Originally Posted by
mark99999
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
So you're an Apple developer and you're spreading mis-information about Android??
iPhones ARE NOT easy to jailbreak. I had a 16GB 3GS for several months in the hopes of jailbreaking and then unlocking, and ultimately gave up because the jailbreaking solution never became available during that time as the previous owner had upgraded it to a version that the devs were unable to find a solution for.
Even if you jailbreak, you are still very fearful of updating the iOS. You are forced to stay several versions behind until the devs can figure out how to jailbreak later versions. I have jailbroken iPhones that I have yet to update iOS on, simply because one error in updating will cause the iPhone to be locked and not jailbroken.
I have an iPad 2 that has yet to be jailbroken. All my Android tablets and phones are easily rooted and I can put after-market ROMs on. No such luck with my iOS devices.
I can run MS Office 1.0 on my Windows 7, if you provide the software I will find a way to do it.
Back to the topic at hand - I just posted a link showing the Motorola Atrix will also be upgradeable in July.
Why are you still spreading wrong information? The HTC Inspire 4G and pretty much every other 4G Android phone should be receiving Gingerbread, at the very least.