That was a prediction for 2015, 2 years to go!
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That won't follow in the rest of the world outside of the US given the price of the iPhone. Carriers outside of the US don't subsidise like the US does.
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That was a prediction for 2015, 2 years to go!
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That won't follow in the rest of the world outside of the US given the price of the iPhone. Carriers outside of the US don't subsidise like the US does.
So is it the fact that iOS is sandboxed? Apple has always run a closed OS, so I'm really and honestly confused why people are have a problem with it.
As above, Apple has always sandboxed its OS, why the seemingly feigned surprise? It's never been a secret.
I have a 4S and to be honest, I've never renamed a photo on my phone. I usually do it on my desktop. Sorry I can't help and I agree it's annoying and I suppose for a pro or semi pro, it would be a serious handicap.
However, and I don't mean to be rude or condescending, I really don't understand why people are 'bored' with it. To me, an adult isn't going to get bored with a phone's OS. I think it's an honest question and I don't intend to offend.
In my experience, boredom comes from within.
i think its becuase folks have seen android develop and add features so they feel like they're getting a raw deal when apple does nothing. IOS still doesnt have live tiles/widgets type feature, no quick toggles , very limited customization. Its not like they dont have the money to do somehting.
After playing around with Galaxy S4 for a couple of minutes I think Apple will lose a lot of customers. It is indeed orange and apples.
On the other hand, this argument that Android gives so much flexibility and tinkering ability is just as flawed as the point trying to make.
I tweaked the hell our of my Incredible the first two months after I got the device...and then I did not tinker for the next 20 or so months. In the end, my "tweaked" Android looked a lot like my new iPhone 5. I did not use any widgets (they are mostly useless and eat up the battery)...so my layout was a bunch of icons on the main screen, with the phone/email/messages/browser at the bottom. Tinkering for hell of tinkering? I have better things to do.
The funny thing is that I'm finding more useful apps to tweak my jailbroken iPhone than I did with my rooted Android. This is what it all comes down to, I guess...the iPhone seems to have better and more refined apps...and to me that is more important than icon layout and useless widgets.
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He is probably a Korean student...in his early 20s.
Cause iPhone 5 costs 720 euros or about 900 dollars where I live (and no I'm not on contract and I don't want to be on contract) and they have identical OS's. In other words what I can do with 5 I can do with 4s and I don't care about the slight hardware upgrade, it's not gonna change my life a bit.
Actually, no. the other side of the argument makes perfect sense to me, and frankly many people like me who switched to Android. Keep in mind that I don't root.. I happen to use good for enterprise and it doesn't work on rooted phones.
As I've said numerous times over many threads, there are some functionalities that I wish Apple would have but unfortunately someone up at the top of Apple just can't get it through their head:
1) one size doesn't fit all, I want a pocketable 5.5-6inch phone, use your famous apple magic and make it happen! Don't give me BS excuses such as "oh we know the 'perfect' size of an iphone is 3.5, nevermind, 4 inches".
2) let us have launchers apps, so people can innovate your UI if you (Apple) are too god damn lazy to do it yourself.
3) widgets, I've said it so many times, 1 click for me to look at how much time it takes for me to get to work, or an office. just 1 click on my home screen. How hard is that to create? apparently impossible by Apple.
4) true multi-tasking. You can even have a switch that says "hey turn this on and your battery life will be shiieeet", but at least let us power users have the OPTION of turn on real multi-tasking, so our apps can download stuff in the background, such as good for enterprise, or wechat, or viber, or line. I use my smart phone as a substitute computer when there isn't one near by (out for lunch/dinner/drinks and need to forward a ppt, set up a meeting, that kind of thing)
All of the above things are available to Android because the OS and frankly the people who envisioned this platform made it a top priority to give its users OPTIONS and CHOICES. And Apple, you might be right, your average iphone/apple fanboys might not want these, but your typical road warrior/enterprise business users would love to have these features. Aren't you looking to make more inroads into the workplace? Make these features happen in iOS7.. and shut up and TAKE MY MONEY!
As I've said numerous times over many threads, there are some functionalities that I wish Apple would have but unfortunately someone up at the top of Apple just can't get it through their head:
1) one size doesn't fit all, I want a pocketable 5.5-6inch phone, use your famous apple magic and make it happen! Don't give me BS excuses such as "oh we know the 'perfect' size of an iphone is 3.5, nevermind, 4 inches".
2) let us have launchers apps, so people can innovate your UI if you (Apple) are too god damn lazy to do it yourself.
3) widgets, I've said it so many times, 1 click for me to look at how much time it takes for me to get to work, or an office. just 1 click on my home screen. How hard is that to create? apparently impossible by Apple.
4) true multi-tasking. You can even have a switch that says "hey turn this on and your battery life will be shiieeet", but at least let us power users have the OPTION of turn on real multi-tasking, so our apps can download stuff in the background, such as good for enterprise, or wechat, or viber, or line. I use my smart phone as a substitute computer when there isn't one near by (out for lunch/dinner/drinks and need to forward a ppt, set up a meeting, that kind of thing)
All of the above things are available to Android because the OS and frankly the people who envisioned this platform made it a top priority to give its users OPTIONS and CHOICES. And Apple, you might be right, your average iphone/apple fanboys might not want these, but your typical road warrior/enterprise business users would love to have these features. Aren't you looking to make more inroads into the workplace? Make these features happen in iOS7.. and shut up and TAKE MY MONEY!
On the other hand, this argument that Android gives so much flexibility and tinkering ability is just as flawed as the point trying to make.
I tweaked the hell our of my Incredible the first two months after I got the device...and then I did not tinker for the next 20 or so months. In the end, my "tweaked" Android looked a lot like my new iPhone 5. I did not use any widgets (they are mostly useless and eat up the battery)...so my layout was a bunch of icons on the main screen, with the phone/email/messages/browser at the bottom. Tinkering for hell of tinkering? I have better things to do.
The funny thing is that I'm finding more useful apps to tweak my jailbroken iPhone than I did with my rooted Android. This is what it all comes down to, I guess...the iPhone seems to have better and more refined apps...and to me that is more important than icon layout and useless widgets.
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He is probably a Korean student...in his early 20s.
You make some good points. I do prefer Apple, but there is no question that they could improve iOS.
Yeah, they are being somewhat condescending with this argument. I don't know if a 4 inch screen is the perfect size since I have never owned a phone with a large screen. If they came out with a model with a bigger screen and the 4 inch iPhone sold more units, they could always discontinue the bigger phone and then they could tell us, "we told you so".
The one Jailbreak tweak that I will not be able to live without is NCSettings. Its just mind-boggling that something like this is available only if you Jailbreak. Why not allow this app in their app store...or better yet, incorporate it into their OS.
If Ferrari thought like Apple, they would release a car with 8 gears, but the owner would only be able shift up to the sixth gear. Ferrari would then say something like, "we feel it is unnecessary for people to go that fast, so we locked the gear system".
I hear you...but I do know plenty of road warriors that chose the iPhone over an Android phone. It's a good thing we have options or we would end up with only one OS. Imagine an Android fanboy having no option but to use an iOS device. I know I would hate it if I was forced to go back to Android...unless the Android I was forced to use was the HTC One.
If you want those things, and Android offers them, and you switched to Android, why do you want Apple to make what is basically an Android device? If Android does what you want, give them your money and don't look back.
Yet even though Apple doesn't do what you want, you wish they would, so that you could give your money to them instead of the competitor who meets your needs. It's almost like you are more loyal to Apple than 'iphone/apple fanboys'.
Also, do you actually think of yourself as a 'road warrior'? Wow.
Simply put, there are things that Apple does that I like better. I like the hardware that Apple put out (just too small); Some of the apps are designed better on iOS than on Android (for example, I prefer children audio books over the Android offerings). Lastly, I own Apple stock and would prefer Apple over Android if all things are equal.
Regarding the road warrior comment, *shrug* that's what us older people call each other when we see each other working day in and day out in the hotels, airports, etc. You can make fun of it. Hell.. I make fun of myself most of the time for being tied to a laptop/cell phone like an addict.
Regarding the road warrior comment, *shrug* that's what us older people call each other when we see each other working day in and day out in the hotels, airports, etc. You can make fun of it. Hell.. I make fun of myself most of the time for being tied to a laptop/cell phone like an addict.
Or fewer and fewer parents are buying their children cheap android phones.
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I use Windows Phone sińce one year and the only thing I want to change is to switch to higher model of Nokia phone. Windows are great in that you can change the look as wel the functionality of the start screen. The problem is that inexperienced user may have problem with that and he/she may prefer something ready out of the box. Things may change when young users got enough money to buy Nokia's and get bored with Android. On the other hand Microsoft should be mode aggressive in advertising Windows Phone, especially for younger segment.