You touched on one thing that I wish my iPhone had - widgets. I jailbroke my iPhone and widgets are available but the 'pickins are slim and they tend to make the phone unstable.
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See Samsung's Sunday newspaper ad about the iPhone 5. Whats your thoughts? (merged)
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The ad should just say this...
iPhone 5- Gets you laid!
Samsung galaxy S III - G+ intergration.
iPhone 5- Gets you laid!
Samsung galaxy S III - G+ intergration.
I think you hit the nail on the head. Android users and those who are on the fence. People who are die-hard iOS users will always be. Look at die hard OSX users. There is no data on earth that will convert them. It's not worth Samsung's time to convert those devoted to the apple. They want those who are unsure, and those who are willing to try something new.
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No, I never said that. I was simply saying the patent system is flawed and needs fixing. What is happening is EXACTLY what needs to happen (and more of it) for there to be reform. The companies should do exactly what they are doing. To say that I implied otherwise is to have not understood my argument in the first place.
LOL!
Well, apparently a lot of people LIKE using Android or people wouldn't keep buying the devices.
Apple is the most closed ecosystem that doesn't let you use features with other platforms and closes you from drag and droping files on the phone and playing different formats of media and codecs.
Hand cramps and pocket battles? That is a bit subjective but you do have a point in one sense that samsung should have at least one current model that's smaller for those who prefer that or have smaller hands.
Google play is huge now and have most of the actual apps that you would want that itunes has. There are a lot of useless apps in itunes. Quantity doesn't = quality
Not everyones group of friends are apple user dominated. Mine actually is and from my stand point its actually more of a deterent to go Android then a joy to go against the grain because I love iMessage. Nothing better then typing on a real full size keyboard when I can.
I don't think there is anything wrong with the add. Plenty of companies try to bring out the better points of there product to their competition.
Don't remember those "Hi I'm a mac and I'm a PC ads"?? Don't think Apple got a big boost from that compaign?
I'm an apple guy but don't look at everything they do with rose coloured glasses and diss other platforms just because they aren't apple.
Well, apparently a lot of people LIKE using Android or people wouldn't keep buying the devices.
Apple is the most closed ecosystem that doesn't let you use features with other platforms and closes you from drag and droping files on the phone and playing different formats of media and codecs.
Hand cramps and pocket battles? That is a bit subjective but you do have a point in one sense that samsung should have at least one current model that's smaller for those who prefer that or have smaller hands.
Google play is huge now and have most of the actual apps that you would want that itunes has. There are a lot of useless apps in itunes. Quantity doesn't = quality
Not everyones group of friends are apple user dominated. Mine actually is and from my stand point its actually more of a deterent to go Android then a joy to go against the grain because I love iMessage. Nothing better then typing on a real full size keyboard when I can.
I don't think there is anything wrong with the add. Plenty of companies try to bring out the better points of there product to their competition.
Don't remember those "Hi I'm a mac and I'm a PC ads"?? Don't think Apple got a big boost from that compaign?
I'm an apple guy but don't look at everything they do with rose coloured glasses and diss other platforms just because they aren't apple.
It's not really possible to extrapolate a verdict in the US to a global scale given differences in laws and legal processes between various countries. I would caution the word "willful" there. The jury didn't exactly follow their instructions. While this doesn't necessarily invalidate the verdict, it is not a good measure of reference.
Totally agree! Now if ios catches up and includes those features then its obvioulsy a tougher decision and more about hardware your, ecosystem, what most of your friends use and personal pref.
Choice is good. Especially when you can't really go totally wrong with either of them. IMHO
Choice is good. Especially when you can't really go totally wrong with either of them. IMHO
See bolded above for response. NONE of those features are "cloud", cloud-specific to Google or are web apps.
See bolded.
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This was in response to superior/inferior company and not who is the sales leader.
Someone may have already asked you this....but why does it seem like your personal vendetta to discredit Steve Jobs and Apple? I mean, you're free to buy supposedly superior phones, so why is it you keep regurgitating the same lines?
You make the assumption/generalization that all people who buy Apple are blinded by Apple's supposed skewing of facts. Wouldn't it be more reasonable to assume that none of us knows when the iPhone (or any other touch screen phone for that matter) was conceived? I mean tbh, touchscreen devices have been "around" for decades. For all you or anyone else knows Steve Jobs could've invented this ages ago but was limited by the technology available to him (not suggesting this is the case). The point is, YOU don't know any more than the rest of us. So come down off your high-horse and relax.
Whether or not a touchscreen device was around before the iPhone you cannot deny the fact that the iPhone began this touchscreen smartphone revolution. And really, regardless of whether it was actually invented by Jobs or Apple or simply a product of their brilliant marketing strategies it makes no difference. You're thinking about innovation as someone coming up with some brand new technology. I'd argue innovation has a much broader definition and is defined by how a technology or device effects the world/consumers it is used by.
A lot of that difference in file size comes from the fact that on Android you have to download additional files when you first install the game. You DL the game from the store, open it up and DL more content. I'd venture to guess the file size discrepancy isn't that large, but in my (limited) experience with Android, the iOS counterparts seem more stable so the additional size isn't really an issue.
Maybe Apple should try this
Nice specs galaxy SIII, shame it is still a plastic brick with no real infrastructure and an unregulated crAPPy store. I'll stick with my Apple ecosystem. The samsung SIII maybe 'Big' (and faster) but it just isn't clever. If you see something you like why not just copy it! Oh I could think of about a billion reasons not to. Lets hope it gets band but as the judge said, Samsung is just not cool enough to be mistaken with any Apple product
Nice specs galaxy SIII, shame it is still a plastic brick with no real infrastructure and an unregulated crAPPy store. I'll stick with my Apple ecosystem. The samsung SIII maybe 'Big' (and faster) but it just isn't clever. If you see something you like why not just copy it! Oh I could think of about a billion reasons not to. Lets hope it gets band but as the judge said, Samsung is just not cool enough to be mistaken with any Apple product
Idiots
I laugh at these tool-boxes on here defending Samsuck, Android and the other crap products they love. And they call Apple/iPhone users fanboys. They are the FAN-DROIDS. I don't care if you like one more than the other, use a f-n cup and string for all you want. Just crawl back under your rock with your inferior Samsuck products and eat a d!ck.
Oh, by the way. Samsuck manufactures PARTS for Apple. These parts were DESIGNED BY APPLE.
I laugh at these tool-boxes on here defending Samsuck, Android and the other crap products they love. And they call Apple/iPhone users fanboys. They are the FAN-DROIDS. I don't care if you like one more than the other, use a f-n cup and string for all you want. Just crawl back under your rock with your inferior Samsuck products and eat a d!ck.
Oh, by the way. Samsuck manufactures PARTS for Apple. These parts were DESIGNED BY APPLE.
Can use the features with other Samsung users. Galaxy S3 is a popular phone you know... I've seen quite a few people with one.
No hand cramps or pocket battles here. I wear trousers that aren't skin tight though.
Plenty of good apps.
I don't care what other people have. I'll use what I want irregardless of whether my friends have those devices.
May I ask why you're so judgemental and angry towards people that like certain phones?
Root it and put a custom ROM on it... or just delete it. Because with android, its okay to do that. Samsung wont try to brick your phone for doing it.
Some valid points not sure its fair to call it a plastic brick. Build quality felt very solid in my hands when I played with it. iPhone does feel more premium though I will admit.
Definitely not fair to say it isn't clever. You may not choose to use a lot of the features it has but you can't argue that it doesn't have a lot of clever features and on a whole more then the iphone.
At this point the most clever part of ios is its intuitiveness and icloud and that's kinda of old news at this point. Even as an ios fan I have to say it needs a refresh!
Anyone else tired of just rows of icons? Didn't apple invent widgets on macs? I actually think they are more useful on a phone then on a computer.
I also don't appreciate that for some reason my iphone 4 just decides it doesn't feel like pushing my email and I have to reset it to push again. And yes I have an icloud me.com email address.
Neither platform are perfect and probably never will be. Both are excellent and have pros and cons vs. each other.
Lets leave it at that and stop all the fanboyism on both sides!
Definitely not fair to say it isn't clever. You may not choose to use a lot of the features it has but you can't argue that it doesn't have a lot of clever features and on a whole more then the iphone.
At this point the most clever part of ios is its intuitiveness and icloud and that's kinda of old news at this point. Even as an ios fan I have to say it needs a refresh!
Anyone else tired of just rows of icons? Didn't apple invent widgets on macs? I actually think they are more useful on a phone then on a computer.
I also don't appreciate that for some reason my iphone 4 just decides it doesn't feel like pushing my email and I have to reset it to push again. And yes I have an icloud me.com email address.
Neither platform are perfect and probably never will be. Both are excellent and have pros and cons vs. each other.
Lets leave it at that and stop all the fanboyism on both sides!
Nice specs galaxy SIII, shame it is still a plastic brick with no real infrastructure and an unregulated crAPPy store. I'll stick with my Apple ecosystem. The samsung SIII maybe 'Big' (and faster) but it just isn't clever. If you see something you like why not just copy it! Oh I could think of about a billion reasons not to. Lets hope it gets band but as the judge said, Samsung is just not cool enough to be mistaken with any Apple product
I will not buy iphone 5 also because of that, too streamlined, not cool anymore!
I respect both apple/ios and samsung/android. So what does that make me?
I guess it makes me objective which is such terrible thing.
Us terrible objective people that appreciate any type of inovative tech products and features no matter what the brand or os name is.
I guess it makes me objective which is such terrible thing.
Us terrible objective people that appreciate any type of inovative tech products and features no matter what the brand or os name is.
I guess I'm wonder, other than the hardcore Linux fanboys, who gives half a fat rat's ass about specs like RAM, if apps run right, the UI doesn't lag, and you don't have to reboot it all the time.
Not one person should a damn about CPU speed and RAM if the software runs properly on whatever is in there.
Samsung: the Mhz wars were over years ago. It's bad marketing.
I have more than enough money in my savings account to buy one outright if I wish. I just don't want one
The first thing I thought of when I read this was Siri. Unless it becomes much more than it is now, I don't see it as more than a gimmick. If and this a very big if, you could activate it by a word or some kind of voice interaction other than pressing the button on the front of the phone then it would be a step closer to being useful. Right now its just fun to ask dumb questions. Not really that useful. Not when you can do most of the tasks faster just touching the phone. Which you have to do anyway to use it.
And if you haven't notice so does Apple. Just look at almost every OS release. Even their mobile services are more of a work in progress. Don't get me wrong I love using a Mac. And have several iPhones but this last round of "upgrades" has just pissed me off to the point I don't even know if I can keep using "icloud". It is just crap and every time I log in it just pisses me off more and more. I don't like always feeling like a Beta tester. I did that for years, now I just want stuff to work.
So how many millions of pre order for Galaxy S III?
That's the thing, I feel like that more and more advertisement of some sort of totally unrelated to iphone or android types of phones, you hear and see a TON more of iPhone 4(s) and iPad items showcasing the apps used for particular company using it for customers to experience. Why not more of android? IOr galaxy? Very little do I hear ad's mention android or phone devices of the android or something. It's iphone this and iPad that. And generic iphone and ipad products are use more than any other devices. And also, if the statistics are accurate or true, iphone 5 had double the pre-orders than the 4S by a Million more within 24 hours. What does that say about iPhone anyway? iPhone ad's don't need to work that hard these days. Yup, any other phone ad's they have to be creative or they won't get noticed. Trust me, I see SOOOO many more iphone users out in the daily interaction, it's really neat. Iphone just works. Simple, to the point, the apps I use are very much useful in ways I make money with them because I use it for my business. Apple products generally helps people make money some how because of the less time wasted in tinkering with any other software than the apple OS's.
That's the thing, I feel like that more and more advertisement of some sort of totally unrelated to iphone or android types of phones, you hear and see a TON more of iPhone 4(s) and iPad items showcasing the apps used for particular company using it for customers to experience. Why not more of android? IOr galaxy? Very little do I hear ad's mention android or phone devices of the android or something. It's iphone this and iPad that. And generic iphone and ipad products are use more than any other devices. And also, if the statistics are accurate or true, iphone 5 had double the pre-orders than the 4S by a Million more within 24 hours. What does that say about iPhone anyway? iPhone ad's don't need to work that hard these days. Yup, any other phone ad's they have to be creative or they won't get noticed. Trust me, I see SOOOO many more iphone users out in the daily interaction, it's really neat. Iphone just works. Simple, to the point, the apps I use are very much useful in ways I make money with them because I use it for my business. Apple products generally helps people make money some how because of the less time wasted in tinkering with any other software than the apple OS's.