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Old Jul 5, 2012 | 1:47 am
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Originally Posted by seanthepilot
Some of us technology users came here for a discussion. Not to WIN the discussion, just to participate in it. If you simply need to win the argument, then OMNI is the correct place to take that behaviour.
Don't go to this thread in OMNI, then...

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/omni/...ate-apple.html
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Old Jul 7, 2012 | 12:30 pm
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iOS is still the leader in app market share and probably will be for some time. As others have mentioned, they were first to market, and Apple is a marketing MACHINE.

Originally Posted by planemechanic
The average build quality for iPhone's is far ahead of the average build quality of Android phones, both in hardware and software.
Perhaps in Hardware. Hon Hai does make a nice iPhone. But definitely not in software. Apple's iOS is still 3-4 generations behind Android. I had to laugh that it was iOS 4.0 (IIRC) before you could even add a background (and only on 3GS and higher phones). OTA sync in iOS 5. Android had both in 1.x.

I too have both devices. iPhone for work and Android on tablets at home. I bought my first Android device because of my morbid disgust with iTunes (perhaps the most over-bloated, worst written application of all time). iOS is great for kids, but useless for a tech-heavy user.
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Old Jul 7, 2012 | 1:39 pm
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Originally Posted by HDQDD
I too have both devices. iPhone for work and Android on tablets at home. I bought my first Android device because of my morbid disgust with iTunes (perhaps the most over-bloated, worst written application of all time). iOS is great for kids, but useless for a tech-heavy user.
Agreed. My first smartphone was an iPhone 3GS. I quickly became frustrated with how limited it was, mainly due to Apple's iron-fisted control. Upgrading to iOS 4 didn't improve matters, so I replaced it with a Samsung Galaxy S. What a breath of fresh air - it actually felt like I owned the device and could do whatever I liked with it. It was also a major improvement in terms of features. In the 2 years since then, Android has greatly improved, whereas iOS (with the exception of Siri which is nice but not essential) has added only minor features. Today, using an iOS device feels very limiting and old-fashioned when compared with the Galaxy S III or One X. Unless Apple make huge improvements in the iPhone 5, they're left in the dust as far as tech-savvy users are concerned.
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Old Jul 7, 2012 | 9:06 pm
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[QUOTE=acunningham;18834615. This is of course a result of Steve Jobs's genius for marketing.[/QUOTE]

Do you not mean brain washing?? Better technology when a 17" MacBook Pro has the same innards as a Dell, Lenovo, Asus yet costs about $1,000 more for nothing different than an OS??? Wait, add 4GB of DDR3 memory for $200, when the same can be had in a Dell (or other PC based laptop for $50 or so)???

Sorry to dump on Apple but who wants an iPad where you are forced to rely exclusively on Apple's iCloud?? Das tut mir leid, but give me a tablet (who cares about a screen with 256,458,458 x 1,689,745 giga-resolution) with an SD/Micro SD card slot and/or a normal/mini USB to attach cards, thumb drives, 2.5" drives, etc...

As far as perceived discrimination, a very well known travel guru (AH) just released an app for Paris...iPad only for the "savvy sophisticated" traveler. I guess that that well known travel guru feels that anyone who does NOT use an iPad is not sophisticated enough for his Paris app....oh well, c'est la vie...

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Old Jul 7, 2012 | 9:22 pm
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AH?

Your bimmer is more expensive than other marques with comparable capabilities. You're not immune to brainwashing yourself.
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Old Jul 9, 2012 | 5:19 am
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Originally Posted by txbimmerfan
(who cares about a screen with 256,458,458 x 1,689,745 giga-resolution)
I'm actually frustrated with the lack of (i.e., zero) 14" 1080p laptops. If Sony can make one in a 13.3" form factor, then surely 14-ish" would also be easy (and slightly cheaper)?

Same frustrations they cannot make 21" monitors with the same resolution as the new 15" MacBook.
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Old Jul 9, 2012 | 6:40 am
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Originally Posted by pseudoswede
I'm actually frustrated with the lack of (i.e., zero) 14" 1080p laptops. If Sony can make one in a 13.3" form factor, then surely 14-ish" would also be easy (and slightly cheaper)?

Same frustrations they cannot make 21" monitors with the same resolution as the new 15" MacBook.
Wouldn't the new MBPwRD work for you? It has the screen resolution you are looking for, and then some.
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Old Jul 10, 2012 | 1:21 am
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Originally Posted by planemechanic
Wouldn't the new MBPwRD work for you? It has the screen resolution you are looking for, and then some.
Sure. But I can save $850 and buy this 13.3" 1080p laptop, which would suit my needs just as well.
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Old Jul 15, 2012 | 7:11 am
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Originally Posted by acunningham
Agreed. My first smartphone was an iPhone 3GS. I quickly became frustrated with how limited it was, mainly due to Apple's iron-fisted control. Upgrading to iOS 4 didn't improve matters, so I replaced it with a Samsung Galaxy S. What a breath of fresh air - it actually felt like I owned the device and could do whatever I liked with it. It was also a major improvement in terms of features. In the 2 years since then, Android has greatly improved, whereas iOS (with the exception of Siri which is nice but not essential) has added only minor features. Today, using an iOS device feels very limiting and old-fashioned when compared with the Galaxy S III or One X. Unless Apple make huge improvements in the iPhone 5, they're left in the dust as far as tech-savvy users are concerned.
i totally agree with this that's one of the reasons i prefer android over apple especially htc most can be software unlocked for any carrier for free where as apple you need to either pay 150.00 dollars or have been with att for 2 years i just dont like the locked down feeling of apple devices and i hate how they always force you to use itunes where as with android devices its plug and play and transfer
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Old Jul 15, 2012 | 10:07 am
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Going back to the thread title, why WOULDN'T you discriminate in favor of humans over Androids?
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