Google is leapfrogging Apple

Post by nikils » Sat, May 22, 2010, 10:14 AM UTC

davidedicillo wrote: post #19

There are few things that bothers me when people talk about Google taking the lead: 1) They are comparing two different things, an open OS vs an OS tied to one company. 2) Google didn't surpassed anybody. FroYo hasn't been released yet and they are comparing them to a phone that is going to be updated in two weeks. FroYo has tethering, but iPhone has tethering since 3.0, if AT&T doesn't allow it, it isn't Apple's fau…

Post by lftl » Sat, May 22, 2010, 2:45 PM UTC

zackola wrote: post #40

moultano wrote: post #12

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>There can be no claims of leapfrogging until I can use an android device's touch screen to SMS someone without pulling (what little is left of) my hair out. This is almost certainly what you are used to. I haven't had any difficulty with my nexus one. The iphone drove me to insanity everytime I tried to type on it. >Every single android handset I've used has felt like a cheap, disposable piece of junk (G1, Hero, N1)…

It's kind of funny - people seem to be fairly split down the middle between our posts, even with all the up and down voting. What I was used to before I got the G1 was a Samsung Trace, which could not be considered any sort of "smart phone". No Qwerty keyboard, tiny screen, etc. I did not actually use the original iPhone until about a year ago when a friend gave me an unlocked 2G when she got a 3GS. I don't know much…

Post by buro9 » Sat, May 22, 2010, 3:21 PM UTC

zackola wrote: post #10

The whole leapfrogging thing implies (to me) that you are not only doing more things than someone, but also doing them better. Yes, FroYo has added a ton of great features to android, however I still feel that Apple has not yet been leapfrogged in the most basic parts of design for core parts today's mobile experience. The most obvious of these to me is text entry via touch screen. There can be no claims of leapfrogg…

Post by OrangeGuutan » Sat, May 22, 2010, 5:00 PM UTC

zackola wrote: post #46

lftl wrote: post #43

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The biggest advantage Android has in this area is that Google doesn't have to get it "right" for everyone. On Android phones you can just switch to one of the other keyboard implementations if you don't like the default.

recommendations? and not swype please.

Post by davidedicillo » Sat, May 22, 2010, 8:14 PM UTC

warfangle wrote: post #32

davidedicillo wrote: post #23

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The only Android phone that initially will have that functionality won't be available with AT&T nor T-Mobile... And the Nexus One isn't a pentaband phone either.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'll be able to flash froyo to my nexus one, correct? And the nexus one is available on at&t. Ergo, I will be able to tether my phone on at&t. Right?