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Can someone please explain to me what's happening?
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SpicyTacoto
Member
First off...to the guy with the iphone friend who connected to his droid...is that a real pic of your friend? If so...does your friend happen to be Hugo Weaving?!? That resemblance is uncanny!
Now, I just wanted to chime in here with my .2 cents re: this issue. I have very recently come from a Blackberry. Was a loyal BB user for years, and I used to frequent the Crackberry forums daily. This same stuff goes on over there. More often than not, you'll see BB users engaged in threads with other blackberry users and supporters, and suddenly you get a poster (troll) who slags all things blackberry/RIM and waves the iphone/apple flag. When this happens, BB posters will slag and bash iphone/apple in retaliation and it often gets ugly. Interestingly, very rarely did I ever see Android bashing OR Android trolls over on the Crackberry forums.
So...not sure what that means...but just something I noticed a while back and thought was peculiar. Honestly...I think there's just something about iphone/apple and their users. A holier than thou sort of attitude. It's annoying (and I say this having VERY seriously considered an iphone before purchasing my HTC Desire 2 weeks ago).
Now that I've been on these boards a couple of weeks I can honestly say I don't get the feeling Android users on here are high and mighty at all. I would say, however, that they are loyal and passionate fans of their devices.
Now, I just wanted to chime in here with my .2 cents re: this issue. I have very recently come from a Blackberry. Was a loyal BB user for years, and I used to frequent the Crackberry forums daily. This same stuff goes on over there. More often than not, you'll see BB users engaged in threads with other blackberry users and supporters, and suddenly you get a poster (troll) who slags all things blackberry/RIM and waves the iphone/apple flag. When this happens, BB posters will slag and bash iphone/apple in retaliation and it often gets ugly. Interestingly, very rarely did I ever see Android bashing OR Android trolls over on the Crackberry forums.
So...not sure what that means...but just something I noticed a while back and thought was peculiar. Honestly...I think there's just something about iphone/apple and their users. A holier than thou sort of attitude. It's annoying (and I say this having VERY seriously considered an iphone before purchasing my HTC Desire 2 weeks ago).
Now that I've been on these boards a couple of weeks I can honestly say I don't get the feeling Android users on here are high and mighty at all. I would say, however, that they are loyal and passionate fans of their devices.
Thefoodman52
Android Expert
Eh, the bashing back and forth to me just highlights that there's competition between the two companies... makes me happy and hopeful, because the more we (collectively, not all of us) bitch, the more progress that'll be made technologically.
I have my stance from using friends iPhones and my Moment, then Hero, now Evo.
The iPhone is much less daunting when you pick it up. It's a simple one-button away from everything interface, there are no extra option menus, everything is color coded and directed at even the youngest users (I've seen 9-13 year olds waltzing around our neighbor hood with the 3G's and some 3GS's if their parents don't care *most don't here*).
Android phones, in general, aren't the most user-friendly to those who don't enjoy poking and prodding their way into stuff to figure out how it works. Everything lies under the surface, for the most part, but is usually a menu or two away. For most people, this takes getting used to, unlike the iPhone. They compare the two, see that everything is right at their face all on 2 or 3 pages on the iPhone and come to the conclusion that it's simpler.
That's my perspective on your average not-exactly tech savvy user/consumer. I mean heck, look at some of the reviews by below average tech users (one bears in mind). Some say that the lock screen is confusing, it's just a bad in the screen with no instructions. The iPhone just has everything labeled and layed out with, again, one button use.
Personally, I find that one button motto of Apple on their phone works well, but I'm not fond of it. I actually ENJOY prodding around and doing things with and to my phone. That's part of the reason I love Android hella better than the iPhone. It's a LOT more open for modifying and doing what you want, when you want, on it. The iPhone does what it does well; performing basic to moderate tasks with extreme ease of use. Android does what it does well, moderate to advanced tasks with little, moderate, or extreme difficultly of use.
That's my stance on it, correct me and quote me on anything you feel I got wrong there.
Just gonna throw this out here so I get 50% flame protection, I'm still for Android over the iPhone series.
I have my stance from using friends iPhones and my Moment, then Hero, now Evo.
The iPhone is much less daunting when you pick it up. It's a simple one-button away from everything interface, there are no extra option menus, everything is color coded and directed at even the youngest users (I've seen 9-13 year olds waltzing around our neighbor hood with the 3G's and some 3GS's if their parents don't care *most don't here*).
Android phones, in general, aren't the most user-friendly to those who don't enjoy poking and prodding their way into stuff to figure out how it works. Everything lies under the surface, for the most part, but is usually a menu or two away. For most people, this takes getting used to, unlike the iPhone. They compare the two, see that everything is right at their face all on 2 or 3 pages on the iPhone and come to the conclusion that it's simpler.
That's my perspective on your average not-exactly tech savvy user/consumer. I mean heck, look at some of the reviews by below average tech users (one bears in mind). Some say that the lock screen is confusing, it's just a bad in the screen with no instructions. The iPhone just has everything labeled and layed out with, again, one button use.
Personally, I find that one button motto of Apple on their phone works well, but I'm not fond of it. I actually ENJOY prodding around and doing things with and to my phone. That's part of the reason I love Android hella better than the iPhone. It's a LOT more open for modifying and doing what you want, when you want, on it. The iPhone does what it does well; performing basic to moderate tasks with extreme ease of use. Android does what it does well, moderate to advanced tasks with little, moderate, or extreme difficultly of use.
That's my stance on it, correct me and quote me on anything you feel I got wrong there.
Just gonna throw this out here so I get 50% flame protection, I'm still for Android over the iPhone series.
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Bnice
Guest
Well if the CEO's of major companies can take shot at each other,what's the big deal?
Roxors
Android Enthusiast
It matters because people starts taking it personal, and this site or anyother doesn't want to be seen as a place for people to come and get trashed talked to.
it would be fine if no one took anything personal.
dengioroido
Lurker
it would be cool if we have a forum Android vs Iphone, and let them debate till death LOL. i used to be on car forum, they always have a section of this car vs all others. it really fun though LOL
I guess at macrumors, mod deleted most of those topics but here they still keep it
I guess at macrumors, mod deleted most of those topics but here they still keep it
Roxors
Android Enthusiast
AndroidSPCS
Android Expert
I have iPhone and iPod Touch. I have been on many forums for a very long time, and am even a moderator on a few other forums.
However, the Macrumors forum was the only, in which my user, with less than 20 posts, be PERMANENTLY banned, when I came to the defense of Android in an Android bashing thread. I was very mild mannered about it and merely stated that Android is more open and thus more popular with developers and some users. That apparently was enough to enrage some Steve Jobs worshippers.
Apple fanboys and Macrumors makes me sick.
However, the Macrumors forum was the only, in which my user, with less than 20 posts, be PERMANENTLY banned, when I came to the defense of Android in an Android bashing thread. I was very mild mannered about it and merely stated that Android is more open and thus more popular with developers and some users. That apparently was enough to enrage some Steve Jobs worshippers.
Apple fanboys and Macrumors makes me sick.