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That's incorrect, the author's argument goes way further than that, claiming that Apple's "sloppy implementation" is due to it being bolted on as an afterthough

by tjogin 15y ago

That's incorrect, the author's argument goes way further than that, claiming that Apple's "sloppy implementation" is due to it being bolted on as an afterthought, having not thought of the concept of multitasking until after Android. In reality, Apple's implementation consciously limits what apps can do in the background to stop apps from draining battery life or generally doing things that the user is unaware of.

skeletonjelly 15y ago
You're saying their lack of feature was a feature. It's like saying my Nokia 5100 is so power efficient than your smartphone that it's better. Different intentions.
- netshroud 15y ago
  That comparison isn't even apples and oranges, that's apples and spaceships. They deliberately limited functionality to provide a feature. They then provided more functionality which removed some of those original limitations. Power efficiency has nothing to do with it in the slightest.
- koffiezet 15y ago
  A lack of features is a feature of any Apple product. It's what makes them great, and accessible for the large public. It's the reason I absolutely love to USE my phone and iPad, and love to mess around with an Android device. It's a lot harder to leave out features than adding. You have to be carefull about what you leave out, make sure you don't touch core-functionality, and make sure the features that are present are done brilliantly, because they will be in the spotlight, all the time. I'm not saying Apple does this flawlessly, I'm not a blind fanboy, they have serious misses (notifications pre-IOS5, Calendar app, IOS folders, ...) - but they do this a lot better than anyone else. To be honest, I never had problems with "missing" features (except calendar/call overview in the lock screen), but more problems with the implementation of features that were present, but not executed well enough.

by tjogin 15y ago

skeletonjelly 15y ago

You're saying their lack of feature was a feature. It's like saying my Nokia 5100 is so power efficient than your smartphone that it's better. Different intentions.

netshroud 15y ago
That comparison isn't even apples and oranges, that's apples and spaceships. They deliberately limited functionality to provide a feature. They then provided more functionality which removed some of those original limitations. Power efficiency has nothing to do with it in the slightest.
koffiezet 15y ago
A lack of features is a feature of any Apple product. It's what makes them great, and accessible for the large public. It's the reason I absolutely love to USE my phone and iPad, and love to mess around with an Android device. It's a lot harder to leave out features than adding. You have to be carefull about what you leave out, make sure you don't touch core-functionality, and make sure the features that are present are done brilliantly, because they will be in the spotlight, all the time. I'm not saying Apple does this flawlessly, I'm not a blind fanboy, they have serious misses (notifications pre-IOS5, Calendar app, IOS folders, ...) - but they do this a lot better than anyone else. To be honest, I never had problems with "missing" features (except calendar/call overview in the lock screen), but more problems with the implementation of features that were present, but not executed well enough.