Or, some people actually like that the phone is locked, like myself. I also happen to like that OSX can't be installed on commodity hardware. I use OSX to get things done and I can count on it working correctly on the hardware it's installed on. Same goes with my iPhone. I like the fact that iOS can only run on Apple products. Android works on a bunch of different hardware and although I haven't tried many Android phone, the disparity in hardware means you're not going to get the same experience on each phone. Likewise, with the App store. I kinda like the fact that someone is policing the apps that I can install. When my wife, who installs new games at the drop of the hat installs an app, I can feel relatively comfortable that it won't crash her system. I can feel relatively comfortable that it will not be malware. If anything, I wish it would be a little more thorough. I recently saw an app on her phone...a flashlight app, all it does is make the screen bright. It clocks in at 1.4mb. Meanwhile, another app that actually does real stuff clocked in at only 160K. You know the flashlight app was made by someone who really didn't know what they were doing and probably included every library in the book.
I still love my linux, and use it everyday. I use it on my desktop at work and all of my servers. I keep my macbook around because nobody touches the ease of use of Apple products like iMovie, iPhoto, or Snow Leopard in general. I use an iPhone for the same reasons. I enjoy the feature set it has. It's just about perfect for what I want and not bloated. I love the fact that I last charged it on my drive home of Friday and still have 40% charge left this morning after using it all morning as an mp3 player while mowing the lawn. I love the fact that since it doesn't have an external battery, my past iPhones haven't busted the battery cover when accidentally dropped (like my Windows phones use to). I love the screen because reading on it has finally become enjoyable. I love the fact the the iPhone 4G has the same connector as my iPhone 3G, iPod 3rd Gen and classic have because I haven't had to buy all new accessories each time I've upgraded. I've had a lot of different phones in the past, ranging from a Samsung clamshell in 97, to a Kyocera Palm based phone, to several incarnations of Windows Mobile phones. I've stayed with iPhones since switching to it the day the 3G came out. I can't see me switching anytime soon. I'm not going to say the the Android phones are bad. I've only played with them when friends have brought them. What I will say though is that with all my other phones, I've been left with an itch to scratch. I haven't noticed that at all with the iPhone. On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 9:33 AM, Erika L Rich <[email protected]> wrote: > > But do any of you ever think that perhaps some people could care less > that phone is "locked"? > > There is nothing that I have wanted to do that I couldn't do with my > iphone. All I know, is that it is 1000 times better than my old Palm > Treo, and that's good enough for me, and most people I know. > > It doesn't really matter. I just can't stand it when a conversation > has to be had where the partipants are so far on either side that it > becomes a pointless mess. > > "I'M RIGHT!" > "NO! I'M RIGHT!!" > "I'M RIGHT!" > "NO! I'M RIGHT!!" > "I'M RIGHT!" > "NO! I'M RIGHT!!" > > Each to their own. I just wish some of these "product opinion" convos > could be more constructive. > > "shrugs" > > By the way, our nephew just got an HTC HD2 and it's a very nice > looking and feeling piece of kit. Too big IMO, but nice nonetheless. > > Sent by iPhone goodness. Have a happy day! > > On Jun 27, 2010, at 8:40 AM, "Eric Roberts" < > [email protected] > > wrote: > > > > > That's because most Apple users are like that Erika. I find that the > > iPhones is a pretty substandard product...a lot of that due to the > > crappy > > network it's on, so not necessarily an Apple issue, but still an Apple > > problem. It will be interesting to see how much of improvement > > users will > > get once they are on Verizon. Still, I do think that Android > > (though they > > have their own set of issues) are a superior product because they > > are more > > open and not locked under the tight fascist control of Steve Jobs. > > That > > alone is enough of a deal breaker in itself. I personally just have > > moral > > issues with Apple and their elitist monopolistic control over their > > phones > > and other products. I think others agree, which is why the 1Phone is > > now #3 > > to Android's #2 ;-) > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Erika L Rich [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2010 7:10 AM > > To: cf-community > > Subject: Re: SERIOUS iPhone 4 Hardware Flaw > > > > > > I was giving benefit of the doubt, but to me it just sounds you are > > anti-apple. It doesn't matter to you that we might have made a decsion > > based on personal experience or research, you only see that we have > > "drunk the koolaid". > > > > You posts reek bitterness about the product, without any solid > > evidence that the product is crap. > > > > I was a hold out for a long time (and a Zune owner) but was won over > > with the usefulness, simplicity and functionality of hubby's when he > > got his. > > > > As an aside: > > Hubby's 2.5 year old 3G: still going strong, not a scratch, crack or a > > crash with perfect battery life. > > > > My 3GS: Used every day, almost all day, same as above. > > > > But none of that matters to an anti-apple person. > > > > Sent by iPhone goodness. Have a happy day! > > > > On Jun 25, 2010, at 6:32 PM, Kris Sisk <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> > >>> It's the difference between the guy who drives a Civic and a guy who > >>> drives a Porche. They both get you where you want to go, but Porche > >>> has a brand behind it, a shitload of marketing, and every little > >>> detail has been designed to the hilt. > >>> > >>> That doesn't mean that there is anything wrong with the Civic. That > >>> doesn't mean that the Civic isn't a good looking car, or a > >>> dependable > >>> car, or that it is incapable of doing it's job, it's just not a > >>> Porche. > >>> > >>> -Cameron > >>> > >>> ... > >> > >> Ugh.....cool factor....Horrible reason for overpaying for something. > >> > >> Honestly though there's a problem with that analogy: the Porche is a > >> high quality machine. I can't comment on the quality of the iPhone > >> specifically, but if iPods are anything to go by there's a definate > >> lack of quality in Apple products. My first MP3 player was made the > >> same year the first iPod came out and still works great. My dad and > >> both my sisters got the same model and they all still work to. How > >> many first gen iPods are still working without having been repaired? > >> Not too many I'd wager. > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:322044 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
