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I wonder if this is the beginning of the end. It seems that Android has Apple rushing to deliver products that are not up to their usual standards. They've had

by fmora 16y ago

I wonder if this is the beginning of the end. It seems that Android has Apple rushing to deliver products that are not up to their usual standards. They've had problems before but this seems much more systemic.

mitjak 16y ago
You're so right! Let's drop our phones, iPhone apps, and run off to sell Android applications where the soil is fertile and customers just don't know what to do with all of their cash.
- fmora 16y ago
  Right about what? All I did was to ask a question. Take it easy. I'm asking this question as an iPhone developer.
anigbrowl 16y ago
As an Android user I'd say no. No company can consistently outdo its own hype, let alone Apple; while the new phone/OS has proved anticlimactic (especially after the great launch of the iPad), it's hardly a disaster. The only end I see is to their having the smartphone market largely to themselves. They'll lose a bit of market share over the next year, between increased competition and an indifferent response to the new iPhone. The biggest challenge I see in the immediate term is how to differentiate their next offering from the competition. Of course they can further reduce size and weight, but this is an area of diminishing returns. The current generation of smartphones are not much more bulky than a wallet, which is Small Enough for most people. Speed is kind of limited by the quality of the carrier, so I think the next gen fight will be all about battery life.
- Tycho 16y ago
  I had a go of the iPhone 4 in the shop on launch day. My only complaint was that it was actually a bit too light! I like the solid feel of the 3G (no idea why this is... Maybe something to do with associating weight with heavier and more expensive metals)
  - jesseendahl 16y ago
    The iPhone 4 is actually 0.1 ounces (4 grams) heavier than the 3G, which makes sense since it has more glass, less plastic, and the steel band. iPhone 4 Weight: 4.8 ounces (137 grams) iPhone 3GS Weight: 4.8 ounces (135 grams) iPhone 3G Weight: 4.7 ounces (133 grams) Sources: http://www.apple.com/iphone/specs.html http://www.apple.com/iphone/specs.html http://www.apple.com/iphone/iphone-3gs/specs.html http://www.apple.com/iphone/iphone-3gs/specs.html http://support.apple.com/kb/sp495 http://support.apple.com/kb/sp495

by fmora 16y ago

mitjak 16y ago

You're so right! Let's drop our phones, iPhone apps, and run off to sell Android applications where the soil is fertile and customers just don't know what to do with all of their cash.

fmora 16y ago
Right about what? All I did was to ask a question. Take it easy. I'm asking this question as an iPhone developer.

anigbrowl 16y ago

As an Android user I'd say no. No company can consistently outdo its own hype, let alone Apple; while the new phone/OS has proved anticlimactic (especially after the great launch of the iPad), it's hardly a disaster. The only end I see is to their having the smartphone market largely to themselves. They'll lose a bit of market share over the next year, between increased competition and an indifferent response to the new iPhone. The biggest challenge I see in the immediate term is how to differentiate their next offering from the competition. Of course they can further reduce size and weight, but this is an area of diminishing returns. The current generation of smartphones are not much more bulky than a wallet, which is Small Enough for most people. Speed is kind of limited by the quality of the carrier, so I think the next gen fight will be all about battery life.

Tycho 16y ago
I had a go of the iPhone 4 in the shop on launch day. My only complaint was that it was actually a bit too light! I like the solid feel of the 3G (no idea why this is... Maybe something to do with associating weight with heavier and more expensive metals)
- jesseendahl 16y ago
  The iPhone 4 is actually 0.1 ounces (4 grams) heavier than the 3G, which makes sense since it has more glass, less plastic, and the steel band. iPhone 4 Weight: 4.8 ounces (137 grams) iPhone 3GS Weight: 4.8 ounces (135 grams) iPhone 3G Weight: 4.7 ounces (133 grams) Sources: http://www.apple.com/iphone/specs.html http://www.apple.com/iphone/specs.html http://www.apple.com/iphone/iphone-3gs/specs.html http://www.apple.com/iphone/iphone-3gs/specs.html http://support.apple.com/kb/sp495 http://support.apple.com/kb/sp495