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Eric Schmidt's Guide on Going from iOS to Android

9 points by WoodenChair 13y ago

WoodenChair 13y ago
Sounds to me based on the guide and PS that some anger might have prompted this post. Perhaps the Samsung trial?
npinguy 13y ago
Android user here. First of all: "They are a great Christmas present to an iPhone user!" No. Seriously? A loyal iPhone user would resent you for being preachy. And if your target just happens to use an iPhone by default without true brand loyalty, then they're quite likely to be tech unsavvy. So the reality of that present isn't "Hey, I got you a shiny new gadget that is better than the one you have now". It's "Hey, I got you dozens and dozens of hours of research, effort, and learning curve into something you didn't ask for for marginal benefit I'm not even certain you will receive" P.S. "Like the people who moved from PCs to Macs and never switched back, you will switch from iPhone to Android and never switch back" The irony is delicious. I like PCs and Macs for different reasons just as I like Android and iOS for different reasons. But the reasons why I tend to use PCs and Android are the same. So I can't help but think that if there was no conflict of interest, Eric Schmidt would be an iPhone user 100% of the awy
lostlogin 13y ago
Someone who uses google+! Guess posts like this suggest Google won't be helping gmail work properly on Apple products.
eonil 13y ago
"Like the people who moved from PCs to Macs and never switched back" This is the funnest mention I ever heard after Mr. Ballmer's mention on any Apple stuff. Seems he will follow Mr. Ballmer very soon. He don't even try to understand what he is talking. And it's also sad that Mr Eric have to be in charge of this clown role after losing power. In last few years, some people around me switched to Android from iOS because simply they're sick of using same device for years. Literally, ALL of them completely regret and now mostly everyone is switched back to iOS. And a few of others couldn't due to lack of money or telecom contract (no refundable). I am a switched user from Windows (from 3.1) to Mac. I never will go back to Windows, still I sometimes need to boot up Windows box for work, but for each time I boot it up, I feel terrible like I am back in an uncivilized wild jungle. And I soon become stable because I can go back to civilization after this temporary trip. When I tried Android, I got exactly same feeling of wild. The jungle of inconsistency, lack of design philosophy, strategic ad-platform, visible malwares, invisible spywares, anti-virus craps, marketing junks, smitings, handset and telecom beasts. "80% of the world, in the latest surveys, agrees on Android." Agree. Agree that 70% of people who never tasted iOS, 9% of people who want iOS but can't afford iOS devices, and 1% of Bear Grylls who have advantage in the jungle. "Like the people who moved from PCs to Macs and never switched back" People who once tasted iOS will never go back to Android. Though people complains, they still love civilization.

9 points by WoodenChair 13y ago

Sounds to me based on the guide and PS that some anger might have prompted this post. Perhaps the Samsung trial?

Android user here. First of all: "They are a great Christmas present to an iPhone user!" No. Seriously? A loyal iPhone user would resent you for being preachy. And if your target just happens to use an iPhone by default without true brand loyalty, then they're quite likely to be tech unsavvy. So the reality of that present isn't "Hey, I got you a shiny new gadget that is better than the one you have now". It's "Hey, I got you dozens and dozens of hours of research, effort, and learning curve into something you didn't ask for for marginal benefit I'm not even certain you will receive" P.S. "Like the people who moved from PCs to Macs and never switched back, you will switch from iPhone to Android and never switch back" The irony is delicious. I like PCs and Macs for different reasons just as I like Android and iOS for different reasons. But the reasons why I tend to use PCs and Android are the same. So I can't help but think that if there was no conflict of interest, Eric Schmidt would be an iPhone user 100% of the awy

lostlogin 13y ago

Someone who uses google+! Guess posts like this suggest Google won't be helping gmail work properly on Apple products.

eonil 13y ago

"Like the people who moved from PCs to Macs and never switched back" This is the funnest mention I ever heard after Mr. Ballmer's mention on any Apple stuff. Seems he will follow Mr. Ballmer very soon. He don't even try to understand what he is talking. And it's also sad that Mr Eric have to be in charge of this clown role after losing power. In last few years, some people around me switched to Android from iOS because simply they're sick of using same device for years. Literally, ALL of them completely regret and now mostly everyone is switched back to iOS. And a few of others couldn't due to lack of money or telecom contract (no refundable). I am a switched user from Windows (from 3.1) to Mac. I never will go back to Windows, still I sometimes need to boot up Windows box for work, but for each time I boot it up, I feel terrible like I am back in an uncivilized wild jungle. And I soon become stable because I can go back to civilization after this temporary trip. When I tried Android, I got exactly same feeling of wild. The jungle of inconsistency, lack of design philosophy, strategic ad-platform, visible malwares, invisible spywares, anti-virus craps, marketing junks, smitings, handset and telecom beasts. "80% of the world, in the latest surveys, agrees on Android." Agree. Agree that 70% of people who never tasted iOS, 9% of people who want iOS but can't afford iOS devices, and 1% of Bear Grylls who have advantage in the jungle. "Like the people who moved from PCs to Macs and never switched back" People who once tasted iOS will never go back to Android. Though people complains, they still love civilization.