To all the people who said Android devices are more open...

[ChazUK]

Carrier restrictions and branding is why I went with the Nexus One (then onto the Nexus S).

Android is open which is why (ironically) carriers and manufacturers can close it back up again hardware wise and software wise.

Regarding at NebulaClash and yg17's discussion, it is unfortunate that the current Nexus S doesn't support both AT&T and T-Mobile 3G in the US on a single device but the rest of the world can reap the rewards of an open, unlocked phone.

 

[Tarzanman]

Well, OK then, we basically agree in the end.

What are you talking about? Every post you made was full of inaccuracies!

You keep saying that Google phones (the Nexus One and Nexus S) lock you in to T-mobile, which is wrong. The phones sell unlocked.

Apple only went multi-carrier *last week* and you can't unlock any iphone without jailbreaking it first.

Every carrier has always put bloatware on their phones. With the iPhone, its Apple putting on their own bloatware instead of the carriers putting on 3rd party bloatware. (iTunes, anyone?).

Again, the Nexus devices don't have any of that stuff on them.

No one will fault you for liking apple, but you need to get your facts straight before you start criticizing one platform over the other. There is a word for people who can't see things objectively.... fanboy, heal thyself.