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Look, I'm as big an Android fan as anyone, but I've seen several people really regret their decisions. For example, some of my friends have the HTC Hero. It's s

by SandB0x 16y ago

Look, I'm as big an Android fan as anyone, but I've seen several people really regret their decisions. For example, some of my friends have the HTC Hero. It's slow, runs Sense on top of Android 1.5 (still!) and the battery life is awful. I don't really know anyone who's regretted getting an iPhone, even though they know there might be a handful of better Android phones out there. The overall impression is that Android is a mixed bag, and that you have to watch your step. Not everyone wants to spend days reading Engadget reviews and trawling through forums, and the iPhone is rightly seen as the safe choice.

cookiecaper 16y ago
I know people who complain that their iPhone is slow. Some people with old models can't get new versions of iOS. The battery life on my G1 is fine, I think; it lasts just about as long as my old dumb phone, but I don't know about the Hero, though I'd imagine it's similar. I found some people who regret buying an iPhone: http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=I+regret+buying+an+iPhone http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&#3... . What do you want? Seriously. People don't go buy "iOS devices" and they wouldn't if there were more in existence than just the iPhone. They buy the iPhone because that's what all the hype/buzz/recommendations they take in says to buy. The exact same mechanisms would work with a great Android phone, but the thing is there just isn't as much hype/buzz/recommendation around a specific Android model, like there is around a specific iOS model. We can argue all day about why the iPhone gets so much special attention, but the point is iPhones are not some magic device that is guaranteed to work well any more than any other high-quality phone, and that's not why they're so ubiquitous. So what's the problem? I don't get it. A recommendation for a solid Android device is just as valid and non-confusing and accessible as a recommendation for a solid iOS device (iPhone). Why are you pretending like there is something special about the iPhone?

by SandB0x 16y ago

cookiecaper 16y ago

I know people who complain that their iPhone is slow. Some people with old models can't get new versions of iOS. The battery life on my G1 is fine, I think; it lasts just about as long as my old dumb phone, but I don't know about the Hero, though I'd imagine it's similar. I found some people who regret buying an iPhone: http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=I+regret+buying+an+iPhone http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&#3... . What do you want? Seriously. People don't go buy "iOS devices" and they wouldn't if there were more in existence than just the iPhone. They buy the iPhone because that's what all the hype/buzz/recommendations they take in says to buy. The exact same mechanisms would work with a great Android phone, but the thing is there just isn't as much hype/buzz/recommendation around a specific Android model, like there is around a specific iOS model. We can argue all day about why the iPhone gets so much special attention, but the point is iPhones are not some magic device that is guaranteed to work well any more than any other high-quality phone, and that's not why they're so ubiquitous. So what's the problem? I don't get it. A recommendation for a solid Android device is just as valid and non-confusing and accessible as a recommendation for a solid iOS device (iPhone). Why are you pretending like there is something special about the iPhone?