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I don't say you have to like Apple because of the lack of options, but for many, the lack of options is a feature. The last thing I want is an iPhone - Android

by Trufa 13y ago

I don't say you have to like Apple because of the lack of options, but for many, the lack of options is a feature. The last thing I want is an iPhone - Android flame war, but something I don't like about Android, is that I constantly have to be searching for the ideal well... everything, since basically everything is changeable, I've gone through 4 music players, and have been disappointed several times, I did found a great one eventually, but in this case, I (and I said I god damn it) would rather have it Apple's way even if it's not perfect, it works if you do it their way.

gcb0 13y ago
So i take it that you use Apple maps solely and never looked at Google maps or the several fee offline turn by turn ones? Also I'm pretty sure the default,music,player in Android is similar to the default one in ios... But i don't even have mp3s in my phone so i may be wrong on some exotic feature...
- Trufa 13y ago
  I don't know why you got defensive, I'm far from saying apple is perfect, no system is, you just need to know what YOU want, I'm all for variety.
delluminatus 13y ago
In this case it sounds like it's the quality of Apple's default music player that you appreciate. Imagine if their default music player was disappointing, and you couldn't change it... the lack of options would be a detriment, not a feature. People don't like that Apple doesn't let you change things, they like that you don't need to because the default setting is good enough.
- freyr 13y ago
  But you could go one step further, and ask "Why is their default considered so good by a broad audience?" This could be attributed to how they identify (what they consider) the most important options, focus entirely on those, and implement them well. The complexity of a system can go up exponentially with the number of features. If development resources were infinite, this wouldn't be a problem. But it is finite, and more complexity can lead to more bugs, more confusing interfaces, less maintainable code, and a host of other pitfalls. In that case, if a lack of options is allowing Apple to a product that's better overall for most of its users, that's a definite feature.
thwarted 13y ago
I did found a great one eventually, but in this case, I (and I said I god damn it) would rather have it Apple's way even if it's not perfect, it works if you do it their way. It would work, but not be perfect, if you just did it the way of any of those other apps you tried.

by Trufa 13y ago

gcb0 13y ago

So i take it that you use Apple maps solely and never looked at Google maps or the several fee offline turn by turn ones? Also I'm pretty sure the default,music,player in Android is similar to the default one in ios... But i don't even have mp3s in my phone so i may be wrong on some exotic feature...

Trufa 13y ago
I don't know why you got defensive, I'm far from saying apple is perfect, no system is, you just need to know what YOU want, I'm all for variety.

delluminatus 13y ago

In this case it sounds like it's the quality of Apple's default music player that you appreciate. Imagine if their default music player was disappointing, and you couldn't change it... the lack of options would be a detriment, not a feature. People don't like that Apple doesn't let you change things, they like that you don't need to because the default setting is good enough.

freyr 13y ago
But you could go one step further, and ask "Why is their default considered so good by a broad audience?" This could be attributed to how they identify (what they consider) the most important options, focus entirely on those, and implement them well. The complexity of a system can go up exponentially with the number of features. If development resources were infinite, this wouldn't be a problem. But it is finite, and more complexity can lead to more bugs, more confusing interfaces, less maintainable code, and a host of other pitfalls. In that case, if a lack of options is allowing Apple to a product that's better overall for most of its users, that's a definite feature.

thwarted 13y ago

I did found a great one eventually, but in this case, I (and I said I god damn it) would rather have it Apple's way even if it's not perfect, it works if you do it their way. It would work, but not be perfect, if you just did it the way of any of those other apps you tried.