This is Another Reason Google Now is the Best

[Vegastouch]

Yeah, but just because they like their products doesn't mean they own one (which is why I wasn't implying they actually own an Apple product), although it's likely because of the discounts employees get.

While it's always possible they don't like Apple's products, it's hard to be passionate about helping customers with them and selling Apple products when you aren't thrilled about them, even though it's a job. Also, I think working at a retail store is slightly different than working at the Campus.

Selling products at their campus isnt what they do there. There are no customers there to buy products. At least it wasnt like that when i was there.
The campus is where development happens. It is the brains of the company where they have meetings, deadlines, many offices and cubicles like any other office workplace. They did have some products that were displayed in a small room to view. Sort of like showing them off to whoever might want to come by and see them such as a companie getting involved with Apple but it definitely isnt a place where the public comes to buy them.

Thats why they have stores. And of course, i am talking some years ago but i doubt what they do at their campus has changed to a public storefest. They have many products and their employees have a hand in different ones in some capacity. Back then they used to use Motorola chips for their CPU's and the iPhone didnt exist. Neither did the iPod for that matter. Probably were busy in developing them since the iPod came out in 2001.

 

[batting1000]

Selling products at their campus isnt what they do there. There are no customers there to buy products. At least it wasnt like that when i was there.
The campus is where development happens. It is the brains of the company where they have meetings, deadlines, many offices and cubicles like any other office workplace. They did have some products that were displayed in a small room to view. Sort of like showing them off to whoever might want to come by and see them such as a companie getting involved with Apple but it definitely isnt a place where the public comes to buy them.

Thats why they have stores. And of course, i am talking some years ago but i doubt what they do at their campus has changed to a public storefest. They have many products and their employees have a hand in different ones in some capacity. Back then they used to use Motorola chips for their CPU's and the iPhone didnt exist. Neither did the iPod for that matter. Probably were busy in developing them since the iPod came out in 2001.

Pretty sure I already knew that??? Lol

 

[Dontazemebro]

We say that because it is obvious they didnt try any others because they say they didnt like the stock keyboard and one of the things that makes Android great is choice. And on that list there were things he didnt like so we told him how to fix it and he made a decision while not knowing about those things. He spent years with an iPhone and one week with the GS3.

Like i told that guy who started the thread, i used an iPhone for two years and when i switched, i was on and off with my iPhone for a few weeks til i finally put it down for good. Android is very different and it takes some time to get used to it and know how to work it. As you go along, you discover more things and some apps that dont exist in iTunes and some of those are actually really good. Hec it took me a while to get used to having actual home screens and seperate application screens instead of how it is on the iPhone. Now i think it is awesome.

No, you dont have notifications on the lock screen but there are apps(some are free, some are a couple bucks) to get them. So it is stock on the iPhone. Download an app for 10 seconds , tell it what to notify you on and your done.
Some people have a hard time being told to download an app when it is stock on the iPhone, yet DodgeV83 uses apps exclusively to tell us why the iPhone is better, with all his 30 camera apps which in his opinion makes his camera better than ours because of it.

So its all what works for you. You like the simplicity of the iPhone. I get that. I like being able to do more things and options. I love the external micro slot. I dont stream my Music or Movies. I have Google music and rarely use it because it takes up data. I deleted Pandora as well and id rather play it from my micro card which helps keep my cost down by using less data and only needing the 2GB instead of the 5GB.

That is kinda of a big deal for me to have that option otherwise id love the One X as well, but that was a deal breaker.
I could just load the music and movies on my internal card too but i can take out the micro card and put it in something else and it leaves more space on my internal card.

I actually dont use voice actions asside from voice to text but with Google now i would use it more often since it does other things.
There are a lot of reasons to like the iPhone too but for me the screen is too small and it just doesnt do enough for my taste and i like the things Google has added to the table and they are progressing faster.

The One X has kernel source now so it's only a matter of time before USB otg is available.

I thought about waiting for the SG3 but IMO, the one X is a better all around device. Never seen a screen this gorgeous before .... ever.

 

[Sensamic]

Oh no...

MuscleNerd, one of the biggest iPhone hackers has just bought an Android phone too:

Excited about my very first Android phone http://t.co/ijy8OgHu http://t.co/HkcETBeD -- MuscleNerd (@MuscleNerd)

Posted yesterday.

Even iOS hackers are starting to get tired of iOS?

http://www.businessinsider.com/if-the-iphone-5-really-looks-like-this-apple-may-be-screwed-2012-7

Great article. Says each iPhone is less of an upgrade than before. Also that most reviews confirm the SGS3 is better than the iPhone, and that even Apple fans will be disappointed with the new iPhone if it has the same design that the last 3 years plus only a taller screen.

If there are so so many critics this time it's because...

 

[LIVEFRMNYC]

Oh no...

MuscleNerd, one of the biggest iPhone hackers has just bought an Android phone too:

Excited about my very first Android phone http://t.co/ijy8OgHu http://t.co/HkcETBeD -- MuscleNerd (@MuscleNerd)

Posted yesterday.

Even iOS hackers are starting to get tired of iOS?

http://www.businessinsider.com/if-the-iphone-5-really-looks-like-this-apple-may-be-screwed-2012-7

Great article. Says each iPhone is less of an upgrade than before. Also that most reviews confirm the SGS3 is better than the iPhone, and that even Apple fans will be disappointed with the new iPhone if it has the same design that the last 3 years plus only a taller screen.

If there are so so many critics this time it's because...

Good for MuscleNerd and the many others who are giving Android a try. What does this have to do with the millions of users who still enjoy iOS/iPhone? Are we playing .... Monkey see Monkey do?

 

[Nand]

Oh no...

MuscleNerd, one of the biggest iPhone hackers has just bought an Android phone too:

Excited about my very first Android phone http://t.co/ijy8OgHu http://t.co/HkcETBeD -- MuscleNerd (@MuscleNerd)

Posted yesterday.

Even iOS hackers are starting to get tired of iOS?

http://www.businessinsider.com/if-the-iphone-5-really-looks-like-this-apple-may-be-screwed-2012-7

Great article. Says each iPhone is less of an upgrade than before. Also that most reviews confirm the SGS3 is better than the iPhone, and that even Apple fans will be disappointed with the new iPhone if it has the same design that the last 3 years plus only a taller screen.

If there are so so many critics this time it's because...

I don't think he buy the phone.. http://twitpic.com/acvaby

http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2012/07/26/a-phone-network-just-for-hackers/

"It’s just part of an extremely elaborate party invitation for attendees at the annual DefCon hacking convention"


""The 650 invitations are actual cellphones. And they work only on a private, hacker-built mobile phone network housed inside a van.

The lucky invitees will get a brand-new HTC phone in snappily designed Ninja-Tel packaging. There’s even a custom-printed Ninja-Tel SIM card. Invitees will get to choose their own phone numbers and can talk or text with other people on the Ninja-Tel network; address books are synced across devices and updated when new people sign up.

The phones can’t tie to regular cellular networks, and the Ninja-Tel network won’t accept regular phones. (Or at least that’s the case initially; it’s probably not wise to use the word “can’t” when you’re talking about a convention hall with thousands of hackers in it.)""

 

[Vegastouch]

Oh no...

MuscleNerd, one of the biggest iPhone hackers has just bought an Android phone too:

Excited about my very first Android phone http://t.co/ijy8OgHu http://t.co/HkcETBeD -- MuscleNerd (@MuscleNerd)

Posted yesterday.

Even iOS hackers are starting to get tired of iOS?

http://www.businessinsider.com/if-the-iphone-5-really-looks-like-this-apple-may-be-screwed-2012-7

Great article. Says each iPhone is less of an upgrade than before. Also that most reviews confirm the SGS3 is better than the iPhone, and that even Apple fans will be disappointed with the new iPhone if it has the same design that the last 3 years plus only a taller screen.

If there are so so many critics this time it's because...

And thats the Android he went with for his first one?

 

[batting1000]

And thats the Android he went with for his first one?

I think it was given to him for free to use the Ninja network thing for hackers.

 

[Wrathwitch]

you used apex launcher as a workaround...




I'm here because i appreciate both os's. When there are things i like or don't like, i have the freedom to express that.

limits, shlimits. It still works great for me.



But the point was i wasn't referring to a 3rd party launcher, i was referring to the launcher it comes with out of the box.

i wasn't trying to be self centered with that post. I was just trying to say how i for one don't care about limits and that ios still works best for me even with so called limits. Is that ok with you because i don't want you to be mad for, y'know, maybe liking something you don't.

i fail to see how it's getting old.

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it's funny because when i say something bad about android i'm a monster and i'm "only making excuses", but when you guys say "ios is getting boring and stale", it's no big deal.

why fix something that isn't broken?

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they work at apple because they want to and they like their products, they aren't working there against their own will.

yeah, but just because they like their products doesn't mean they own one (which is why i wasn't implying they actually own an apple product), although it's likely because of the discounts employees get.

While it's always possible they don't like apple's products, it's hard to be passionate about helping customers with them and selling apple products when you aren't thrilled about them, even though it's a job. Also, i think working at a retail store is slightly different than working at the campus.

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apple isn't the only company that sues other companies, they're just more talking about because of how popular they are. I'm pretty sure if someone created something you already patented, you'd be suing them too.

etc etc etc

 

[Wrathwitch]

PS for what it is worth I am looking forward to trying that out, but still creeped out that my phone may be learning my movements!!

 

[batting1000]

etc etc etc

Thanks.

 

[sakau2007]

really hope this kind of thing works in iOS 6. there's no reason it shouldn't... apple just needs to integrate it all. they usually do it so well. it will be interesting to see if reminders, and the waze data from their maps app can function like this.

i have my doubts it will. at least initially.

point google.