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I love the competition but if I can present an alternative view: Why I'm sticking with the iPhone: I plug it into iTunes and it automatically syncs everything

by jsz0 16y ago

I love the competition but if I can present an alternative view: Why I'm sticking with the iPhone: I plug it into iTunes and it automatically syncs everything and backs up the device automatically. All my accessories work with the dock connector including my car. I can still get software updates for my 3 year old iPhone 2G. Music & media players are superior to Android in my opinion along with it simply being easier to sync content. I can play my Audible books on my iPhone. Couldn't live without those. It's easier to buy an iPhone. There's basically just one model or the hold-over model from last year. With Android phones I feel like there's always something better right around the corner. I feel compelled to research CPU speed, RAM/ROM size, and evaluate the differences in software. I don't care for the physical buttons on Android phones. I think it's jarring to switch between the touch-screen and menu/home/search/back buttons which incidentally seem to be arranged differently on most Android handsets. I think the iPhone still has a pretty big app advantage especially for games and multimedia.

dannyr 16y ago
" It's easier to buy an iPhone. There's basically just one model or the hold-over model from last year. With Android phones I feel like there's always something better right around the corner." Can't believe that lack of choice can ever be a good thing. It's like saying "It's easier to pick a job if the government is the only company to work for. If there are private companies/startups, I feel like I can work for another company that is better."
- jasonwocky 16y ago
  "Can't believe that lack of choice can ever be a good thing." Google Tech Talk on the Paradox of Choice: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6127548813950043200# http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6127548813950043200#
- ugh 16y ago
  I’m actually quite happy that I don’t have to decide how to assemble my pants. You rely on a myriad of choices other people make for you every day and I would guess you are quite happy that you don’t have to make all those choices by yourself. There is the architect who decided how the buildings you use every day should work and look. There is the designer who decided which line height the articles you are reading in your favorite magazine should have. Too much choice can be a very bad thing. It can be suffocating.

by jsz0 16y ago

dannyr 16y ago

" It's easier to buy an iPhone. There's basically just one model or the hold-over model from last year. With Android phones I feel like there's always something better right around the corner." Can't believe that lack of choice can ever be a good thing. It's like saying "It's easier to pick a job if the government is the only company to work for. If there are private companies/startups, I feel like I can work for another company that is better."

jasonwocky 16y ago
"Can't believe that lack of choice can ever be a good thing." Google Tech Talk on the Paradox of Choice: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6127548813950043200# http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6127548813950043200#
ugh 16y ago
I’m actually quite happy that I don’t have to decide how to assemble my pants. You rely on a myriad of choices other people make for you every day and I would guess you are quite happy that you don’t have to make all those choices by yourself. There is the architect who decided how the buildings you use every day should work and look. There is the designer who decided which line height the articles you are reading in your favorite magazine should have. Too much choice can be a very bad thing. It can be suffocating.