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Why is the iPhone 4 still selling well?
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I'm only going to say this once cause I don't want to feed the troll more, but you acknowledge he's a troll.
Now, get this, he doesn't care about android vs. mac so there's no point in arguing with him (I knew a guy who liked trolling for entertainment, trust me, he could give a crap less what he was arguing about. He just liked seeing if he could push buttons). He just cares to get you to respond. Best way to get a troll to go away is report him, hope he gets banned, but even if he doesn't, ignore him no matter how tempting he makes it (and good trolls will make themselves look really stupid just to tempt you to respond).
1. The iPhone 4 is a very good phone.
2. Apps!
3. Brand recognition.
Problem with Android (and it's been said before) is the folks who want Android are the folks unwilling spend a dime on apps.
2. Apps!
3. Brand recognition.
Problem with Android (and it's been said before) is the folks who want Android are the folks unwilling spend a dime on apps.
I still have my Samsung Galaxy S and have the same issues/gripes as the above poster. Changing ROMs is a complete PITA. I'll also add that the battery is dog feces. GPS is a joke and bluetooth is fickle. I just hope T-Mobile gets the iPhone. I refuse to use ATT (sucks in AZ) and don't care for Verizon.
I can't think of anything about those specs that particularly intrigue me. I sometimes play a graphics intensive FPS and even my 3rd gen device handles it well. You do have a great point about on board conversion of high-bitrate mkv's. That would be very nice. But the decoding process would take such a toll on the battery that I would probably convert the videos before playing on the device anyway.
You do realize that you should switch to a PC for the same reasons as your move to the Samsung, right?
In response to the starter of this thread - because I like the iPhone 4 and iOS over Android.
Stop liking what I don't like, etc etc,
Stop liking what I don't like, etc etc,
Here's my offer.
Some geeks that likes to be different, they will try droid and some might even like it.
I am a geek(well i like to think and try to be) and I have droid X(along w/ all other apple stuff).
I hate droid X w/ passion. Why? Cause I do not have anything that is useful for me in terms of apps.
I use air video a LOT. Does droid have it? NO....
I play few games. INcluding plants vs zombie. Does droid have it? NO..(after 2 years of this game being released.. still no?)
Droid has angry bird. Which I left month before it came to droid.(I played it from ipad and ipod).
At least from my perspective, all these games and app that is not coming to android right away or not coming at all is BIG NO NO....
When ESPN app was released, it was released to ios first and started to working. When I tried from droid X, grghghghghghghghghgh.. so ghetto and just not professional enough.
BTw, why is OP comparing year old iphone 4 to sg2 which was JUST released?
Not that it matters as I would still take iphone 4(but now I am just waiting for iphone 5 since it's so close).
Some geeks that likes to be different, they will try droid and some might even like it.
I am a geek(well i like to think and try to be) and I have droid X(along w/ all other apple stuff).
I hate droid X w/ passion. Why? Cause I do not have anything that is useful for me in terms of apps.
I use air video a LOT. Does droid have it? NO....
I play few games. INcluding plants vs zombie. Does droid have it? NO..(after 2 years of this game being released.. still no?)
Droid has angry bird. Which I left month before it came to droid.(I played it from ipad and ipod).
At least from my perspective, all these games and app that is not coming to android right away or not coming at all is BIG NO NO....
When ESPN app was released, it was released to ios first and started to working. When I tried from droid X, grghghghghghghghghgh.. so ghetto and just not professional enough.
BTw, why is OP comparing year old iphone 4 to sg2 which was JUST released?
Not that it matters as I would still take iphone 4(but now I am just waiting for iphone 5 since it's so close).
Oh yes and AirPlay is awesome. All my friends have an ATV2, I can put a movie or TV show on any of my iOS or iTunes devices and play it back perfectly on their TV.
Almost forgot Netflix & iTunes movie rentals.
Almost forgot Netflix & iTunes movie rentals.
Oh yes and AirPlay is awesome. All my friends have an ATV2, I can put a movie or TV show on any of my iOS or iTunes devices and play it back perfectly on their TV.
Almost forgot Netflix & iTunes movie rentals.
amen~
Iphone 4 + Jailbreak + Installous ( take what you will from that comment)
It's all about the Apps for me
Honestly that's really the biggest reason I'm still using iOS
I've seen the craptastic app market that is on every other phone and it pales in comparison to what is offered in the iOS market. There is a lot of crap in the free software section, but you can find some really kickass games/tools for as little at .99 cents
It's all about the Apps for me
Honestly that's really the biggest reason I'm still using iOS
I've seen the craptastic app market that is on every other phone and it pales in comparison to what is offered in the iOS market. There is a lot of crap in the free software section, but you can find some really kickass games/tools for as little at .99 cents
Well, high five! I've had every iPhone as well.
So, what you said is that you don't care if the software works as well, just that the hardware specs are better. Troll much? This thread is pointless, people buy what they want. If you're happy, great.
More likely:
1) The iPhone forces users to have an iTunes account. This makes it easier to buy apps later on, in a familiar environment where many people already have bought music etc.
2) People are smart enough not to pay when there are free alternatives.
Oh please. People pay for software because it's better than the free alternative. The bottom line is that even apps that exist cross platform are inferior on the Android Marketplace. Much like desktop Linux, you can do all the things that Windows or OS X do, but with a much higher aggravation factor. So yeah, I'll drop a buck or two on an app that does its job well, rather than putz around with free alternatives that lack polish, care and attention.
Why is open source better? No really why is it better for the consumer? Does it lead to lower costs or what?
I can see it being better for devs or those who want to tinker - though that has not stopped many from making apps for ios just curious that's all.
So that must be why Apple is becoming the best selling Smart Phone vendor?
You must be pretty stupid to type that sort of rubbish.
Absolutely right darling!
People are smart enough no to pay when there are fre alternatives, that's why they are choosing Android (free) instead of iOS.
It's quite obvious
When you use free open source software you are supporting the comunity that builds the software, good people intentioned on helping each other like Google.
When you use propietary (bad) software you are just supporting a big and greedy corporation like Apple.
think about it, would you rather support Google (a large comunity of developers) or Apple (a greedy big corporation).
I'll support whomever provides the best solution for my needs. Right now that is Apple.
The main thing keeping me away from Android right now is that I need a well supported device for the duration of my contract upgrade terms. Right now Google is struggling with this as manufactures abandon old handsets for new ones every few months. Google acknowledged this at the IO conference, are hoping to target 18 month support life-cycles. This is a complex issue and they provided no clear direction on how this multi-corporation coordination will be accomplished.
Also, keep in mind that Google doesn't make phones. They only provide one piece of what makes a great handset. My concern about Android is targeted more at the handset alliance then Google.
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Okay, but what does that mean, really? Support by whom?
For instance, people with Droid Incredibles or Sprint EVOs haven't gotten OS updates in a while, but they have enormous base functionality.
They're also very well supported by the app community because of their popularity, even down to being among the first to get Netflix.
Moreover, iOS devices rely exclusively on Apple for core updates, whereas Android devices can pick up a lot of new core functionality from third party addons applied without rooting. (Launchers, file pickers, etc.)