<[email protected]> wrote: > My HTC desire came free with a 2 year contract courtesy of Virgin > (Thanks Mr Branson) :-) >
+1 > > > On 29 July 2011 14:13, sanga collins <[email protected]> wrote: > > I agree with daniel. The top of the line android phones are comparable to > > iphones and in some cases are better than iphones hardware wise. Those > dual > > core tegras really scream with power and ofcourse top of the line android > > phones also have graphics comparable to iphone retina display or better. > > > > But unfortunately here in the states getting a top of the line android > phone > > is always more expensive than getting an iphone. When verison releases > their > > newest androids they always cost betweent $199 and $299 with a 2 year > > contract. Iphone always costs $199 with a new 2 year contract > > > > On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 8:55 AM, Okalany Daniel > > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> Most issues I experience with android, are with the hardware itself. > >> Really > >> wish I could buy an iPhone and install android on it. The key > annoyances, > >> are: > >> - I need to know what speed my processor is and other hardware, so when > >> Need > >> for speed plays sluggish, I'm like "Oh, I wish I had a droid with a > tegra > >> graphics card" (this is after I've downloaded and installed the game > from > >> the android market. > >> - Internal storage, some mid-range Androids come with internal storage > as > >> little as 180Mb, I think this includes space for the OS itself. This is > a > >> recipe for things like incoming message rejected, you have no space. > Even > >> if > >> your 8Gb memory card is empty. > >> > >> So it's not a surprise that iPhones have better user experience, because > >> all > >> iPhones usually have the *best* hardware at the time of release. > >> > >> So depending on the android (I haven't used anything like the Motorola > >> Atrix), I think top level android offers a similar (Probably better) > >> Experience than a similar iPhone. > >> > >> Daniel. > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf > >> Of > >> Paul Bagyenda > >> Sent: 29 July 2011 03:02 PM > >> To: Uganda Linux User Group > >> Subject: Re: [LUG] [OT] Android dirty little secret: Shipping #s strong, > >> returns 30 - 40% > >> > >> And yet overall the IOS user experience is, in my limited experience, > >> better. This guy provides some additional insight: > >> http://codingrelic.geekhold.com/2008/11/six-million-dollar-libc.html > >> On Jul 29, 2011, at 07:33, Tim Schofield wrote: > >> > >> > They didn't develop it from scratch, its derived from the BSD C > >> > library. It has a much smaller footprint than the gnu library, and is > >> > designed for cpu's that run at slower speeds, making it much better > >> > for mobile devices than the GNU library that ios uses. > >> > > >> > > >> > On 29 July 2011 12:27, Paul Bagyenda <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> I am duly educated again, for which I am grateful! Still, developing > >> their own libc must surely have had to do with licensing? > >> >> > >> >> Since I do not own an iPhone or iPad I suppose I may escape the "fan > >> >> boy" > >> tag. Computers have to work well. And I suppose after a while one stops > >> caring about the wars... > >> >> > >> >> On the server side, Linux forever. On the PC/laptop side, SJ wins > >> >> (though > >> I've seen Ubuntu installs lately that look and work pretty well). > Android > >> vs > >> iPhone, the latter seems to me slightly ahead, but then the speed at > which > >> Android has improved is truly impressive. > >> >> > >> >> A Linux use since kernel version 0.9! > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> On Jul 29, 2011, at 06:48, Tim Schofield wrote: > >> >> > >> >>> Yes but bionic libc is open source, which is not really lock down is > >> >>> it? > >> >>> > >> >>> What have all you apple fan boys got against Linux?? > >> >>> > >> >>> Come over to open source guys, once you've tried it you will never > >> >>> want to go back :-) > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> On 29 July 2011 11:42, Paul Bagyenda <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >>>> I had doubted you re GNU libc not being included in Android. But it > >> >>>> appears you are right: http://thoth.eng.temple.edu/?p=139 > >> >>>> That is a lot of work to do to avoid publishing the source code! > Even > >> famous-for-lock-down Apple includes GNU libc. > >> >>>> > >> >>>> P. > >> >>>> > >> >>>> On Jul 29, 2011, at 01:59, Dan Carpenter wrote: > >> >>>> > >> >>>>> Android only uses the Linux kernel. They threw out everything > >> >>>>> else about linux, like the gnu C library and every linux program. > >> >>>>> They wrote their own replacements for that which are licensed > >> >>>>> under the Apache license. > >> >>>>> > >> >>>>> The Apache license doesn't require people to pass along the > >> >>>>> software. > >> >>>>> > >> >>>>> The most recent version of Android, Honeycomb, was announced in > >> >>>>> May this year. It's not used on phones, only on tablets. Google > >> >>>>> is not going to release the source for it. > >> >>>>> > >> >>>>> Google is going to release the source for the next version "Ice > >> >>>>> Cream Sandwich" which merges the phone and the tablet software. > >> >>>>> It's going to be released later this year. > >> >>>>> > >> >>>>> But for all the Android products, they do have to share the kernel > >> >>>>> sourse. > >> >>>>> > >> >>>>> regards, > >> >>>>> dan carpenter > >> >>>>> _______________________________________________ > >> >>>>> The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > >> >>>>> > >> >>>>> Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > >> >>>>> [email protected] Mailing list archives: > >> >>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > >> >>>>> Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > >> >>>>> To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > >> >>>>> > >> >>>>> The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > >> >>>>> http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > >> >>>>> > >> >>>>> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them > >> (including attachments if any). 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