I for one enjoy hearing opinions even if I don't agree. Listening to people you agree 100% with is often boring.
On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 11:20 AM, work only <[email protected]> wrote: > I for one will never listen to Java Posse, just so ant Apple. > > > > > On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 7:36 AM, phil swenson <[email protected]>wrote: > >> First on Siri: Dick commented that it was uncool that Apple bought Siri >> and didn't keep the Siri App alive. It's a server side service, so keeping >> the app alive means maintaining a legacy service. If this is uncool then >> it's also uncool that Google has killed off a bunch of services they bought. >> Notable to me was JotSpot (I was a happy JotSpot user) - Google bought and >> killed it and never replaced it with anything decent. >> >> There were a lot of comments about the 4s being a disappointing upgrade. >> 4S has a better camera, faster processor - just like all the Android >> updates. And of course the "global phone" feature - but that's probably a >> bigger deal to the Apple manufacturing process than most users. In reality, >> specs don't matter much. most consumers don't pay attention to specs - what >> really matters is real world performance. Is it easy to use? Is it >> responsive? Does it take good pictures? Does the battery make it through >> the day? Is it cool? >> >> I don't think Apple is going to update the look just to say they updated >> the look. The iPhone 4 IMO is the best looking/designed phone out there. >> If you notice, they have the same philosophy with the macs and iPods. They >> keep case designs for more than one product cycle. No change just for the >> sake of change. >> >> Most of the improvements are software. And they are huge. Apple >> addressed almost all the irritants: wifi synching with iTunes, doesn't lock >> your phone on sync, OTA updates, notifications. And added a bunch of cool >> stuff: siri, iMessage, iCloud, iTunes match, airplay, photostream. >> >> I agree on the glass back being a mostly bad idea on the iPhone 4 (well, >> it's great until you drop it). But you can always buy a case. From what I >> see, I bet 80% of smartphone users use a case (I don't, but I never drop >> mine). >> >> The main iOS/iPhone irritants left are: >> no background processing for grabbing data (this is partially mitigated by >> newsstand) >> no way to set different default apps (like a browser) >> iMessage only works on iOS devices (no mac, no open protocol) >> no user defined widgets (just the canned ones) >> no LTE (here is why: >> http://www.anandtech.com/show/4925/why-no-lte-iphone-5-blame-28nm-maturity . >> basically, Apple would have had to have a much larger phone to have >> anywhere close to decent battery life) >> only one screen size offered (I think this one matters more to the >> techies, but I personally would like something closer to 4") >> >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "The Java Posse" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
