Oh man you're just not worth the time, "Stupid is as stupid does" Forrest Gump. I'm done with you. Have a good one.
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iPhone Excited but getting ready for dissapointment...
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Oh man you're just not worth the time, "Stupid is as stupid does" Forrest Gump. I'm done with you. Have a good one.
Change the type of phone and those are my EXACT sentiments.
I'm not even a little excited by tomorrows announcement whereas, in years past it was like a holiday or something.
No, because after Apple "invented" lockscreen notifications and pull down notifications, they became magical with moonbeams and unicorns. As soon as Apple "invents" home screen widgets, they too will become magical.
What do you mean too steep??? I'm glad u shared ur experience because that's the phone that intrigues me as well, it's feel and overall capabilities are great.
Unfortunately for your "argument" or statement, your lack of ability to accept change is based on your available time and willingness to change. I don't know how old you are but iM sure if u had a 6year old son he would pick up the SIII and know how to do everything within a week.
I think iOS is too user friendly and doesn't allow for user control, which is why I jailbreak my phone to get it to do stuff the os locks the user out of doing, but with that Said I also work for IBM and like to use the full capabilities of my phone so i embrace change and the openness of the android system.
I'm waiting to see what apple does with this new phone, most likely I'll just keep my 4s for another years and wait to see what the S4 or iPhone6 has to offer.
Yes, some of it is definitely my unwillingness to take the time to "retrain" myself to a different way of doing things. I'm 36 with a 3 year old and a 2 year old. The 3 year old has been playing with my iPhone since she was about 12-16 months. When i was watching her with the S3, obviously she was struggling as she doesn't understand change on the same level as someone older, but I felt like the phone was not responding as well. Even to me, I would have the phone locked but the screen on and slide the phone into my pocket. When I pulled it back out, it was unlocked. Don't like the way the unlock swipe can go in any direction anywhere on the screen. Then I'd have the phone on the home screen and just holding it while I was doing something else, or shifting my grip on it, and it would activate another function. My iPhones don't do that.
Like I said, I think the S3 is a great phone. It's just not for me, not right now. I kept finding myself trying to remember where different functions were. Not bad or good, it was just different. It made me realize that for what I do with my phone right now, the iPhone is just right for me.
Watching the press conference and from a technical standpoint, it's pretty underwhelming. Slightly larger screen, improved camera, and iOS6 is still very limited compared to what you can do an Jelly Bean. Apple however does know how to put on a good show. They can make a block of cheese look like a Ferrari
Its their job to make their product look as attractive as possible. Putting lipstick on a pig is what salespeople do in EVERY industry.
That being said, the iPhone 5 puts iOS a little bit closer to Android in terms of features. To me, it looked like most of what was added has already been available on android for at least a year.
Am I the only one who thinks so?
That being said, the iPhone 5 puts iOS a little bit closer to Android in terms of features. To me, it looked like most of what was added has already been available on android for at least a year.
Am I the only one who thinks so?
I agree with both points. Apple has the best marketing team on the planet.
And on your second point, totally spot on.
Improved camera? Really?
To me thats no improvement at all... Whats new? Panorama mode and better photos at night?
Please.
Oops I forgot to mention LTE. That's pretty big for those who are coming from a previous iPhone. However for Android users, that's been out like a year and some change
Doing what youre talking is pushing them. Use in general. Pushing as in using most of the capacity. I never pushed mine, but they cause the gallery in phone to freeze.
When your phone is accessing data on the card, its pushing it to transfer at certain speeds, and sometimes it bottlenecks.
my friends aren't picky, its actual user experience they are complaining about. It gets annoying after a while.
Listen, I understand exactly what you mean coming from a Basic phone. My wife has one, SHE HATES IT. To the point shes begging for my old Samsung Fascinate.....just to get her by its that bad.
I get it, I really do. Thats why Im upgrading in Dec and giving her my 4s.
Also I really want i5. I think its worth the upgrade. Better Face-time cam. Its 4G. A 2x faster processor. Better signal, better Wifi.
Even more. I know they're incremental. But thats where we're at these days with Phones. Not much else you can do.
Not like Siri is gonna reach out of the phone and grab my.........never mind.
Im not trying to convince you NOT to by any Droid. Please do what you like.
Im really just trying to show both sides, as Ive had two, and tons of friends have them or did have them and they all say same thing.
Love at first sight. Bliss in newly wed stage. But after the marriage settles the problems start and soon after DIVORCE......except the judge(Verizon, ATT) wont permit said divirce until contract is up.
A friend just called tonight. Asked what I was doing, told him I was watching the iPhone announcment. He informed me he bought a Samsung Note 3 months ago. This guy had an iPhone since day one.
I couldnt believe it. He said what many others have said. Apple is just BORING ME TO DEATH. All the things he wants is there in Android.
I said well yeah you always Jailbroke the phones and tweaked byond recognition. ALWAYS.
He said yeah, funny, Jailbreaking always cause the very problems Im now facing all the time with the Note thats not Rooted.
He said the screen is awesome etc. But hes really annoyed with the bugs.
Hes waiting to put hands on a 5 to see if it wows him back.
So to me, and my opinion is like many others.....just that. Id go iPhone right off the bat.
Besides, even a 16GB version is more than useful. It really only gets hammered with HD video. Pics, music, Apps dont do too much damage. When it starts getting full, hook it up and pull off those clips
The 32GB is only another 100.....just 40 more than a decent card......which again still isnt great.
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See OP. This is what I mean. SOOOOO many experience this. Just trying to help heartache
Yeah, I have to say that Apple (for those who are discerning) looked desperate yesterday; and it was almost as if they knew they were lying and playing catch up.
Never; have there been so many mess ups with speech and hand offs and generally acting goofy (the goofy ninja dude on the controls).
Then trying to bring out the Foo Fighters in the end should have told EVERYBODY that there was some sort of trickery going on (and why was Tim Cook clapping like a fool for 30 minutes afterwards; you could see he was making the band feel awkward... sheesh)
Yesterdays keynote had WIERDO written all over; go back and watch...
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