Again, the flexibility offers some of you value to customize the phone to be exactly what you want/need, just as a Linux system is far more configurable than a Mac. Most of us have no use for this. I don't *want* to have to root my phone, nor worry about the apps I'm downloading (don't forget the Android bank app that had nothing to do with that bank). Closed systems offer a benefit to offset that lack of control, and when it comes to a dedicated device like my phone it's a better proposition. There is no best device, just what suits your needs. The only thing that some of the Android phones offer that I'd like is the hot spot function, and ATT might have as much to do with that as Apple. As use increases I think you'll see all of the carriers ramp up data costs and institute tiered pricing. My wife's 3G runs 4.1 like a champ. The only issue she has is that it won't play our Handbraked movies without further conversion like my 4 does due to the lower screen resolution.
On Thursday, September 30, 2010, Edward Crosby <[email protected]> wrote: > I've been down the Apple road and I'm not looking back. Yes, the iPhone > had a great design and I never had any issues with the OS however I did > have an issue with the closed system. > That's the beauty of Android is that it is open and I can do anything I > want with it...and still have a stable working phone. True, none of the > Droids look as pretty as the iPhone but I'm not in a fashion show so I > have no real issue with the design of my Droid 1. I did have a problem, at > first, with how heavy it is but I quickly got use to it since I hold other > heavy things all the time. :) > The thing about Android is that it first started off pretty bad with the > G1 running 1.6 however it progressed drastically to something really > awesome in the last year, and it will only get better. > Again, that article didn't really have an argument. > > -- > Have a Better One, > Edward Crosby > http://www.edwardcrosby.com > ----- > "There are no atheists in foxholes or firmware updates." > Merlin Mann > >> Freedom and flexibility are inversely proportional to stability and >> simplicity. Android has too many cooks; it suffers from the fractured >> nature of having so many different user interfaces, versions utilized (my >> dad's crappy Moto Backflip still uses ver. 1.6), and no central quality >> screening of apps. I permanently turned off all of the push functions on >> my iPhone with one toggle and solved my battery issues (and could have >> easily set up individual push rules for each app if desired). >> I'm probably just one of the fortunate ones, but I really don't have any >> reception issues with ATT. The only dead areas I hit are spots in my >> hospital where the cell repeaters don't reach. I've had no issues with >> dropped calls, either. I have no love for ATT, but they aren't any worse >> than any other cell company I've dealt with. You want bad customer >> service, deal with Comcast. They truly set the gold standard. >> I guess this makes me a bigger Apple shill than Ed, but for my needs >> Android just isn't there yet. Most of the handsets feel cheap and >> plastic-y, and the OS/interface feels jittery and beta-ish when I've >> played with it. The benefits of the handsets haven't been of value to me >> yet; I don't need an HDMI out or FM radio. I have more onboard memory than >> I can use, I don't need a micro USB slot. The biggest boon to me as a >> consumer is that they have forced a greater pace of innovation. >> Competition is good for all of us. >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> On Sep 30, 2010, at 2:41 PM, "Edward Crosby" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> http://zd.net/bKqX7E >>> >>> Hey, Dr. Jen & Serv, do you have to constantly babysit your Droid X? >>> I do have to agree with him about the heat issue. My Droid 1 gets super >>> hot sometimes and it's rather annoying. >>> >>> -- >>> Have a Better One, >>> Edward Crosby >>> http://www.edwardcrosby.com >>> ----- >>> "There are no atheists in foxholes or firmware updates." >>> Merlin Mann >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "The Unique Geek" 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/theuniquegeek?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "The Unique Geek" 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/theuniquegeek?hl=en. >> >> > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" 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/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" 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/theuniquegeek?hl=en.
