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A significant part of the people that respond here seem to be offended by the lack of acknowledgement for the fact that Samsung had this before Apple had it. I
by dep_b 9y ago
A significant part of the people that respond here seem to be offended by the lack of acknowledgement for the fact that Samsung had this before Apple had it. I find that a really interesting response from a psychological standpoint. Not the fact that the article could mention it although for the topic at hand it's not required, but just the fact that it actually is offensive to some people.
All I see is an Apple geek dissecting his new Apple toy and comparing it to his previous Apple toys and having a good time exploring it's capabilities. I wish I could read more stuff that goes a bit deeper like this.
- GeekyBear 9y agoI've always found this experiment to be revealing: >Specifically, after explaining briefly that I was the editor of a tech news site, I would ask iPhone users “why do you use an iPhone?” and Android phone users “why do you use an Android phone?” My phone was always in my pocket when I asked, and I made sure to never mention a rival platform at all. In about three months I ended up asking 219 different people this question, including 112 iPhone users and 107 Android users. I wasn’t terribly concerned with the features of each platform that people liked most. I just wanted to see how many people, unprovoked, would mention a rival platform in a negative way when offering their responses to a complete stranger. http://bgr.com/2016/10/25/iphone-vs-android-survey-takeaways/ http://bgr.com/2016/10/25/iphone-vs-android-survey-takeaways...
- pohl 9y agoThank you for sharing. Here's the tl;dr: 47% of Android users sampled (51 out of 107) « said things like “iPhone users are a cult,” “I hate Apple,” “only stupid people use iPhones,” or “I hate the iPhone” when explaining to me why they chose an Android device. Seriously, people actually used the word hate » 5% of iPhone users sampled (6 out of 112) « said something negative about Android or about a specific Android phone manufacturer. Not a single person make a negative blanket statement about Android users in general. »
- bipson 9y agoYet anyone that is commenting something on this thread which could be interpreted as anti-Apple is downvoted quite harshly.
- dang 9y agoWould you please stop posting unsubstantive comments? You're now taking this thread far off-topic and to a less interesting place.
- saagarjha 9y agoThey're downvoted because they don't offer anything interesting to the discussion, not because people think they're anti-Apple. They're thinly-disguised attacks on the article's author.
- jrs95 9y agoI can sort of understand that sentiment from Android users. They tend to value control/customization. I've tried Android several times for this reason, because it is compelling. I've always gone back to iOS though, and it's basically just been for a combination of performance and polished UX. My issues with Android were basically: * Little visual stutters and other relatively minor things bother me more than they should * High rate of passive battery drain. Android devices seem to typically have much larger batteries, but they chew through power a lot faster when they're not being used than iOS devices. Heavy users probably get better battery life on Android overall, though. * App quality. This gap is getting smaller and smaller, but it's still noticeable. * Build quality. iPhones tend to be a lot more durable these days, at least since the iPhone 6 was released. Android devices have been cheaper feeling and more fragile in my experience. * Bloatware. Most Android devices come with a bunch of shit I don't want and can't easily uninstall. But all of these things considered, if I was a part of this survey, I would probably have just said something like "I use an iPhone because Android is for poor people" just "for the lulz".
- milcron 9y agoI use the Copperhead ROM with F-Droid apps, and it addresses nearly all your bullet points. Excellent battery life, surprisingly high quality (and FOSS!) apps, and zero bloatware whatsoever.
- bipson 9y agoI guess you consider me one of those offended, and let me assure you, I am not. It is just weird if a technical presentation doesn't even mention the environment (lack of a better word) at all, but considers PowerPC multicore history for Mac relevant, which technically I consider not. There are people out there, that don't consider technology or innovation to be Apple or other-vendor specific, heck, go ahead and stone me, I don't differentiate between Macs and PCs since Apple uses Intel CPUs. Even further, I totally don't care who invented it.
- mikeash 9y agoYou think PowerPC Mac multicore history is not relevant, on an Apple-focused blog that talks a lot about the Mac? How?