Originally Posted by
UALOneKPlus
Android is so much easier to control and administer, than a limited iPhone device that Apple locks down so much.
Apple's fragmentation also is a huge pain - I can't upgrade my iPhone 2G, 3G to iOS 4 or the new upcoming iOS 5.
My iPod Touch 32GB first gen is also left behind, no way to get after-market support to update to a new OS.
OK, sorry but I have to call you on this as partial FUD.
I am an Apple developer and a Java developer. As far as fragmentation J2ME beats all of them, second is Android, the fragmentation and changes to api make it very difficult to write once run anywhere when it comes to Android development. I have to actually write a few versions of my app so that I can support all types of devices of Android. With iOS I just write one version.
I have also been able to upgrade all my iPhones from 3G to 3GS to 4 to any IOS version, including the latest IOS 5 beta 2 on my iPhone 4. There will always be a point from any software vendor where you do have to break old versions and not support it anymore. Every software vendor does this. Try running MS Office 1.0 on your Windows 7.
iPhones are also very easy to jailbreak and give you full control over the file system. I can ssh into it and do whatever I need to do with it.
But back to the original post. I think only the HTC Inspire 4G is the only 4G Android phone at AT&T that is upgradable.
"Android 2.2 operating system (Froyo) with over-the-air upgrade capability for future OS releases" - Amazon
Thanks
Mark