Shane writes, “Android just isn’t there yet. Sorry fans of the OS, but it’s like the best intentions of the open source community have produced an OS that has not learnt any lessons from the failings of the dated Windows Mobile OS, and along with the snazzy HTC Sense UI have actually made a number of brand new mistakes on the way.”
1. Android OS (whilst hidden behind the beauty that is HTC Sense) is an inherently geeky, inconsistent, temperamental and beta-like OS. It fails in numerous ways
2. Possibly more importantly, I have come to believe Android is not and can not be an “iPhone Killer”, nor really even a competitor
Shane writes, “Android just isn’t there yet, and the HTC Desire (or any Android handset) is no real competition for the iPhone ecosystem. Of course it’s not all about ecosystem (you need to compete vs iTunes etc) but it’s one area I don’t see anyone really focusing on and until they do I can’t see anyone really causing Apple concern.”
Full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “TiBook” for the heads up.]
Droid Does……
….help us realize that the iPhone is THE superior device.
@Fuzz504 – Lmao exactly!
iPhone OS4, moves the iPhone back to the five years ahead of everyone position yet again.
Droid Does… NOT!
Maybe it should be called ‘rhoid.
I like my walled garden. Because it protects my data. Imagine a platform in which any developer can create an application that can track your position and access your personal data without you knowing about it. That is the Android platform.
Klaatu barata nickto.
Very good! Wonder how many will understand?
Arnold, you are SUCH a pig.
Arnold….”nictu”
All indications seem to point that the next iteration
of the iPhone will be a monumental upgrade,
If these people ever get their hands on a iPhone they will soon relize the error of their ways! I have done the same thing switch and then in a few weeks I switch back to the iPhone.
IPHONE = BLISS!!
Enough said!
@Arnold, “It’s an ‘n’ word, I just know it!”
Apple primarily makes its profit from selling you the hardware. Therefore, Apple’s primary motivation is to refine the user experience (through design and software), in order to sell more hardware.
Android is “open source.” To make any profit from Android, Google needs to do things, such advertising and collecting user data, that are not directly related to user experience. Therefore, Google has less motivation for improving user experience, because most hardware makers (except a few such as Apple, RIM, and maybe HP) will use Android as the only viable choice.
It should be obvious why most users prefer iPhone.
Gort! Klaatu Barada Nikto
Sheesh don’t you people remember your alien language classes from high school?
Evo… Evo… Evo…
Grammar Nazis beware, this blog will drive you batty.
Good article, but a contaminated screen with a pathetic
half-ass logo one only wants to run away from…
would be beyond worthless.
Shasam.net
Good Luck.
Last visit.
@The Mac That Roared
you forgot the “hemo” to your “rhoid”
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Was ER9ine commenting on Android or leaving MDN forever?
Maybe both.
@Starfish Prime
Don’t you think you should hold back your chant until Sprint actually has an Evo to sell? “Word on the street” doesn’t substitute for actual testing, or the Palm Pre would be the top-selling smartphone today.
“Android OS (whilst hidden behind the beauty that is HTC Sense) is an inherently geeky, inconsistent, temperamental and beta-like OS. It fails in numerous ways.”
What?!?! Open source doesn’t provide the best user experience despite getting the most geek approval?!?! OMFG!!!!!
As Ken1W points out, user experience is a critical part of Apple’s strategy. Given that the iPhone and iPad are aimed at non-techies, it is even more important that tech-geekery (which I love) not get in the way of ease of use. Open source, given that it is techie driven, has a difficult time providing that right now.
To: Big Als MBP
Sorry. We love our MDN,
just no plans to visit Shasam again…
And so the inevitable disillusionment begins. As soon as the iPhone escapes the slimy clutches of AT&T;, Android is doomed. Fortunately, Android is only a smallish wart compared to the metastasized deformity known as Windows, so it shouldn’t take long for ‘droid to die.
“beta-like OS”
Gee, where have we heard the term “beta” used with a company’s shipping product before . . .
Oh yeah, ALL of Google’s software offerings!
“Fortunately, Android is only a smallish wart compared to the metastasized deformity known as Windows”