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Are you craving an android tablet because it's a better/faster experience or because you don't like Apple? I haven't used an Android phone in about a year, so I

Are you craving an android tablet because it's a better/faster experience or because you don't like Apple? I haven't used an Android phone in about a year, so I'm missing the connection. What evidence is there that an Android tablet will be superior, besides the draconian App Store policies?

blhack 16y ago
Apple just frustrates me as a company (which is probably a silly reason not to want an iPad, I suppose)... There are the ridiculous app store policies (which is a HUGE problem) but there are also little things. For instance, have you ever tried to use an iPhone in bed? I keep mine sitting next to my pillow so that I can listen to music while I fall asleep... Doing this is a huge pain in the butt. If you turn the thing sideways to change songs, it goes into the oh-so-useless "cover flow" interface. If I'm browsing the web, the phone decides that it should rotate the screen for me... These things are fixed...but only if you void your warrant and jailbreak it...why? Honestly, the only thing I can come up with is that it is some stupid power trip by the folks at apple... "Bah! We designed it that way and we're never wrong!" JUST EFFING FIX THIS GUYS! It's a very very common problem. I was traveling last week...my laptop's battery needs very badly to be replaced (only holds about a half hour of charge anymore), so I decided to transfer some podcasts to my phone so I could listen to them on the plane...now, this isn't as simple as most of the blackberries I've ever owned (the blackberries, if you're not aware, simply get mounted as an external storage device...copy and paste MP3s to it and it will happily play them for you), but firing up iTunes should be too much a problem, right? Wrong. iTunes refuses to add songs to the device unless I erase everything on it and "sync" it to my laptop. WTF? Apple, this is completely unnecessary! So I lose everything on my iPhone in order to listen to a couple of podcasts? What the hell, Apple. Okay, howabout email syncing? 4 times an hour at the most. Seriously? The phone is absolutely capable of more than this! So it will hurt the battery a bit more, I don't care! Warn me about it when I select "check email 1 time per minute". Don't even get me started on Google voice (which I use as my primary phone number and voicemail)... And then there is flash... Oh, and howabout the newest version of their iPod? You cannot disable having album artwork take over half of your screen? Why the hell not?! These just seems like more power-tripping my Apple/Jobs. I've played with the iPad (while I was waiting in the apple store for three hours for my appointment with the "genius bar"), it seems...kindof neat I guess? But apple leaves such a sour taste in my mouth from the experiences I've had with the iPhone that I cannot imagine myself ever buying one.
- sandipc 16y ago
  um... push email?
  - blhack 16y ago
    um... courier-imapd? Why should I have to pay an extra fee to apple (mobile me) or microsoft (exchange) in order to get basic functionality?
    - jodrellblank 16y ago
      You have to because you want it and otherwise can't have it. What has "should" got to do with anything at all?
- veemjeem 16y ago
  Your first 3 paragraphs are about screen rotation, which is something already fixed with a hardware rotation lock on the iPad. Email syncing is pretty straightforward, push the button to sync. Most of your complaints seem pretty benign if you ask me.
  - blhack 16y ago
    These aren't specific problems that I think I would have with an iPad, they're examples of what I feel is Apple's philosophy on dealing with their customers. Basically "We're right, we don't care about your problems, piss off." Why can't I get the same sort of rotation lock for my iPhone? (well, I can, but it was something that was made by the community and something that will void my iPhone's warranty [which is funny because I am literally on hold right now with the apple store to make another appointment with the "genius bar" because the phone is currently only displaying a white screen])
    - cpr 16y ago
      If it's any consolation, iPhone OS 4 (I think this has already been revealed, so there's no NDA problem) has a software rotation lock.
daten 16y ago
The draconian app store policies alone are reason enough for me. I wouldn't try to downplay that. Other limitations Apple puts on their devices come in second. I'm a very technical person. I would be happier having another gadget with Linux on it.
nkassis 16y ago
I don't like the way apple runs things is the main reason, the other is that I've been having fun learning to develop for android. I love how easy it is to add apps not even on the market. Point the phone's browser to the .apk and done or use adb. (security risk blah blah) Real easy. My phone rocks as much as the iPhones I've seen.

blhack 16y ago

Apple just frustrates me as a company (which is probably a silly reason not to want an iPad, I suppose)... There are the ridiculous app store policies (which is a HUGE problem) but there are also little things. For instance, have you ever tried to use an iPhone in bed? I keep mine sitting next to my pillow so that I can listen to music while I fall asleep... Doing this is a huge pain in the butt. If you turn the thing sideways to change songs, it goes into the oh-so-useless "cover flow" interface. If I'm browsing the web, the phone decides that it should rotate the screen for me... These things are fixed...but only if you void your warrant and jailbreak it...why? Honestly, the only thing I can come up with is that it is some stupid power trip by the folks at apple... "Bah! We designed it that way and we're never wrong!" JUST EFFING FIX THIS GUYS! It's a very very common problem. I was traveling last week...my laptop's battery needs very badly to be replaced (only holds about a half hour of charge anymore), so I decided to transfer some podcasts to my phone so I could listen to them on the plane...now, this isn't as simple as most of the blackberries I've ever owned (the blackberries, if you're not aware, simply get mounted as an external storage device...copy and paste MP3s to it and it will happily play them for you), but firing up iTunes should be too much a problem, right? Wrong. iTunes refuses to add songs to the device unless I erase everything on it and "sync" it to my laptop. WTF? Apple, this is completely unnecessary! So I lose everything on my iPhone in order to listen to a couple of podcasts? What the hell, Apple. Okay, howabout email syncing? 4 times an hour at the most. Seriously? The phone is absolutely capable of more than this! So it will hurt the battery a bit more, I don't care! Warn me about it when I select "check email 1 time per minute". Don't even get me started on Google voice (which I use as my primary phone number and voicemail)... And then there is flash... Oh, and howabout the newest version of their iPod? You cannot disable having album artwork take over half of your screen? Why the hell not?! These just seems like more power-tripping my Apple/Jobs. I've played with the iPad (while I was waiting in the apple store for three hours for my appointment with the "genius bar"), it seems...kindof neat I guess? But apple leaves such a sour taste in my mouth from the experiences I've had with the iPhone that I cannot imagine myself ever buying one.

sandipc 16y ago
um... push email?
- blhack 16y ago
  um... courier-imapd? Why should I have to pay an extra fee to apple (mobile me) or microsoft (exchange) in order to get basic functionality?
  - jodrellblank 16y ago
    You have to because you want it and otherwise can't have it. What has "should" got to do with anything at all?
veemjeem 16y ago
Your first 3 paragraphs are about screen rotation, which is something already fixed with a hardware rotation lock on the iPad. Email syncing is pretty straightforward, push the button to sync. Most of your complaints seem pretty benign if you ask me.
- blhack 16y ago
  These aren't specific problems that I think I would have with an iPad, they're examples of what I feel is Apple's philosophy on dealing with their customers. Basically "We're right, we don't care about your problems, piss off." Why can't I get the same sort of rotation lock for my iPhone? (well, I can, but it was something that was made by the community and something that will void my iPhone's warranty [which is funny because I am literally on hold right now with the apple store to make another appointment with the "genius bar" because the phone is currently only displaying a white screen])
  - cpr 16y ago
    If it's any consolation, iPhone OS 4 (I think this has already been revealed, so there's no NDA problem) has a software rotation lock.

daten 16y ago

The draconian app store policies alone are reason enough for me. I wouldn't try to downplay that. Other limitations Apple puts on their devices come in second. I'm a very technical person. I would be happier having another gadget with Linux on it.

nkassis 16y ago

I don't like the way apple runs things is the main reason, the other is that I've been having fun learning to develop for android. I love how easy it is to add apps not even on the market. Point the phone's browser to the .apk and done or use adb. (security risk blah blah) Real easy. My phone rocks as much as the iPhones I've seen.