open software/services (Google). Android defini…
but Android's power depends on non-open software/services (Google)?
huh Thats total B.S. Claim
Re: Why I Turned In My iPhone and Went Android
#7Something along the lines of, "Choice only matters if your choice is one of the choices," applies. Apple wasn't offering him his choice so he bought an Android. Yet he still acknowledges that the iPhone 4 may be a better phone. His four main points are: openness, momentum, cloud, and capability. Android is definitely more open than iOS but Android's power depends on non-open software/services (Google). Android defini…
>His four main points are: openness...
Actually, openness is not one of his points. He mentions it in passing only.
>Android definitely has momentum but at their current rate it will still take years to match the iPhone's share of the market.
From February to May of this year, Android went from 9% to 13% of the market. In that same time, the iPhone went from 25.4% to 24.4%. At that rate, it will take about six months for Android to match the iPhone. Google is seeing almost 5 million activations a month, and growing exponentially.
Re: Why I Turned In My iPhone and Went Android
#8Maybe this is unfair, but it reminds me of the people who boycott buying gas from local BP stations to protest the oil spill.
I think you really need to explain that. There is simultaneously nothing wrong with boycotting BP (even though it should lead to lower gas prices for those who don't boycott, those who do boycott may sleep better at night) - and similarly nothing wrong with believing that Android has more momentum than Apple presently, so that it's worth betting on.
And even with nothing wrong with either actions, I don't see the connection. The man isn't boycotting Apple because he thinks Apple is hurting the planet.
Re: Why I Turned In My iPhone and Went Android
#9I know a few people who did that primarily on principle. They all regret it today, android just isn't anywhere close in the long run( their words not mine) I have both iPhone and android before you go all fanboy on me.
Count me in the opposite camp, then. I don't regret my Nexus One at all - it's far superior to iPhone for my use case.
Re: Why I Turned In My iPhone and Went Android
#10The big problem Android has is leaving people behind. It turns out v1.6 is required just to use Kobo's eBook reading software. What of all those v1.5 devices still out there? SOL! Some people can say, eh, this is the early adopter problem, except these are phones being sold to everyday people, not techies.