Zuckerberg: Android's Openness Offers Opportunity for 'Way Better' Experience Than iPhone

[Apple_Robert]

The teenie boppers can have Facebook. They also need to get off my iLawn.

 

[smirk]

It's all about inconsistent user interfaces. By all means let's open up iOS.

 

[jonAppleSeed]

Uh huh. Yet nearly half of Android users won't have access to it.

It's only going to be supported on what, like 4 or 5 phones at first. So more like 90% of androids won't get it.

 

[Stella]

Really? I sorta doubt that.

So, if Apple's market research shows that customer's aren't buying iPhone due to an excessive walled garden, you don't think Apple would relax the wall but instead ignore the issue and carry on regardless? This was the context of my OP.

 

[pk7]

Keep that Facebook Home **** off of my iPhone.

 

[dra]

your data plan is going to go thru the roof with always pulling down images from their servers.

 

[8281]

Great for people who want the Facebook phone experience, but I don't personally use it all that much. I wouldn't want Facebook on my home screen anyway.

Is it me or does it feel as though we've sort of hit the peak of mobile innovation right now?

 

[Squilly]

Wonder how much Zuckerberg was paid to say this:

Android is growing quickly, and we're excited that the platform is open and that it allows us to build these great experiences. I think that this is really good for Google too. Something like this could encourage a lot of people to get Android phones, because I think people really care about Facebook. In a lot of ways, this is one of the best Facebook experiences that you can get. Of course, a lot of people also love iPhones--I love mine, and I would like to be able to deliver Facebook Home there as well.

 

[Blue Fox]

I'm sure the 15 million Facebook-addicted teenage girls out there are going nuts over this "much better experience" announced. They can't wait.

 

[aerok]

But this statement: "More open does not mean better experience." is not an opinion. It is a fact.

Nope still an opinion, which I agree with but still just an opinion.

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Wonder how much Zuckerberg was paid to say this:

Nothing, he's promoting his own product, why would he get paid?

 

[Foxer]

The problem is, and maybe Zuckerberg is smart enough to have figured this out, is that I doubt there many - if any - people out there that love Facebook as an entity. They love what it can do. They love it as a tool (or maybe as a concept) that allows them to share things with friends (editorial comment: as opposed to actually interacting with them.) But I don't think there is that loyalty out there. When another, cooler Facebook comes along then the teens and tweens and college kids will migrate as a herd. Eventually the rest of society will follow, and some old media corp will buy "Facebook" for $19.

This is what makes Facebook different than Apple (and others, including probably Google or maybe even Samsung). These entities have loyalists (or zealots or fanboys) that care for the Brand as much as the result.

In the long run, a Facebook phone can never win against the iPhone.

 

[aerok]

I'm sure the 15 million Facebook-addicted teenage girls out there are going nuts over this "much better experience" announced. They can't wait.

I'm not a Facebook addicted teenage girl but a full time working 26 years old man but I'm still interested in how it turns out.

 

[Taipan]

Apple could improve the UI, especially Settings. For example, in Safari settings, why is the option "Private Browsing" there? It takes multiple key presses, surely this is better placed within Safari.app itself?

Another good example is VPN.. to turn it on -> Settings -> General -> VPN -> On

I think due to restricted screen estate especially on the iPhone, it's better to have all settings in a separate app instead of having an extra button in each app.
Also, there's a VPN button right in the main Settings screen.

 

[Popeye206]

I just get the feeling that this is all going to be a moot point... I'm not convinced people want their friends updates on their home screen all the time. I think it would be annoying.

Will be interesting to see.

 

[osaga]

Word's cannot express the immensity of the **** I do not give about this. I've never looked at my phone and thought "gosh I wish the Facebook app was open all the time."

 

[nia820]

while it maybe more open, it's still not a better experience than iPhone

And while that may be your opinion it is not a fact. Some people find ios better while other find android better.

 

[Shrink]

Wonder how much Zuckerberg was paid to say this:

$12.75... and not a penny less.

 

[olowott]

Of course android is better for facebook. Neither company understands the term "customer privacy"

good one

 

[Aragrist]

People still use facebook?

I thought Facebook died like MySpace. Everyone I know uses Tumblr and Twitter now for everything.

 

[nutmac]

This openness highlights why I choose iOS in the first place. I want to buy a phone from a company that makes money from me, not advertisers.

To Facebook and Google, users are products and advertisers are customers. When it comes to a device that holds so much of my private data, I cannot trust companies with conflicts of interest to serve my needs.

FYI, I use both Facebook and Google, but only for very specific purposes (e.g., sharing unimportant things with friends).

 

[craftytony]

Thank god this bloatware won't be on iphone.....at least 8-16 year old girls will be happy though

 

[nia820]

Am I the only 20 something year old that actually hates Facebook with a passion? I think it breeds narcissism .

And cannot see myself buying a phone because it is Facebook integrated.

 

[Stella]

Also, there's a VPN button right in the main Settings screen.

I'm running 6.1.2 / iPhone and I don't have a VPN button in the main settings screen.

 

[macchiato2009]

my god

every year, people are getting older

but Zuckie always looks like a teenage boy

 

[Dawizkid]

Why I use Apple and iPhone

I am not only using the i Phone, and iPad because of loyalty but I have an extensive iTunes library that is all legally purchased. I do not see a viable reason to switch my phone and loose the ability to have one device and have access to all my media without conversion. I dropped Face-book the beginning of the year and I am much happier.

If Android offered a reliable and hassle-free media conversion feature and its interface was simple like iOS then maybe I would consider changing.

Being that I am a video editor and showcase my work to clients it makes sense to be able to seamlessly do so on the same platform that works, without bugs 101% of the time.

That is the reason I am a dumb apple Fan boy. It works from the start.