iPhone has one HUGE thing going for it... They all use the same dock connector and have the same general shape and/or connector location.
they say the main reason people will not be converting to android from the iphone is the proprietary connectors and the amount of money they spent on their iphone apps. i say so what. let them be trapped in there place.
i like freedom sooo...im good here!
Those things were certainly considerations for me. I am far from an apple fanboy, but the iPhone (which I had for 2 years) is a great piece of hardware. Its the whole locked down <Seve Jobs>Live in my world</Steve Jobs> that I grew tired of. Not being able to use Google products natively.
But having spent money on proprietary devices like car connection kits and speakers specifically designed for it are certainly things you have to think of...
Lets see... Jump in my truck plug my phone into the dock connector and go my marry way. vs. Jump in my truck. Plug in a 3.5mm jack to the headphone jack and my aux in. Then plug in the car charger to the car and phone. Have wires sprawled out everywhere...
I'm just saying there are certainly good things about how apple is doing things...
That said, I have an iPhone sitting in my truck right now using it only as a podcast streamer until I pull the trigger and port the number over to verizon and my Incredible.
I'm a geek and like tweaking my phone etc... I truly believe android fits me better, however the iPhone is just "easy"
I compare the iphone to a Tivo/DVR and android to an HTPC... You can do a lot more stuff with the HTPC, but it can certainly be more work...
I basically made the switch you describe above. I like it though. I feel like a meatball in a giant bowl of wire spaghetti.
Who says this? I've never heard that.
they say the main reason people will not be converting to android from the iphone is the proprietary connectors and the amount of money they spent on their iphone apps. i say so what. let them be trapped in there place.
i like freedom sooo...im good here!
Lets see... Jump in my truck plug my phone into the dock connector and go my marry way. vs. Jump in my truck. Plug in a 3.5mm jack to the headphone jack and my aux in. Then plug in the car charger to the car and phone. Have wires sprawled out everywhere...
iPhone has one HUGE thing going for it... They all use the same dock connector and have the same general shape and/or connector location. They will always win in the accessory market for that reason. That is unless Google requires some sort of similar standards in the future for connector location/and or pinout.
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Now you don't even have to use those controls on your steering wheel. Basically, Android is catching up to and passing Apple in features and connectivity. Thank Apple for starting this revolution, but thank Google for continuing to improve this revolution.
Ya, but it's a lot easier to buy a $150 ipod connector kit for my vehicle, than to buy a 30k vehicle for my phone...
Don't get me wrong... I'm here because I want to be, and I'm loving my Incredible... I'm just playing devils advocate
Mr Handsfree Bluetooth Genius Car Kit - Android Car Kits - Android and Me
Is this what you speak of?
And now with Froyo and all of it's glorious features... iphone is now definitely killed. In the mainstream, anyways. Of course you will still have your Apple fanboys who are loyal and true to their evil leader. Without Apple and Jobs who else is going to tell them what buy and what to develop?
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