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Well it's also consumer perception. For Android I paid money for the phone itself, for a calling and data plan, and then for the apps (sometimes). So after putt
by ecoffey 14y ago
Well it's also consumer perception. For Android I paid money for the phone itself, for a calling and data plan, and then for the apps (sometimes). So after putting down money and things not working right, yes that angers me.
But for web apps? The browsers are free, the apps are (usually) free, and there is an expectation of approximate user experience on the web. On phones the standard is much higher.
That's at least the way I feel about it (and will be switching to an iPhone away from Nexus S because of all those reasons; my OS X / iOS devices always feel more "real" than my android phone).
- fragsworth 14y ago> For Android I paid money for the phone itself, for a calling and data plan, and then for the apps (sometimes). Did you not pay for your computer itself, an Internet plan, and then for software (sometimes)? How is the Android experience any different?
- ecoffey 14y agoIn a strict sense I have a ton of different browser options on the same piece of hardware, so if one app doesn't work in Safari say, I can use Chrome or FF. Annoying? Yes, but not world shattering. In a sense you're correct, I've had to invest money to even get to the browser, but I think this difference is more emotional / psychology than anything else. In a sense the "browser" is a different part of the overall experience. I know that I've become accustomed to have different expectations of web apps, because they are web apps. I feel like when it comes to more native apps you have fewer excuses for something being wonky or broken.