Why would Apple want to win back Android users?
Android appeals to OCD knob twiddlers and bargain shoppers looking for freebies. Neither of those will be satisfied with an iPhone.
Hahaha, well, I would've used slightly different language, but that's my perspective too. When the poster said "Android users", you have to categorize them:
Category 1, Price Sensitive
Walk in buyers who want a smart phone, low understanding of the marketplace and are mostly concerned about the price. $0.99 HTC-Android-of-the-Month phone satisfies (and let's be honest, a 3GS will look to them like much less of a phone vs. a current HTC/Motorola/Samsung, so the comparable Apple product is ~$100-200 minimum).
Price may be the best driver for these buyers as long the device can access an email account, run a Facebook app and maybe play a few games.
Category 2, Anti-Apple
Knee jerk anti-hipsters. No matter what they do right, Apple is Apple, and the brand equity baggage isn't going to ever going to allow these people to buy. They also talk around most of the subjective quality of Apple like the buying/service/support models and condem expensive notebooks ("They use the same or worse internal components").
Many of these folks also co-occupy Category 3.
Category 3, Tech Heads
Many of these are better-on-paper people, that are convinced that clock-speed, widgets, custom ROM, side-loading apps, Flash, is the be all, do all of phone ownership. Maybe it is, but Apple is [likely] never going to allow the things. This category is occupied by quite a few faux technology experts, who say things like "Apple is closed, hurf durf, Android is open source".
However, there are people here, that are legitimately into the "scene" and enjoy tweaking/hacking/flashing and hanging out at XDA. There may also be real usage scenarios that aren't allowed in the Apple universe.
I'd also say there are some legit, hardcore technologist in this category.
Category 4, Casual Interest
Folks who are willing to give something else a chance, maybe they aren't the biggest fan of iTunes, not specifically passionate about Apple, not hardcore into the customization scene, but might do a few "lite" mods.
It's the Cat 4 who are return to Apple targets first, then maybe Cat 1 people, if/when Apple offers what looks like a competitive product to the average consumer at a comparable price. The Cat 3 people are kind of a tough bunch, *but* clearly based on myself and my peer group, there are fairly hardcore nerds that also dig on Apple, maybe it's just the folks who don't also belong in Cat 2, who I'd say are a completely lost cause.
Just saying: There is one part of the "Professional" market that Apple cannot ever "leave behind", and that is software developers. That also happens to be a group that is not particularly interested in servers.
Well, one day you will grow up and wear what you like instead of worrying about being "cool".
Interestingly, in this thread I have learned that a .5" increase turns your phone from a unusable postage stamp into a breathtaking multimedia device.
Virtual buttons / capacitive buttons are usability nightmares. It won't happen as long as anyone with a clue is in charge at Apple.
Hahaha...
On the second point, I hate the capacitive buttons on my Captivate (and did on my previously owned Atrix).
