Hacker News Board Hacker News, browsed like a classic message board
Live data from Hacker News

Fake Steve Jobs: Why I'm Switching to Android

blog.newsweek.com

Post reply on HN
Print view View original

21–30 of 193 posts

Re: Fake Steve Jobs: Why I'm Switching to Android

#21

Post by mortenjorck »

rimantas wrote: post #14

It would be interesting to see how he will write about coming back to iPhone when he realizes there are things more important than Flash. Comments how Apple is chasing Google because of something Android will do is also amusing.

All he talks about in the article is features. Is the day-to-day user experience in Froyo good enough to actually compete with the iPhone yet? Is it no longer necessary to run third-party utilities to keep the system in order?

I want Android to get to this level of maturity to keep Apple on its toes, but I've yet to see any evidence Google is there yet.

Re: Fake Steve Jobs: Why I'm Switching to Android

#22

Post by notauser »

byrneseyeview wrote: post #13

Here's Daniel Lyons on why the Zune has a shot (in early 2008): http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2008/0128/053.html

He also thought SCO would win, with such prophetic headlines as "What SCO Wants, SCO Gets."

I'm pretty confident in the future of Android, but a positive prediction from Lyons is one of the few things that could cause me to reconsider my opinion!

( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Lyons )

Re: Fake Steve Jobs: Why I'm Switching to Android

#23

Post by doki_pen »

Ionic_Walrus wrote: post #20

Why do you want to use your phone as a wifi hotspot ? It'll drain the battery. The telco's in the US are the worst of the lot. Android and iPhone are 2 great platforms, Im happy that both are here.

I tether it via usb. It charges as it tethers.

Re: Fake Steve Jobs: Why I'm Switching to Android

#24

Post by phernandez »

noelchurchill wrote: post #18

Does this also mean that Android is destined to be as disliked as Windows, with all the problems that come along with being compatible with some many devices from so many different manufacturers?

I think a better comparison, is to linux - since it really is a linux kernel underneath, and it is open source. Linux has plenty of flaws, especially with hardware, but anyone can take the code and try and improve it, then contribute back to the main code base. The cyanogenmod is an example of this.

Re: Fake Steve Jobs: Why I'm Switching to Android

#25

Post by wwortiz »

noelchurchill wrote: post #18

Does this also mean that Android is destined to be as disliked as Windows, with all the problems that come along with being compatible with some many devices from so many different manufacturers?

I think it will be okay as long as updates are continually released and those updates are supported by the carriers because phones have a rather fast rate of adoption considering many people do the two year contract and phone upgrade cycle.

Re: Fake Steve Jobs: Why I'm Switching to Android

#26

Post by noelchurchill »

wwortiz wrote: post #25
noelchurchill wrote: post #18

Does this also mean that Android is destined to be as disliked as Windows, with all the problems that come along with being compatible with some many devices from so many different manufacturers?

I think it will be okay as long as updates are continually released and those updates are supported by the carriers because phones have a rather fast rate of adoption considering many people do the two year contract and phone upgrade cycle.

That's true. Windows is burdened by the fleets of corporate computers running all kinds of proprietary business software, and it must maintain backwards compatibility. Phones get replaced every two years or so, so there won't be much legacy support issues.

Re: Fake Steve Jobs: Why I'm Switching to Android

#27

Post by roc »

junklight wrote: post #7

while all the commentators and media are wetting their pants about who has landed what blow on who I can't help feeling that the real winners are going to be us users. Apple will lose if they don't respond - and it would seem likely that they will be forced to add some of these features - streaming from my media library being one I would particularly like. Keep landing those killer blows guys and making your products…

The competition is great for the users. The only bad thing is the war of words from either side that insults the intelligence of the readers.

Re: Fake Steve Jobs: Why I'm Switching to Android

#28

Post by hyperbovine »

byrneseyeview wrote: post #13

Here's Daniel Lyons on why the Zune has a shot (in early 2008): http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2008/0128/053.html

I guess am in the minority here of people who have actually used a Zune (HD, completely by accident, woke up on the floor of a Zune product manager's sweet apt in downtown Seattle while visiting a friend, long story.) I've got to say, I was impressed. Screen looked amazing, device is smaller and more responsive than an iPhone. The browser was sort of lame but you could just put Opera on it, no?

Anyways, it's true that Zune is getting trounced, but if Apple continues to piss people off and there are alternatives that are actually a pleasure to use, that may change.

Re: Fake Steve Jobs: Why I'm Switching to Android

#29

Post by wisty »

byrneseyeview wrote: post #13

Here's Daniel Lyons on why the Zune has a shot (in early 2008): http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2008/0128/053.html

He didn't really say the Zune had a shot. He just said that the new Zune was a good alternative, and didn't suck like the previous generation.

He noted that most iPod owners were already locked-in by their libraries. His closing line: "Microsoft, you've got your work cut out for you."

Re: Fake Steve Jobs: Why I'm Switching to Android

#30

Post by rglullis »

mortenjorck wrote: post #21
rimantas wrote: post #14

It would be interesting to see how he will write about coming back to iPhone when he realizes there are things more important than Flash. Comments how Apple is chasing Google because of something Android will do is also amusing.

All he talks about in the article is features. Is the day-to-day user experience in Froyo good enough to actually compete with the iPhone yet? Is it no longer necessary to run third-party utilities to keep the system in order? I want Android to get to this level of maturity to keep Apple on its toes, but I've yet to see any evidence Google is there yet.

As a Droid owner, I'm yet to find needed "third-party utilities" to keep the system in order.
Post reply on HN