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> But even then we had to deal with frequent crashes, a less intuitive interface and a platform that is even more fragmented than iOS. Frequent crashes? Sounds

by sspiff 14y ago

> But even then we had to deal with frequent crashes, a less intuitive interface and a platform that is even more fragmented than iOS. Frequent crashes? Sounds more like an issue with the app than the platform. You can develop unstable code anywhere. The remark about Android being "less intuitive" is also a classic among Apple fans, but I don't really understand why people keep saying this. It's just not true anymore.

sbuk 14y ago
Which conveniently ignores the 80:1 download ratio. That's the damming figure. Edit: re your second point. How frequently do you uses both platforms? Personally, I use both extensively everyday. TNW have a point.
- bornhuetter 14y ago
  According to the article, for the Android version, they removed "movies, sound, interactivity and content", and the app frequently crashes. Is anyone really surprised that not many people used it? From the article, it's pretty clear that they failed to make a decent Android version, nobody used it, so they gave up.
- sspiff 14y ago
  I'm not contesting the 80:1 ratio (although bornhuetter makes some good points against this argument as well.) I'm contesting their Android-bashing on ease-of-use and technical merits. I use and have used an Android phone and an iPod touch for the past 4 years.
  - sbuk 14y ago
    I take the points, but with a caveat. The overriding issue here is one of signal to noise and it isn't a simple proble to fix with the pervading attitude exhibited in this thread overall. It'd be interesting to know exactly how much demand there was from Android users. We see stories that are similar to this reasonably often. The trouble is that the discussions are way too emotive. Reasons put forward are generally dismissed as "FUD" or "fanboys", with emotional response always seeming to block rational discussion. Until we get pas this, we won't get beyond where we are.
    - anthonyb 14y ago
      There is no caveat. They made a crappy Android version and paid the price.

by sspiff 14y ago

sbuk 14y ago

Which conveniently ignores the 80:1 download ratio. That's the damming figure. Edit: re your second point. How frequently do you uses both platforms? Personally, I use both extensively everyday. TNW have a point.

bornhuetter 14y ago
According to the article, for the Android version, they removed "movies, sound, interactivity and content", and the app frequently crashes. Is anyone really surprised that not many people used it? From the article, it's pretty clear that they failed to make a decent Android version, nobody used it, so they gave up.
sspiff 14y ago
I'm not contesting the 80:1 ratio (although bornhuetter makes some good points against this argument as well.) I'm contesting their Android-bashing on ease-of-use and technical merits. I use and have used an Android phone and an iPod touch for the past 4 years.
- sbuk 14y ago
  I take the points, but with a caveat. The overriding issue here is one of signal to noise and it isn't a simple proble to fix with the pervading attitude exhibited in this thread overall. It'd be interesting to know exactly how much demand there was from Android users. We see stories that are similar to this reasonably often. The trouble is that the discussions are way too emotive. Reasons put forward are generally dismissed as "FUD" or "fanboys", with emotional response always seeming to block rational discussion. Until we get pas this, we won't get beyond where we are.
  - anthonyb 14y ago
    There is no caveat. They made a crappy Android version and paid the price.