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The super short product life cycle of android is making me hesitate to buy one now because it always feel like the next generation is just around the corner.
by ricksta 14y ago
The super short product life cycle of android is making me hesitate to buy one now because it always feel like the next generation is just around the corner.
- Smerity 14y agoThis is commonly referred to as the Osborne effect. Apple have a similar issue when the rumours of the next iPhone start making the rounds. With Apple it's likely less of an issue considering they have an impressive profit margin on their products and a strong lock on their target market. If the recently announced iPhone doesn't sound too impressive the customers are still likely to buy it as they're unlikely to consider other alternatives as an interim. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osborne_effect http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osborne_effect
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- netcan 14y agommm. Advantages & disadvantages. As mac user, I feel like they have a strong lock on me. Since product releases are infrequent and I wil own it for 4-5 years, I hesitate when buying a new one (I don't want to start 18 months behind). Androids move fast enough that buying a new one you are guaranteed to find yourself a few months behind within a few months. But, it will only be a few months.
- digitalengineer 14y agoYes, with Apple, arleast you know you've got their 'latest and greatest' for an entire year (and it will take Apple two years to launch a new model). To already see the Galaxy 3 now makes the 2 feel like yesterday's toy. The timing of this news suggests they're trying to attrack iphone buyers, but the overall feeling I get is they envy Apple. (Also because Samsung feels the need to compare their phone with the new iphone).
- mayanksinghal 14y agoActually, a friend bought a S2 a few weeks back. It still works brilliantly!
- tesseractive 14y agoIsn't the Galaxy S2 a year old now? It's yesterday's toy in the same sense that an iPhone 4S is -- it's last year's model.
- bookwormAT 14y agoDon't the Galaxy and the iPhone have a very similar product life cycle (one device each year)?
- clarky07 14y agowell this one is going to be 9 months. i don't know what the time between s2 and s3 was.
- bookwormAT 14y agoAs far as I know, the Galaxy S3 was released somewhere in May last year. If Samsung presents the S4 at MWC in February, the release date will be similar. And the iPhone releases are not always exactly 12 months apart from each other as well, right?
- molmalo 14y agoExactly, they will only show it in February, but most probably, they will start selling it 2/3 months later.
- natrius 14y agoIf you're a Hacker News user who wants an Android phone, you probably shouldn't be buying anything that isn't Nexus-branded. The Galaxy Nexus is great, but there's usually a new Nexus each winter.
- drats 14y agoExactly the hidden issue here is whether you will have the newest version of Android or just be stuck on an old version. People are even still selling ICS capable phones with Android 2.3 today.
- StavrosK 14y agoIsn't the Galaxy Nexus $350 or so right now? It's a steal for a phone this great. I'm in love with mine.
- robbiet480 14y agoI don't get this. The S III has much better specs then the Nexus and with CyanogenMod 10 it runs great. Why is the Nexus so special other then being a AOSP phone? Also, camera sucks I hear
- dkd 14y agoAFAIK, google's update for ICS to JB is only available in Goolge Nexus till now. So Samsung S3/2 will get updates probably a bit later. :)
- robbiet480 14y agoBut again, install CyanogenMod 10 and you have Jelly Bean, pretty much stock. I still don't see the draw
- barrkel 14y ago> install CyanogenMod 10 This bit is the problem. I don't jailbreak a device before I am ready to throw it away. I've seen too many issues with non-official hacks of various sorts. Nothing major; just rough edges.