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Well, that's actually true for all major smartphones - Android is an extension of Google's cloud, iPhone is an extension of your PC's iTunes, BlackBerry is an e

Well, that's actually true for all major smartphones - Android is an extension of Google's cloud, iPhone is an extension of your PC's iTunes, BlackBerry is an extension of your corporate BES/Outlook server etc. Android, while incomplete, is the model which all others will have to switch to eventually. I mean, imagine using iTunes v15 on your PC as your personal email/contacts/media hub in 2016. Seems pretty ridiculous to me. In fact, it seems ridiculous to me in 2011. The interesting thing about Android (the Nexus lines in particular) is that it is the only major OS that gives you the option of using it without any attachments through ASOP. CyanogenMod and others let you use Android without any google things, something which none of the others will let you do.

jfb 16y ago
"I mean, imagine using iTunes v15 on your PC as your personal email/contacts/media hub in 2016. Seems pretty ridiculous to me. In fact, it seems ridiculous to me in 2011." No argument here. And I think you're right about the convergence -- holdouts like me will just have to learn to cope. All I want is someone to sell me the service, not rely on data mining and ad impressions.
- martythemaniak 16y ago
  Well, there are options out there now. If you want an unattached smartphone, a Nexus S with CyanogenMod will get you a great smartphone with a modern OS and no googly attachments. OTOH, if you're distrustful of Google's ad model, you can get a blackberry and sign up for a hosted BES, which will give you all the benefits corp users have for like $10/month.