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> Factor in how woeful Apple Maps was (and is), and how much steam the competition had picked up, and yes, the iPhone 5 was simply disappointing. [emphasis mine
by unalone 14y ago
> Factor in how woeful Apple Maps was (and is), and how much steam the competition had picked up, and yes, the iPhone 5 was simply disappointing. [emphasis mine]
I like my iPhone 5 and think it's the best phone I've ever used. Apple Maps is a mixed bag (though I still use it as my default; it does some things very well), but I don't see "the competition's stopped sucking" as something that makes me like my phone any less.
On the contrary, Android and Windows Phone are getting good enough that I can be certain I like iOS's design philosophy for what it is, not only because it's the only design that isn't half-baked.
- edanm 14y agoAs a counterpoint, I'm looking quite seriously at an Android as my next device, this after being a "life-long" iPhone fan. It's simply gotten to the point where Android works well enough for my big use cases, is open enough to changes to allow me to do some things I can't with the iPhone, is cheap enough that it saves me money, is big but light... overall, iPhone has less of an advantage every day.
- beaumartinez 14y agoBefore, "good enough" for the iPhone was good enough, as nothing else came close. But with how polished Android has become of late, the bar is much higher, and Apple's "good enough" is no longer at the same level of other players. Siri woes in comparison with Google Now (look at the comparisons during hurricane Sandy—Siri confused it with a sports team). Maps can be synced offline on both Android and Windows Phone. Want to share a photo to Instagram as soon as you take it with the stock camera app (the only one that has a "shortcut" from the lock screen)? With Android, one tap. With iOS, you have to load Instagram, and share it from there. There are many little things that were okay when iPhone was still young but they appear to be resting on their laurels.