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Even though the ipad is 'easier' for a majority of use cases (well, as easy, Android is pretty damn user friendly also!), the fact is that Apple outright disall

by coopdog 15y ago

Even though the ipad is 'easier' for a majority of use cases (well, as easy, Android is pretty damn user friendly also!), the fact is that Apple outright disallow anything outside of what they've dreamed up Yesterday my fiance wanted to watch a film on her ipod and had realised the process would involve converting files (size and movie type), getting it into itunes, and the 'syncing' which is a pain. On Android you literally just drag it across the cable and the thing plays almost any format, or use a torrent client to get it straight from the web onto your phone Using voip was a pain for a while. Making mobile AP's. Using apps from other markets (or your own apps), even just watching flash or adding a bit of personalisation to the UI People are realising that Android is actually better, because it's just a shiny most of the time, but when it's time to do something the designers haven't thought up it might be slightly more difficult, but it's possible on Android and probably impossible on iOS (plus I really think Apple is earning bad rep over those patents lawsuits. Consumers do understand / appreciate choice, even Apple fanbois, and they view it as the evil act that it is even if they don't get all riled up over it)

technoslut 15y ago
>Yesterday my fiance wanted to watch a film on her ipod and had realised the process would involve converting files (size and movie type), getting it into itunes, and the 'syncing' which is a pain. There are apps that allow you to stream from your computer and play video files besides h.264. You just can't torrent unless you jailbreak. >(plus I really think Apple is earning bad rep over those patents lawsuits. Consumers do understand / appreciate choice, even Apple fanbois, and they view it as the evil act that it is even if they don't get all riled up over it) I don't think consumers are aware of this at all. I don't think they aware either about the recent controversies with Google which carries far more significance for them.
ralfd 15y ago
As others said there are enough Apps (like Cinexplayer) who play all kinds of video formats. And transcoding to MP4/h.264 with iTunes may be a hazzle, but that will ensure that the file will be played with hardware acceleration. @Patent lawsuits It is everyone vs everyone. Apple has to pay Nokia a hefty licensing sum, they are currently sued by Motorola, Microsoft is getting big money from every company which uses Android, Google sells strategic patents to other HTC, so they can make for them the dirty stuff. And nevertheless in the end all will make business together. I am sceptic against people taking sides in that.
- gurkendoktor 15y ago
  It should also be pointed out that you have to use iTunes to drag MKV files etc. onto the iPad, but you don't need to add them to iTunes and sync them from there. iOS apps can accept and offer file drag&drop and this bypasses the iTunes library. It's still not as easy as having a folder pop up on the desktop, though.

by coopdog 15y ago

technoslut 15y ago

>Yesterday my fiance wanted to watch a film on her ipod and had realised the process would involve converting files (size and movie type), getting it into itunes, and the 'syncing' which is a pain. There are apps that allow you to stream from your computer and play video files besides h.264. You just can't torrent unless you jailbreak. >(plus I really think Apple is earning bad rep over those patents lawsuits. Consumers do understand / appreciate choice, even Apple fanbois, and they view it as the evil act that it is even if they don't get all riled up over it) I don't think consumers are aware of this at all. I don't think they aware either about the recent controversies with Google which carries far more significance for them.

ralfd 15y ago

As others said there are enough Apps (like Cinexplayer) who play all kinds of video formats. And transcoding to MP4/h.264 with iTunes may be a hazzle, but that will ensure that the file will be played with hardware acceleration. @Patent lawsuits It is everyone vs everyone. Apple has to pay Nokia a hefty licensing sum, they are currently sued by Motorola, Microsoft is getting big money from every company which uses Android, Google sells strategic patents to other HTC, so they can make for them the dirty stuff. And nevertheless in the end all will make business together. I am sceptic against people taking sides in that.

gurkendoktor 15y ago
It should also be pointed out that you have to use iTunes to drag MKV files etc. onto the iPad, but you don't need to add them to iTunes and sync them from there. iOS apps can accept and offer file drag&drop and this bypasses the iTunes library. It's still not as easy as having a folder pop up on the desktop, though.