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  • Iphone

    Votes: 39 30.5%

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    Votes: 89 69.5%
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Mister K said:
I use an iPhone 4. What do I like about it? Camera, pictures, browsing, music player, text messaging, email (and can monitor all my accounts), availability of Apps, and CROSS PLATFORM usability - in other words all my music, pictures, apps, email, videos can be viewed on my iPad - at no extra cost. My calendar updates back and forth between devices, seamlessly.
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As an Apple aficionado myself, I have to say that's not exactly cross-platform. You're still locked into the Apple ecosystem (however beautiful the experience is). iBooks is a great example of this. It's currently impossible to view a book purchased from the iBookstore on anything other than an iPad or iPhone. Apple has deliberately witheld development of a Mac app for reading iBooks so that they can incentivize the iPad. Compare this with the Kindle, for example, where you can read Kindle books on any tablet or phone for which Amazon has made a Kindle app - Android, iOS, Windows Phone 7, you name it. Now that's a true cross-platform solution.

However I agree with you on the elegance of iCloud. Nothing out there is as seamless.
 
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I'm waiting for the iPhone 10, should be out in a year or so. :eyebrows:

But seriously, I'll probably make the switch one day from my BB to an iPhone or Android but I'm likely to go through battery removal withdrawls. :D

rafterman said:
Ha ha ha just waiting for the new RIM operating system. That will be a game changer.
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Don't you need employees to do that? :confused:
 
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Identity said:
As an Apple aficionado myself, I have to say that's not exactly cross-platform. You're still locked into the Apple ecosystem (however beautiful the experience is). iBooks is a great example of this. It's currently impossible to view a book purchased from the iBookstore on anything other than an iPad or iPhone. Apple has deliberately witheld development of a Mac app for reading iBooks so that they can incentivize the iPad. Compare this with the Kindle, for example, where you can read Kindle books on any tablet or phone for which Amazon has made a Kindle app - Android, iOS, Windows Phone 7, you name it. Now that's a true cross-platform solution.

However I agree with you on the elegance of iCloud. Nothing out there is as seamless.
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You are right on point. That's the reason I only buy my books on Kindle! LOL. Frankly iBooks still has some growing to do, especially when compared with the Kindle. Also prices tend to be better through Amazon and selection is AMAZING!.

Hats off to you Identity for pointing out the hole in my logic. I am not an unabashed Apple fan, they have made a lot of mistakes over the years and they tend to fall into the trap of thinking that because they have the best product they don't have to keep innovating. That said I also like that all the accessories for the iPad/iPhone apply across the various generations. That may not be the case with the iPhone 5 but only time will tell.
 
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rubmeister100 said:



FWIW, I was with a buddy who just got one of those huge mofo Samsung Phablet's (jealous about the screen size!) and we arrived at or friend's cottage. He took ten minutes to get connected to wifi, another ten to figure out how to download a photo I emailed him, save it to his phone, then re-upload it to send to someone else.

I could go on, but the Android does have a steeper learning curve than the Mac iOS although once you get there, it is more flexible. I've considered the bigger Galaxy phablet as I like the bigger screen but the iPhone does what I want so easily and cleanly I really couldn't be bothered learning a new system.
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Interesting that you bring up wi-fi connections, as Apple's problems through the iOS versions are quite well documented and far from the marketing slogan "it just works"
https://www.google.ca/search?sugexp=chrome,mod=15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=ios+wifi+issues a simple Google search brings up millions of results and searching through Apples own support forums bring you thousands of confused users.
Same can be said for Apple's support forums on how to open an email, save the attached picture to phone and resend to a different user.


Android phones have a steeper learning curve because the phones do more, it's as simple as that.
handing anyone an ios or android phone they should be able to intuitively make phone calls, access app store, check email, use camera, open a browser, swipe through apps, look at pictures, watch videos and a few other things....beyond the basics there is a learning curve on both systems more so on Android because it does more.



Saying that Android doesn't "just work" out of the box is about as true a rumour as Macs are immune to virus's or Steve Jobs never stole, borrowed or copied an idea ;)
 
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b4u said:
Interesting that you bring up wi-fi connections, as Apple's problems through the iOS versions are quite well documented and far from the marketing slogan "it just works"
https://www.google.ca/search?sugexp=chrome,mod=15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=ios+wifi+issues a simple Google search brings up millions of results and searching through Apples own support forums bring you thousands of confused users.
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This is very interesting...I tried that search and got almost 7 million hits. Do the same with "android wifi issues" and you get almost 50 million hits.
 
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danibbler said:
This is very interesting...I tried that search and got almost 7 million hits. Do the same with "android wifi issues" and you get almost 50 million hits.
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Funny, when I tried "apple wifi issues" I got 67 million hits.

When I did "android wifi issues" I got about 50 million hits.

Just for fun, I did "danibber wifi issues" and I got 549 million hits.

I always find it amusing when people use the number of search engine hits to make a point...it usually doesn't tell you what you think it's telling you...
 
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danibbler said:
This is very interesting...I tried that search and got almost 7 million hits. Do the same with "android wifi issues" and you get almost 50 million hits.
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If I plug it in a few times - it will charge but the message that says 'This isn't an Apple Product - no charge for you ' is annoying. I'm now having problems with the Apple cable. If I don't have it plugged in and stationary on the desk - it doesn't charge. I use an elastic to connect it to the iPhone interface cable in the car - it's the only way it'll work.

I'll still get lots of life from the iPhone later - I was going to leave it in the car permanently as an integrated music source.
 
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IM469 said:
If I plug it in a few times - it will charge but the message that says 'This isn't an Apple Product - no charge for you ' is annoying. I'm now having problems with the Apple cable. If I don't have it plugged in and stationary on the desk - it doesn't charge. I use an elastic to connect it to the iPhone interface cable in the car - it's the only way it'll work.
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Are you sure that that's the message? I've tried Googling it to see if there was a solution but no such message shows up.
 
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rubmeister100 said:



FWIW, I was with a buddy who just got one of those huge mofo Samsung Phablet's (jealous about the screen size!) and we arrived at or friend's cottage. He took ten minutes to get connected to wifi, another ten to figure out how to download a photo I emailed him, save it to his phone, then re-upload it to send to someone else.

I could go on, but the Android does have a steeper learning curve than the Mac iOS although once you get there, it is more flexible. I've considered the bigger Galaxy phablet as I like the bigger screen but the iPhone does what I want so easily and cleanly I really couldn't be bothered learning a new system.
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Wow your firend must be an idiot.

The galaxy 2 was my first smartphone. Prior to that I had a non qwerty cell phone and had never used an iphone. Had no problems setting up wi fi sending pics etc.

And I am by no means a tech wizard either.
 
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if you drop an iphone it will still work

I've heard that samsung is not that sturdy
 
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b4u said:
Android phones have a steeper learning curve because the phones do more, it's as simple as that.
handing anyone an ios or android phone they should be able to intuitively make phone calls, access app store, check email, use camera, open a browser, swipe through apps, look at pictures, watch videos and a few other things....beyond the basics there is a learning curve on both systems more so on Android because it does more.
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It's as simple as that Android does MORE!!!

The fact fanbois are always carping how 'hard' they are only confirms how 'tech challenged' they indeed are!....:eyebrows:

Heck they used to make jokes about Dubya being sooooo 'tech challenged', he had to have his Secret Service security detail load songs onto his iPud because he was too stupid to do it himself!....:biggrin1:
 
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