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"Android ICS already offers more than what is coming in iOS 6"

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Re: "Android ICS already offers more than what is coming in iOS 6"

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Post by joelanman »

SkyMarshal wrote: post #46
doron wrote: post #3

ICS ecosystem is almost vaporware, it is supposed to be the best release yet, but i actually never saw it. Maybe its the best thing since sliced bread, but if nobody uses it, what exactly is the point?! Your chances of getting ICS on your legacy device are virtually zero. whereas getting IOS 6 on the iphone 4S is assured. [EDIT] I have been an android user since it was essentially released, and have only recently swi…

>ICS ecosystem is almost vaporware, it is supposed to be the best release yet, but i actually never saw it. Maybe its the best thing since sliced bread, but if nobody uses it, what exactly is the point?! Your chances of getting ICS on your legacy device are virtually zero. whereas getting IOS 6 on the iphone 4S is assured. There are two kinds of Android users in this world - those who care about this issue, and those…

I have a Nexus S for exactly this reason, and yet I had to wait well over 6 months to get ICS. It's embarrassing that they can't push out a new OS to their own phones on time.

Re: "Android ICS already offers more than what is coming in iOS 6"

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Post by stephenr »

daleharvey wrote: post #49

Predictably most of the comments are about the android upgrade issues, but the solution is simple, people who care about these features buy a google device, which receives timely upgrades, is cheaper than an iphone, and has its own advantages (+disadvantages) over iphone hardware The people that dont care about these feature buy any random android and get this stuff later as the carriers catchup

"when" they catch up? I think you surely mean "in the unlikely event that they ever catch up or even provide/allow any update at all"

If android is so "open" why do you have to pick a single device from a single manufacturer (even apple offers more options than the nexus lineup) if you want android that's really android and not raped by the handset manufacturer or the network operator?

Re: "Android ICS already offers more than what is coming in iOS 6"

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Post by kstenerud »

mark_integerdsv wrote: post #41

There is an advert for Steers (a hamburger take away franchise here in South Africa, their burgers are delicious!) that came out around about the same time that McDonalds came to the country. It depicts one guy unpacking a stack of tiny burgers onto the table, bragging to his buddy about how little he paid for all these tiny cheeseburgers (getting the picture?) His buddy opens up a Steers bag, pulls out one great big…

Is the point of the advert that smaller, commoditized burgers do better overall in the marketplace due to their cheap price, or that there's a market for the smaller segment willing to pay more for better quality? Or both?

I'm also not sure what your point is, since Android is present in both markets.

Re: "Android ICS already offers more than what is coming in iOS 6"

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Post by MrScruff »

myko wrote: post #83
MrScruff wrote: post #73

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There were more than two features announced. http://www.apple.com/ios/ios6/

Yes and more than these aren't available on older devices, let me direct you to this post on a different thread for a breakdown: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4096633

The point remains - they're adding a bunch of features for free and most users will benefit from them. I'm far more interested in account unification and improvements to the phone app than 3D maps. Your inference that the update is a dud for older devices doesn't ring true.

Re: "Android ICS already offers more than what is coming in iOS 6"

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Post by robmcm »

>Travel and reward card management >iOS6: Passbook >ICS: 3rd party apps

This is missing the point, iOS has been doing this with third party apps for a while, passbook is like news stand or game centre and aims to consolidate lots of confusing implementation into one.

Re: "Android ICS already offers more than what is coming in iOS 6"

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Post by argarg »

varelse wrote: post #86
SkyMarshal wrote: post #46

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>ICS ecosystem is almost vaporware, it is supposed to be the best release yet, but i actually never saw it. Maybe its the best thing since sliced bread, but if nobody uses it, what exactly is the point?! Your chances of getting ICS on your legacy device are virtually zero. whereas getting IOS 6 on the iphone 4S is assured. There are two kinds of Android users in this world - those who care about this issue, and those…

Long time android owner and now Galaxy Nexus owner here: I... Hate... This... Phone... And here I could deliver a scathing rant about the camera locking up the phone and refusing to properly focus. Or I could go on about the constant gmail, navigator, and browser crashes, the horrid battery life (even in 3G with the "extended" battery) and yeesh I'll just stop here... And don't get me started about my Galaxy Tab 10.1…

Long time android owner and Galaxy Nexus owner here:

I... Love... This... Phone...

It takes beautiful pictures at an amazing speed, I get absolutely 0 crashes using multiple different applications, battery ALWAYS lasts at least the whole day no matter how hard I use it, and I love every single features ICS has to offer. I am in no way jealous of anything my iPhone friends can do with their phone and I will gladly buy another Nexus device when I'll decide to change phone.

I just wanted to offer the different experience I've had...

Re: "Android ICS already offers more than what is coming in iOS 6"

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Post by Terretta »

myko wrote: post #61
shadesandcolour wrote: post #34

I'll answer this completely fanboyish article with a slightly fanboyish response. First of all, just because ICS had it "first" doesn't mean that they did it better. Let's add the fact that the feature being present in the operating system doesn't gauntness that Android users will get it on their phones like it does when Apple adds something to the operating system (with a few exceptions). Counting your "3rd party ap…

I'm afraid you haven't really used voice commands on Android. They do lack the NLP of Siri and the witty responses, but in practice they seem much more accurate at actually understanding what the user is trying to do. Also you may believe iPhone is king in the ease of use department, but I don't. I think after using either OS for an extended period of time they become second nature and usage of the other can be grati…

Forget "voice commands", which predate both iPhone and Android. I need SMS dictation.

Dictation on the iPhone under iOS 5 is shockingly better than dictation on Android ICS on my Google Galaxy Nexus.

I can carry on a complete SMS conversation via voice on iOS without editing, while having to edit every other phrase on ICS.

Re: "Android ICS already offers more than what is coming in iOS 6"

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Post by stephenr »

jcromartie wrote: post #25

And yet, only 7% of Android phones run last year's OS, at least as of May 1... I wonder what that number is today. I would expect it to be a little bit higher but not much.

According to google (http://developer.android.com/resources/dashboard/platform-ve...) 7.1% are on 4.x
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