For Apple its all about user experience and actual functionality.
They are not about to shake things up and create a slew of issues just for the sake of giving some users an excitement fix.
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iOS6 is probably the most underwhelming release of iOS to date
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For Apple its all about user experience and actual functionality.
They are not about to shake things up and create a slew of issues just for the sake of giving some users an excitement fix.
I don't think so. As long as you're not trolling and contribute positively to the community, why would you?
It's smoother and faster than previous iterations of Android but I don't see how it's smoother than iOS per se.
Basically this thread is interesting and has good debate if we keep any overt bias at the door, that is true for Apple and Android.
"I think this feature would be useful", "it would be great if iOS had this android feature" those kind of comments or similar are great as they are constructive debate.
"iOS sucks it's just poor compared to Jelly bean" or "All Android machines are rubbish I would never use them if I was dying" are not constructive.
We welcome debate we just don't welcome abuse or blind hatred of either OS (iOS or Android).
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The comments, by and large, come from people that do not know enough about the platforms to articulate. Some of the comments come from people who can articulate and just find themselves being perhaps too lazy to do so.
iOS and Android really have philosophical differences. Look at their respective developer conferences.
Google makes it what a 3 day event with live blogging across most of it.
Apple does a 90 minute to 2-hour Keynote and then the rest is sealed up behind NDA.
You really have to put more work into figuring out what the next iOS or OS X release is going to have because those who know won't tell.
Apple will always move towards making things more simple. Complexity is an anathema to their "computer for the rest of us" founding principle.
Tech forum like MR contain people who are a bit more comfortable with technology. However the average consumer is probably a bit more mystified and that's where the meat of the market is.
What are people complaining about?
IOS now DESTROYS andriod on these key key key features
Camera - With the 4s's ****ING AMAZING camera its no match and more importantly Icloud is such an amazing feature wow
Messaging - Imessage compared to standard sms doesnt even compare
Maps- now with maps apple has upped the ante and is barely behind google instead of ridiculously behind
Facebook - Not only with integration BUT once FB redoes there app I cant imagine how fast it'll be
now that chrome is on the app store I still dont belive its better than the andriod version but still
IOS now DESTROYS andriod on these key key key features
Camera - With the 4s's ****ING AMAZING camera its no match and more importantly Icloud is such an amazing feature wow
Messaging - Imessage compared to standard sms doesnt even compare
Maps- now with maps apple has upped the ante and is barely behind google instead of ridiculously behind
Facebook - Not only with integration BUT once FB redoes there app I cant imagine how fast it'll be
now that chrome is on the app store I still dont belive its better than the andriod version but still
So iOS destroys android by being behind them, wow I must have completely misunderstood the definition of destroys. I always thought you wanted to be ahead of the competition, not behind. I'm going to have to reevaluate my entire life now.
Yes both Jelly Bean and iOS 6 are about polishing an already strong set of features. I think the developers should get a bit of a break on the innovation front in order to tidy up the house a bit.
That being said what Apple has done to use the inertial sensors in the iPhone to do video stabilization is nothing short of amazing to this man. Those that don't care about video though will not perceive this to be innovative however so in the end it all comes down to individual preference.
Wow, back to Earth mate!
The phone's camera has nothing to do with the OS and is very good on the iPhone, better than on my Galaxy Nexus (I have both). The phone's camer app however is better on Android since it takes pictures immediately, there's no delay, and you have more options.
Messaging - Why the hell are you comparing iMessage with SMS? Android also has messaging apps that work across devices, iMessage only works with iPhones.
Maps - Google is way ahead of the game, mate.
Facebook - There is Facebook integration in Android too.
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You get voted down because people can't take the truth.
Go join the Android revolution mate.
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lol that'll be the day, he doesn't mean it, he's been on here in various threads bitching and moaning. Think he just likes the attention or he really has nothing better to do.
if you hate it so much with each update, why not move away to something else like android or WinMob 7? If I was as pissed off as you claim to be, I'd make a change. Or do you just like to bitch and moan? As that's all you seem to do....
Apple never called the features "Big"
http://www.apple.com/ios/ios6/
"Big" is a word that doesn't show up once on the page. Rightly so...it's up to each person to decide how worthy a feature is.
Apple simply chooses to highlight features they think will appeal to the end user and it is no way indicative of total feature-set.
http://www.apple.com/ios/ios6/
"Big" is a word that doesn't show up once on the page. Rightly so...it's up to each person to decide how worthy a feature is.
Apple simply chooses to highlight features they think will appeal to the end user and it is no way indicative of total feature-set.
The iPhone and iPad both have 4G, but the iPhone doesn't have LTE 4G but a slower type of 4G.
They're leaving it out on purpose to keep the fire going. It's not like they're struggling to add it. It's their strategy.
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Go join the Android revolution mate.
He's just too cool for Kool-Aid, that's all
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You don't know that yet.
First let's make slight clarification. AT&T is justified in calling their HSPA+ network 4G because it is significantly faster than prior 3G cellular at a higher 14.4Mbps rate. LTE is even faster but Apple did not want the 4S to have less battery life than the 4.
Adding LTE would have had deleterious effects on battery life. Primary reason is that there were no LTE chipsets that handled also handled 3G and voice in one chip. This meant that you had a 3G chip and LTE chip searching for cell towers and thusly killing battery life.
Today Qualcomm has a chip that does LTE/3G/Voice in a compact package that shouldn't drain battery life.
When it comes to being first or doing the prudent thing and delivering a baseline amount of features that iPhone users are accustomed to Apple will generally skew towards the latter.
How do people say stuff like this with a straight face?
Maybe because it's true depending who you talk to?
Look, let's be honest....it's not a coincidence why Apple is starting lawsuits right and left with Google. They can see Android gaining steam and in a lot of cases passing them by and they are trying to slow down the process. The Droid Razr Maxx isn't the best selling on Verizon for no reason. People are buying into Android, larger screens and LTE and in that phone's case, crazy battery life.
As an Apple fan, they need to come up with something more than Siri or adding maps and navigation which Android phones have had for years already. They need to start pushing the envelope IMO or they are going to be left in the dust unfortunately.