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i stumbled across this story. dunno if its been posted in other threads in this site but since im primarily a nexus one owner, ill post it here. look:
http://www.businessinsider.com/77-o...other-versus-just-20-of-android-owners-2010-7 only 20% of android users would buy another while 77% percent would buy another iphone? thats crap. i love android and this is coming from an ex iphone 1st gen, iphone 3g and iphone 3gs. android blows the iphone out the water with android 2.2. how can so many of us android users be unsatisfied with android? how many of you guys would buy another android device? i myself got my eye on the droid x but idk. its pretty hard to leave my nexus one
okay as someone asked i copied and pasted the article so no need to go to the actual site:
"Customer loyalty is definitely one of Apple's advantages versus most of its rivals in the smartphone market.
The latest evidence: A Yankee Group survey summarized on CNNMoney (via Daring Fireball) saying that 77% of iPhone owners say they'll buy another iPhone, versus just 20% of Google Android customers who say they'll buy another Android phone.
That's a huge difference!
For now, it could be attributed to the early, half-baked state of many Android devices out there -- we assume the customer satisfaction for newer devices like the HTC Droid Incredible and Nexus One is much stronger than that of, say, the original HTC G1.
And, of course, it's quite possible that those people who don't plan to buy another Android phone will buy one anyway, just because it's the best-available smartphone at their carrier, price, or other factors.
But still -- this is a platform war we're at the beginning of, and Google needs to work with its handset partners to make sure Android is a good (and as "sticky") as possible.
(We assume BlackBerry maker RIM has also had very strong loyalty over the years, but it's not mentioned in the article.)"
Lol thas complete bs. I was the former owner of the iPhone 3g and 3gs and since i switched to android i've had eris, droid 1, N1, incedible, and now droid x, having said that, the only one i would choose the iphone over is the eris. I read a similar article on droid life one time but the loyalty to android was actually in the 80s that must be a apple fanboy blog.
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Yep, Pure BS! Some iphonie fan wrote it...
All I see is the numbers, nothing about how they surveyed the people, how many people, and so on. I find that very hard to believe that 80% wouldn't buy another android phone. The iphone % I believe, since pretty much if you own an iphone you buy one every year, or you realise the mistake you made and move to another platform. Oh well, all the press is good news, Android is a viable enemy to iOS and the media and everyone else knows this now. You wouldn't have a survey even done if it wasn't.
Well I had the g1 for 2 years, and towards the end it really started to suck. It didn't have enough memory to run basic framework plus minimal applications. I always had Maps turning off the traffic due to low memory, and traffic checks are maybe the thing I use most often. ( I had ZERO anything on my homescreen as well, no apps, widgets, clocks, nada)
I went to iphone... HUGE mistake obviously (I could have figured it would be since I left iphone for android, but I thought I would give the 3GS a shot)
Then I came to the Nexus One and its uncomparable to either of these phones. If you are using a G1 on android 1.6 you really won't learn what Android is capable of, and you won't learn unless you get on a different device. Once I got to use the N1 and learn all the features of android, the G1 became more capable because I learned what it was trying to imitate. Widgets are one of the main features that make Android the winner. G1 Donut and hero/n1 Eclair are a Night and Day difference for me, and FroYo is amazing with the Dalvik cache and wifi-tether.
So, basically the majority of the people that say they would leave are on the g1 (or a similar, entry type) and don't really know what it is that they are missing.
Oh yea, and the article is BS...
adambenjamin said:
Well I had the g1 for 2 years, and towards the end it really started to suck. It didn't have enough memory to run basic framework plus minimal applications. I always had Maps turning off the traffic due to low memory, and traffic checks are maybe the thing I use most often. ( I had ZERO anything on my homescreen as well, no apps, widgets, clocks, nada)
I went to iphone... HUGE mistake obviously (I could have figured it would be since I left iphone for android, but I thought I would give the 3GS a shot)
Then I came to the Nexus One and its uncomparable to either of these phones. If you are using a G1 on android 1.6 you really won't learn what Android is capable of, and you won't learn unless you get on a different device. Once I got to use the N1 and learn all the features of android, the G1 became more capable because I learned what it was trying to imitate. Widgets are one of the main features that make Android the winner. G1 Donut and hero/n1 Eclair are a Night and Day difference for me, and FroYo is amazing with the Dalvik cache and wifi-tether.
So, basically the majority of the people that say they would leave are on the g1 (or a similar, entry type) and don't really know what it is that they are missing.
Oh yea, and the article is BS...
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i agree. if youre under 2.0, you wont experience the full android experience. to get the best feeling, 2.2 would be the one. this is where fragmentation is the issue
What really urks me is that there is not explination of the numbers, in either article they only say the numbers, not how the numbers were gathered or who was surveyed, as far as I am concerned the statement
"Android is the greatest mobile OS ever, iPhone cant even compare"
is just as plausible given the lack of evidence to support either my statement or their numbers.
Wow. As a show of how intelligent the sites readers are the whole comments section or an argument between fanboys in who will have more market share (the android guys side) and more profit ( the ios guys side).
This its probably true, if they took a sampling from att base. Att has ****ty android examples.
This is nosense.
As good old WM (6.x.x) is fading and WP7 won't compatible with older applications, I finally made a move and migrated to Android.
The first Android phone is nexus one, then you can imagine how high expectation I have with Android, and generally I think I made a right move.
Other than N8 (S60 cubic), the future smartphones will be Android 2.2+ based.
I love my n1 and would definitely get another android phone, once my nexus one dies or something worthwhile comes along to put my n1 into retirement.
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What really pisses me off about this, is that there isn't A SINGLE BIT OF PROOF, no statistics, no evidence, no survey reports, nothing. And this thing is spreading, its the Android 3.0 rumors all over again, unsubstantiated rumors running freely on the internet, and no one is asking the necessary questions.
One question: why are we driving traffic to their site? Copy/paste the content and post it in your OP, then I might read it.
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What really pisses me off about this, is that there isn't A SINGLE BIT OF PROOF, no statistics, no evidence, no survey reports, nothing. And this thing is spreading, its the Android 3.0 rumors all over again, unsubstantiated rumors running freely on the internet, and no one is asking the necessary questions.
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73% of statistics are made up on the spot.
Sounds like MS or Apple funded FUD to me. Or a clueless fanboi.
I just converted 3 people to android fanatics in the past month. And with the aria and captivate out for att I'm getting more people on the boat for it. My sister is far from technologically inclined and she still thinks her aria is easier and better than the iphone she almost bought.
I'm willing to guess that 100% of people at this forum would buy Android again We are hardly what I would consider an unbias source as we are browsing Android forums, clearly we love our devices.
I had a G1 for a year and LOVED it. Have had my Nexus One for around 2 months and I LOVE IT as well. If there was a Nexus 2, Id pick it up FOR SURE.
Too bad Google wont be doing another one. But that new 2ghz Motorola Android phone coming this winter sure sounds nice.
And yes, that article is PURE BS.
Dai323 said:
I had a G1 for a year and LOVED it. Have had my Nexus One for around 2 months and I LOVE IT as well. If there was a Nexus 2, Id pick it up FOR SURE.
Too bad Google wont be doing another one. But that new 2ghz Motorola Android phone coming this winter sure sounds nice.
And yes, that article is PURE BS.
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Eh, the article isn't pure BS. Obviously if you bring this article to Android forums you are going to find that a vast majority of the people will call the article BS and say they love their Android phone. The same thing applies if someone were to post this very article on Apple forums, people would agree and say they love their iPhone. Fan-sites for devices are the most bias corners of the internet.
Just because many people here love their Android phones doesn't just mean the article is BS. Thats one thing everyone needs to remember: anyone posting on a fan-oriented forum/site is going to have a bias toward their hardware. They are also the vocal MINORITY. 99% of customers never ever post on a website or forum about how much they love their phone. Thus, people on sites like these represent a tiny fraction of the real market opinion.
Also, CNN Money ran the same story: http://money.cnn.com/2010/07/23/technology/iphone_4_att/index.htm?section=money_latest
I was using windows mobile for a long time until finally making the move to android with the nexus one. I have no regrets, either. When Windows Phone 7 releases, though, I will probably move to them. And if they can't keep up pace with apps/updates/ect, I'll be back on Android. I wont be buying any Apple products ever. I do not like the way they do business.
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Eh, the article isn't pure BS. Obviously if you bring this article to Android forums you are going to find that a vast majority of the people will call the article BS and say they love their Android phone. The same thing applies if someone were to post this very article on Apple forums, people would agree and say they love their iPhone. Fan-sites for devices are the most bias corners of the internet.
Just because many people here love their Android phones doesn't just mean the article is BS. Thats one thing everyone needs to remember: anyone posting on a fan-oriented forum/site is going to have a bias toward their hardware. They are also the vocal MINORITY. 99% of customers never ever post on a website or forum about how much they love their phone. Thus, people on sites like these represent a tiny fraction of the real market opinion.
Also, CNN Money ran the same story: http://money.cnn.com/2010/07/23/technology/iphone_4_att/index.htm?section=money_latest
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Fair enough, but XDA isnt ONLY Android developement. As Android got off to a slow start, I would think its very fair to say that people who purchased Android phones in the past year (Droid, Nexus, Evo, Desire, ect) would be VERY likely to purchase another Android phone.
And Id be willing to bet it would be alot more than 20%.
I just saw this and had to share...just for laughs nuttin' personal lol
Truth is, I really do like how the Iphone "LOOKS" can't deny that; But how it operates is another thing..
Daaaamn, that's some crazy lag. While I'm definitely an Android convert now, in my earlier days I had an iPhone and it was never that bad.
This is the "official" Video and much faster to access for you all msnbubble**** is loading ages
iOS4 on iPhone 3G Parody
That CAN'T be real... :O
it really is real, when the 3g got ios4 it really messed up the speed of the phone. 3G owners are up in arms over this and Apple is currently working to fix it.
thanks for embedding, I was tryin' to find a way to do that and got too excited to share
No problem. You can embedd it in post #1 like this:
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remove the _'s
That is hysterical.
LOL...iphonie looks pretty slow
Check these out.
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1938961
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMl_71dqeR8
The iphone 3g only has 412 Mhz of processing power what the hell do you expect. iOS4 is built to run on 3gs or Iphone 4 which had double and quadruple the amount of processing power. Just think about the sucky Droid wit its 550 Mhz cpu that couldnt run Enclair nor Froyo smoothly, no one pokes fun at that now do they? I think people are just in denial that the iphone is the best smart phone out there.
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I think people are just in denial that the iphone is the best smart phone out there.
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In what way is the iphone better? ived used the Iphone 2G and 3GS before moving to Android via Nexus one and guess what? The Nexus one ***** slaps the iphone left, right and centre....
just my personal opinion thou
Ive had an iphone 3g, switched to nexus because iphone broke, and after having nexus for 3 months, was missing my iphone so I got a 3gs. In my opinion, yes android has more options to customize but in the long run iphone has 1000 times better apps, music player, web browser. I like android as well but people bag on iphone just because. Rooting an android is nothing compared to what you can do on a jailbroken iphone
stlman said:
Ive had an iphone 3g, switched to nexus because iphone broke, and after having nexus for 3 months, was missing my iphone so I got a 3gs. In my opinion, yes android has more options to customize but in the long run iphone has 1000 times better apps, music player, web browser. I like android as well but people bag on iphone just because. Rooting an android is nothing compared to what you can do on a jailbroken iphone
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In your opinion sure, but not in mine. The XDA crowd likes to pick on the iPhone more than is merited I grant. This is a WinMo and Android oriented forum however, so I would not expect much support for your stance here. If you want to argue the advantages of the iPhone, and make no mistake if you advocate the iPhone in the Nexus forums you are looking for an argument, then create your own thread and post concrete examples. I personally will not participate but at least it won't cause off topic arguments in other threads.
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That CAN'T be real... :O
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My company phone is an iPhone 3G, yes, it's very real. The thing is a slow POS.
I find it funny that now the iPhone platform is fragmented which is what people bash android for being. But in reality its just how old hardware works.
And no way is the iPhone browser better than the nexus browser, the android destroys it so much that its almost lunacy to even say otherwise.
I dunno The Iphone reminds me of the sexy dumb girl.....yea she looks good and I would do unforgivable things to her...but NEVER will i marry her...Android is the smart girl whos looks are average.....great for marriage... but DAMN this Iphone keeps blowin up my phone....gonna get me in trouble over here LMAO!
Yea....I just re-read this and .....it sounds like I need to get laid
hahahaha but F IT...... WE'LL DO IT LIVE!
I agree totally about the iPhone Fragmentation. Sure the first few years they all had the same low resolution and processor... but just like everything you have to program for the lowest demoniator if you want compatiablity or face alienating your older customers.
So now you have iPad apps and iPhone 4 apps and regular apps. My gf uses android and hated the iPhone 3GS. Within a month we had it replaced 3 times (the 4th was returned) because it would do a hard lockup where we would basically have to wipe the phone, each time requiring her to restore her preferences and apps.
I mean 4 phones each locking up running the normal 3GS software (pre iOS 4). Thats horrible.
I've gotta say, I prefer the Android fragmentation, where older phones don't get official updates if Google/manufacturers feel like it's not in the best interests of ALL consumers (not just power users with root).
It's a heck of a lot better than Apple shoehorning new OS versions into their less-capable models and causing them to perform badly.
I thought everyone would enjoy this
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/05/nielsen-android-most-popular_n_751155.html
Apple has made its money, ipod, ipad, iphone, just about everything we have today has somthing for an "i" device.
Androiod is a great OS but after 4 years of all previous iphones i must say iOS can't be surpassed. =/
Maybe give android 4 years and iOS would be completely removed off the grid seeing how successful and convienient it has been.
I have had an unlocked iphone with tmobile since the 2g model. IOS is a great os, and if tmobile had a their own iphone, I probably would still have my iphone. Just dealing with having to unlock it and worring I might brick my just became too much, and it was time for a switch so I got the hd2 and discovered andriod which is a great os, but IOS definitely has it beat. Iphones are just very user friendly. The only reason those numbers from that link are in such a favor of android is because iphone's are only sold on att. If you open that market up to all carriers the Iphone would be on top.
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The only reason those numbers from that link are in such a favor of android is because iphone's are only sold on att. If you open that market up to all carriers the Iphone would be on top.
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I disagree. I believe that the reason Android is on top is because it's not a phone, it's an operating system.
Apple and AT&T simply can't create hundreds of different versions of the iPhone in order to compete with Android. Instead, they are focused on improving the one they have, as they should be.
I'm really confused by all of the "Android vs iPhone" arguments out there. News flash folks: Android isn't a phone!
You can't compare apples and oranges (no pun intended). Now, put the HD2 or the Nexus One or the Droid up against the iPhone 4 and then come back and let me know how those numbers went.
This time next year, I want to hear how Phone 7 does against Android. That's OS vs OS and thus a valid argument. Android vs iPhone is not.
Snarksneeze said:
I disagree. I believe that the reason Android is on top is because it's not a phone, it's an operating system.
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I would have to disagree with you there. iOS 4 is an operating system on a phone i.e. Iphone 4. Just because the os is locked to one phone or carrier doesnt mean it is less of an os. Just like mac operating system's are only on macs, it doesnt make it less of an os then windows. iOS 4 is even used in the iTouch and iPad. My god I sound like a complete apple fag lol. I wasnt trying to bag andriod. I am pretty content with sticking with android, its has alot of potential. Which alot of it has already been shown to us, especially in the ability of porting it to different phones that arent native for android.
would you think if the IOS can be extracted and can be inserted into sd card
and can get loaded with haret too? like hackintoshed pc. would you call it an iphone? lol
iphone is the same planet with android. winmo is outer galaxy.
android and apple ,they'll lived among their own believers for many years.
What does any of this have to do with android on our HD2?
We have a section for this kind of crap, its called off topic! keep it there.
Why do you even feel the need to have another Ios vs android discussion. Its nonsense.
To many people think their opinion is the be all and end all, ITS NOT
Each OS have disadvantages, and advantages. Its down to what your looking for in a smartphone, and what you need from your OS.
Very interesting to see the new changes in IOS 5 look a lot like Android UI . Added notifications bar etc.
But rumbleweed, according to ipad users the transformer with honeycomb UI is just an imitation. So, surely, it was android that copied this feature from iOS.
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Very interesting to see the new changes in IOS 5 look a lot like Android UI . Added notifications bar etc.
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We all know they copied, but Apple brainwashed idiots will never admit that. They will get kicked out of the cult.
Interesting fact - the famous click wheel in iPods was also not an innovation. I had it in... a computer monitor 10 years before iPods. (I still have the monitor if someone wants proof it still works)
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We all know they copied, but Apple brainwashed idiots will never admit that. They will get kicked out of the cult.
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Even Apple admitted it when they launched Ios5 at WWDC in June
Look at all those apple idiots going "wow, look at this brand new innovation!"
Little do they know we've been having these interfaces for ages. Like I said before. You need to drop your IQ by 50 points to be an apple fan.
Virtually all those updates in ios 5 have been used by android for quite some time now. Again, look at all those apple fan idiots clapping away thinking they're the first to get these features. Sad...
Well, in all fairness to the audience, one can't tell if they're clapping because they think this is a new, innovative technology or simply because they're happy to finally see decent notifications in iOS. I'm guessing it's the latter.
Now, from Apple's perspective, the whole thing just highlights their incredible hypocrisy. They're suing everyone left and right for "stealing" Apple "ideas" and implying that everyone else is simply copying them and not innovating, and yet here they are blatantly copying Android's functionality (with a little webOS tossed into the mix). Why they get away with this is more of a sociological question than anything else, but it sure is frustrating as hell.
what a load of bull notification and going straight to the app we have had that for 12 months
the thing is the notification bar is nothing like it is on the android - the android version is loads better and before anyone says i've got android and iphone 4 unning ios5 at the moment.
i prefer android os to iphone and with apple suing everybody for doing this/that with android phones i wish google would comeback and say to apple you now copying us and sue them...
in all honesty though i wish these stupid patent lawsuits end and everyone work together to bring consumers good products and let us decide what we want to use.....
I hate apple since the day i heard of them, their Icrap, Isnob, Ibrainwashers are all crap for me, never had any rotting apple thing harware, never will. hope samsung and google will sue their ass until their only fans will be apple employs.
Hands up for android, and I can't wait for nexus prime. should be the best phone ever, will we finally see ice cream sandwitch on our TF?
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the thing is the notification bar is nothing like it is on the android - the android version is loads better and before anyone says i've got android and iphone 4 unning ios5 at the moment.
i prefer android os to iphone and with apple suing everybody for doing this/that with android phones i wish google would comeback and say to apple you now copying us and sue them...
in all honesty though i wish these stupid patent lawsuits end and everyone work together to bring consumers good products and let us decide what we want to use.....
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Makes me wonder why others dont sue Apple even if they know theyd lose. It would point out a lot of "innovations" to the public.
Heck, why not pick on Apple in the media? The commercials?
WHy dont we see a version of "Hi, im an android" commercial where they can point out the notifications, flash, widgets..etc.?
IOS5 could be the best thing ever, but as i did, i'd rather spend £150 on a htc desire from ebay and stick miui rom on there and get all the goodness of android, rather than pay 300+ just to say i have an apple phone, surely people would rather pay for quality than get ripped off for a named brand, have you seen the cheapest macbook? the specs on them are poor, yet you can pay £300 for a windows laptop with better specs, crazy crazy crazy
the real reason apple fanboys dont see this stuff is they have the me too mentality, they just want what "everyone" has i saw it when i use to work at a big box store, people would come in ask for ipods, not meaning actual ipods but mp3 players, while most would buy the ipod even if there was something better on the market, alot of people bought the sandisk cheepo stuff and still referred to it as a ipod. apple has brand recognition, people want what is "cool". i have a ipad and you know what in the 1.5 years i have had it i have used my transformer more in the 6 months ive had it.
nice one, iv had my transformer since sunday, its such an amazing peice of kit, i cant praise it enough, and thats with it being unrootable at the moment, once that happens then this thing will be untouchable
mikelt89 said:
I hate apple since the day i heard of them, their Icrap, Isnob, Ibrainwashers are all crap for me, never had any rotting apple thing harware, never will.
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Or in other words "I have no clue what I'm talking about". How does this make you any better than the people you criticize so harshly? And isn't it snobbish not to want to do anything with something you percieve as inferior?
I loved my old ipod touch but that was only beacuse it was the best thing at the time for apps and modding and i wouldn't say i hate apple they do "make" nice hardware. But software wise not innovative at all.
also saw this yesterday http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq-e0getf4M
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I loved my old ipod touch but that was only beacuse it was the best thing at the time for apps and modding and i wouldn't say i hate apple they do "make" nice hardware. But software wise not innovative at all.
also saw this yesterday http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq-e0getf4M
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software wise they are very constricting, and require you to do all this stuff to your videos to get them to play on thier crap.
old news...
mrevankyle said:
I loved my old ipod touch but that was only beacuse it was the best thing at the time for apps and modding and i wouldn't say i hate apple they do "make" nice hardware. But software wise not innovative at all.
also saw this yesterday http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq-e0getf4M
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I'm actually pissed off that apple is so blatently stealing other people's ideas and calling them their own. And the ifanboys are idiot enough to swallow this lie.
mrevankyle said:
I loved my old ipod touch but that was only beacuse it was the best thing at the time for apps and modding and i wouldn't say i hate apple they do "make" nice hardware. But software wise not innovative at all.
also saw this yesterday http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq-e0getf4M
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That video is classic bro. I haven't really cared to much to try and see what this 'NEW' ios is about, what a joke. They have just taken everything everybody in the android community has had for ages and have tried to make it there own. Not a lot of innovation being used there.
Okay, so I was surffing the web and found this linke (http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/25/htc-au-infobar-a02/) Instead of starting a flame war; I'll let you be the judge.
Update (2-19-13) Yet another tile based Android on the way...http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/18/fujitsu-orange-senior-friendly-stylistic-s01/ LOL. Android sure love the Metro UI.
Update (2-27-13) Wow, just wow....http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/27/e-ink-reference-phone/
Microsoft should sue HTC!
this is an obvious robbery!
This is the problem with the Android OEMs, they don't have any new ideas. I'd even say Google isn't very inventive in the UI design front.
Microsoft created the biggest shift in UI design with the tiles. The icon grid thing isn't anything new, it was on the Palm Pilot, the Apple Newton and other PDAs.
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This is the problem with the Android OEMs, they don't have any new ideas. I'd even say Google isn't very inventive in the UI design front.
Microsoft created the biggest shift in UI design with the tiles. The icon grid thing isn't anything new, it was on the Palm Pilot, the Apple Newton and other PDAs.
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LOVE wp7/wp8
.. but now im really liking what you just linked to
id never ever have considered android but this looks nice!
Well, this is obviously inspired from WP, but hell it is waaaay more advancend and different to be sued from. After watching the video is even more obvious that that they had something else in mind and not heading to a design language that's completly different from Metro UI
I'm thinking that since project butter didn’t' eliminate over all lag and performance that Android is taking a lesson learned from Microsoft. I agree that it looks way different than Metro but the basis is almost copycat like for example, the tiles are different sizes and can be resized and moved around. The home screen also has no background\wallpaper and appears to be more fluid than your regular Android OS. The only difference is that the tiles are not live.
Another theory that I have is that Google\Android is in fact starting to worry about Windows Phone; I mean Lumina sold millions of phones this year already and resent studies show that WP users are happier with their phones than Android users. I have to admit that Android OS is attractive and customizable but the overall experience isn't all that great; I've had a few Android devices and have also used Linux but I have to be hones; I always end up going back to Microsoft\Windows.
I also found this listing (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yfaf5ZOqx9A ). Looks like WP is the new trend setter; remember way back when everybody skinned their phones with iPhone themes? LOL. Also if you have the time veiw the video in YouTube and read the comments :laugh: I was like WTF? If Android users don't like WP then what?? hum?
Looks like a lawsuit waiting to happen, if it ends up for sale and does fairly well, there will be a lawsuit...
I still like WP8 better...
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I'm thinking that since project butter didn’t' eliminate over all lag and performance that Android is taking a lesson learned from Microsoft. I agree that it looks way different than Metro but the basis is almost copycat like for example, the tiles are different sizes and can be resized and moved around. The home screen also has no background\wallpaper and appears to be more fluid than your regular Android OS. The only difference is that the tiles are not live.
Another theory that I have is that Google\Android is in fact starting to worry about Windows Phone; I mean Lumina sold millions of phones this year already and resent studies show that WP users are happier with their phones than Android users. I have to admit that Android OS is attractive and customizable but the overall experience isn't all that great; I've had a few Android devices and have also used Linux but I have to be hones; I always end up going back to Microsoft\Windows.
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Well i think you may have not used a 4.1 Android phone since you're just assuming that a stupid launcher could improve overall perfomance of a phone...and that's cause wp8 is that in front of many android users: a stupid launcher, another way to have your icons displayed, end of the story.
Again with the stupid theory "Google is worried of Windows Phone bla bla bla".
Look. Just drop it. M$ was always on the wrong side of the battle with scroogled, Gmail man and all the lobbies trying to get down Google UN fairly.
Then, when google retaileted with Maps ('cuz, at the end of the day, the youtube story and Activesync/mail story ARE legit) all of you fanboys started crying and bashing. Just.. Just drop it already. Stop seeing WP everywhere saying it's an "innovator" whereas the true innovator is just Nokia. Also, tell M$ to care more about their own platform than on stupid commercials and stuff.
sinister1 said:
I also found this listing (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yfaf5ZOqx9A ). Looks like WP is the new trend setter; remember way back when everybody skinned their phones with iPhone themes? LOL. Also if you have the time veiw the video in YouTube and read the comments :laugh: I was like WTF? If Android users don't like WP then what?? hum?
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Lol they CAN have the good out of WP (the "style" if is that you are referring to) + keeping all the advanced functionalities and app wp8 doesn't have...you mad bro?
DavidinCT said:
Looks like a lawsuit waiting to happen, if it ends up for sale and does fairly well, there will be a lawsuit...
I still like WP8 better...
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There will not be a lawsuit...omg
DavidinCT said:
Looks like a lawsuit waiting to happen, if it ends up for sale and does fairly well, there will be a lawsuit...
I still like WP8 better...
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What the hell are you guys going on about? This isn't even remotely close to Metro. I see some squares, and I even see a little bit of primary colors being used, but this looks nothing like Metro. It has far more detailed graphics and is way more flexible. Damm! If Metro looked like this it WP would be selling like carzy.
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I'm thinking that since project butter didn’t' eliminate over all lag and performance that Android is taking a lesson learned from Microsoft. I agree that it looks way different than Metro but the basis is almost copycat like for example, the tiles are different sizes and can be resized and moved around. The home screen also has no background\wallpaper and appears to be more fluid than your regular Android OS. The only difference is that the tiles are not live.
Another theory that I have is that Google\Android is in fact starting to worry about Windows Phone; I mean Lumina sold millions of phones this year already and resent studies show that WP users are happier with their phones than Android users. I have to admit that Android OS is attractive and customizable but the overall experience isn't all that great; I've had a few Android devices and have also used Linux but I have to be hones; I always end up going back to Microsoft\Windows.
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that's one far fetched theory. Especially since Android outsells WP 300-1.
Back to windows phone 8 forum after ages of inactive, the users' mind here still doesn't changed much.
OP said leave us to judge, but he jump into calling this UI copycat like, and the title wiht WTF???seriously...don't expect a fair game when it comes to windows phone forum.
I think everyone commented here or viewed here, should have a look at this
http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/26/3917772/infobar-a02-japanese-phone-design
If OP is not biased,please add this link in 1st post.
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Wow that's nice. Plus it has apps!
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I like it and would buy it if it were available to UK, Purely for testing purposes lol
sylau90 said:
Back to windows phone 8 forum after ages of inactive, the users' mind here still doesn't changed much.
OP said leave us to judge, but he jump into calling this UI copycat like, and the title wiht WTF???seriously...don't expect a fair game when it comes to windows phone forum.
I think everyone commented here or viewed here, should have a look at this
http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/26/3917772/infobar-a02-japanese-phone-design
If OP is not biased,please add this link in 1st post.
Ciao...
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That i true but OP has a right to his opinions to just like you. And by the way what are Android Fan Boys doing on a WP forum anyway? LOL what do you guys expect?
vetvito said:
that's one far fetched theory. Especially since Android outsells WP 300-1.
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That is true for now. The reason for that is that Android has flooded the market with both high end and cheap phones for just about every carrier. Once WP releases more phones to more carriers the story will change. Though I agree that WP has a long way to go and Android is at the top of the game but seriously I've used Android devices before (Yes even 4.1) but honestly I got tired of the freezes, lags and re-boots.
Again, I find it funny that Android fans take the time to post on WP forums. SMH :silly:
sinister1 said:
Again, I find it funny that Android fans take the time to post on WP forums. SMH :silly:
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+1000000 I have never been over on the Android forums at all; I have no reason to. I often wonder exactly the same as you.
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FYI - the original post link; this OS immediately struck me as a cross between BBOS6 and WP8. The format matches WP8 but the tile style looks like BBOS.
It is as if the interface is what makes WP so great. It is the performance that cant be matched.
Lol you guys are mad. XDA is THE android forum defacto. ppl from android are going to be here ofc. Consider yourselves lucky that ppl have spare time to develop for your platform (i'm one of these). If you want an WP only forum go to wpcentral, wpgeek, the verge/microsoft.
sinister1 said:
That is true for now. The reason for that is that Android has flooded the market with both high end and cheap phones for just about every carrier. Once WP releases more phones to more carriers the story will change. Though I agree that WP has a long way to go and Android is at the top of the game but seriously I've used Android devices before (Yes even 4.1) but honestly I got tired of the freezes, lags and re-boots.
Again, I find it funny that Android fans take the time to post on WP forums. SMH :silly:
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Lol you must not have used a WP8 device? Ever read about the 920 lock ups and freezes? I know you've heard of the 8x random reboots?
Speaking if lag I've never experienced this much lags in apps in my life until I started using windows phone.
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Another thing it should be a crime to call these live tiles, polling tiles would be a better fit. Matter of fact they should call them "sometimes working tiles".
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