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This really is the key difference between the two platforms for developers. Apple just makes a developers job so much easier, an iOS dev is safe to get excited
by dusing 16y ago
This really is the key difference between the two platforms for developers. Apple just makes a developers job so much easier, an iOS dev is safe to get excited about new features, because they can count on them being supported by customers devices almost immediately.
One of the big advantages android has is the lack of app approval. However if curated stores like amazon take off and users prefer it android will loose that advantage too.
From a users perspective it is great to know you can get 3 years of new features out of an iPhone vs ??? From an android device.
- garyrichardson 16y agoI think your last point is key. Remember back in the day.. if you wanted a Nokia phone that played MP3's, you got the special model the played MP3s. That model didn't really surf the net or have games. If you wanted to play games, you had to buy an NGage, and if you wanted to surf the net (poorly) you needed to get the net surfing phone (can't think of the model). Then there were the E series black berry knock offs. And once your phone's model year was up, that was it. You were stuck with what you had. I like my iPhone. It does 97% of what I want it to do. I could get the other 3% of features by getting an Android, but the Android doesn't match the 97% the iPhone has -- it's more like 80%. Plus, in Canada, my phone has to last 3 years -- that's the contract term up here. 3G's are 3 years old and can run iOS4. Let's see an Android that you buy from Telus or Rogers today run the latest Android in 3 years (even if it doesn't have 100% of the features).