yorolpal


I have an iPhone and an iPad2.  They are sleek, elegant and, by and large, they work as promised.  But I hate the entire Apple closed system.  With a passion.  I'll be going Android soon.  Just thought I'd give ol Apple a try.  To me, it feels like being caught in quicksand and pretending its a hip way to croak.  YMMV.

I promised myself I wouldn't say anything else in this dead-horse-beating thread... But because you're my ol' pal...  I just read someing about how only 5% of Android phones are ACTUALLY running the official version of Nexus/Jellybean or what have you, because the cell phone companies have taken advantage of the open platform and filled them up with proprietary bloat.  I don't have anything at ALL against Android, understand... In fact, I like the open framework idea... But there IS something to be said for knowing what you are getting from both the phone and any app you may use.   I'll see if I can find the article... I think it was in this month's Wired.


Correction: the article states that it's an issue with hardware providers installing proprietary software, not the phone companies.

Ah.  Here it is.

http://www.wired.com/business/2012/09/reviews-column-saving-android/


So, the "death to proprietary software" thing isn't all it's cracked up to be according to this.  Again, I'm not arguing... I just had read this only yesterday, and thought I'd pass it n.

julibee


Ah.  Here it is.

http://www.wired.com/business/2012/09/reviews-column-saving-android/


So, the "death to proprietary software" thing isn't all it's cracked up to be according to this.  Again, I'm not arguing... I just had read this only yesterday, and thought I'd pass it n.

FYI this is silly article not reflecting the actual truth.   As I said before android and windows are systems for more technical people knowing what they're doing. If you don't I agree Apple is better. End of story.

Oh. Ok. So my positon as a Systems Trainer and Project Manager for an Oracle-based data management system at the University level is equally silly and un-technical, I'm sure.  

Whatever, dude.  Just because you don't like it or the culture that surrounds it (and I suspect that's the real issue here) doesn't mean it isn't valid.  

I'm one of those dim bulbs that wouldn't care whose product I was using...the minute they told me, as Apple has, that I HAVE to use their backup, folder, update, you name it system and no other with that product then I'm like "frack you and the horse you rode in on".  But I'm a rebel, Dottie...a loner.

"(sigh)Oh, PeeWee!" :D

Really does not matter to me..after all, who else on this planet would go for a WebOS based Palm Pre 2 phone months before it was announced that HP would discontinue the thing?

By the way, this phone now has the entire PDF of the Sonar X2 manual in it..and it can be accessed....so there...hmmmmph.

julibee


Oh. Ok. So my positon as a Systems Trainer and Project Manager for an Oracle-based data management system at the University level is equally silly and un-technical, I'm sure.  

I didn't say that about you in particular, just in general  so don't take offense. BTW some teens today are more technical then many college level fellows. Also I didn't say that as necessary bad thing, close systems have their advantages as well.
 

Usually, if you're technical at all, you should be able to root your Android device and then you won't have to worry about any bloatware.

(Just sayin'...)