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[lkrupp]

Can somebody tell us when or if the first iOS malware ever made it to the app store?

[MadAxeMan]

The roses in the walled garden just keep smelling sweeter and sweeter.
But seriously, I do feel sorry for those poor Android users, perhaps this will allow them to see the light.
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[jdb8167]

lkrupp, on 31 May 2011 - 09:50 AM, said:

Can somebody tell us when or if the first iOS malware ever made it to the app store?

Nothing like this but there have been a few apps that were less than honest about what data they were collecting. As far as I know, that hasn't happened recently though.

[LiquidD]

MadAxeMan, on 31 May 2011 - 10:42 AM, said:

But seriously, I do feel sorry for those poor Android users, perhaps this will allow them to see the light.

I agree, but I seriously doubt most will see the light. The iOS haters out there will stick to Android at all costs, just to prove a point. Whatever that is.

[prototype]

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The iOS haters out there will stick to Android at all costs, just to prove a point. Whatever that is.

I use both OS's and each has it's advantages and disadvantages. Did you ever think people might use an OS different from your own choice because it serves their needs and not to "prove a point?" Have some more "kool-aid."

[DKotaev]

*Mhhhm* 'Google' Market? I think you mean Android Market.

[renaultssoftwareco]

Not only is the walled garden laughing, this challenges the Android "open" with controlling apps.

[DarrynLowe]

prototype, on 31 May 2011 - 12:09 PM, said:

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The iOS haters out there will stick to Android at all costs, just to prove a point. Whatever that is.

I use both OS's and each has it's advantages and disadvantages. Did you ever think people might use an OS different from your own choice because it serves their needs and not to "prove a point?" Have some more "kool-aid."

And what needs are those that can't be served by the iPhone?

Seriously I keep hearing this crap all the time and bar installing apps that don't have any real benefit to the average user there is nothing Android phones do better than iPhones. I've had to setup both and what I did on the iPhone in less than a minute took 10 minutes of finding what the hell the manufacturer had decided to call the option. APN settings is not called APN on a Samsung Galaxy phone and it isn't in a logical place either.

I'm not railing so much on Android because I love the concept but I just feel from experience that the concept has an extremely poor implimentation and therefore there is nothing they are doing that the iPhone doesn't do better.

[Stewsburntmonkey]

DarrynLowe, on 31 May 2011 - 05:10 PM, said:

And what needs are those that can't be served by the iPhone?

At the very least the need to be on a US carrier other than AT&T or Verizon. There are also very reasonable budgetary needs which the iPhone may not meet. And then there really are some decent apps which Apple won't allow in their App Store.

[DerekMorr]

DarrynLowe, on 31 May 2011 - 05:10 PM, said:

Seriously I keep hearing this crap all the time and bar installing apps that don't have any real benefit to the average user there is nothing Android phones do better than iPhones.

How about integrated voice recognition? How about free turn-by-turn directions? How about a map app that gets regularly updated? How about over-the-air OS updates and automatic app updates? How about widgets? How about having a larger screen or a physical keyboard? There are plenty of reasons why someone might want to use an Android phone instead of an iPhone. If you want to use an iPhone, that's great. But others might have different needs or preferences, and they might make a different choice.

[DocNo]

DerekMorr, on 31 May 2011 - 07:50 PM, said:

How about integrated voice recognition? How about free turn-by-turn directions? How about a map app that gets regularly updated? How about over-the-air OS updates and automatic app updates? How about widgets? How about having a larger screen or a physical keyboard?

* How about iOS 5?
* How about apps like Waze which are not only more accurate than Google but offer things like traffic and community updates? People who are enamored with "free" may be gaga over Google's offering but color me unimpressed. Never mind if you plan on traveling where you don't have Internet or want really reliable directions the commercial apps are still the best.
* Since updating a phone can brick it, and updates are large, what exactly is the advantage of an over the air update other than a checklist? (if you brought up Wifi sync, I would be in violent agreement with you!)
* Funny, iOS apps are already like "widgets" on a desktop OS so what exactly do they gain for me?
* Large screen - how about the iPad? Personally I much prefer the higher resolution display with the same physical size. Bigger isn't always better.
* Physical keyboard? Fine, you got me. I had an HTC Windows phone and loved the slide out keyboard and really thought I would miss the physical keys - I found out the flexibility of the virtual keyboard far outweighed the physical keys.

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There are plenty of reasons why someone might want to use an Android phone instead of an iPhone. If you want to use an iPhone, that's great. But others might have different needs or preferences, and they might make a different choice.

Sure - but people need to stop pretending the experience, fit and finish of the two platforms are the same - because they aren't.

Not that there's anything wrong with that

[shadedream]

DocNo, on 31 May 2011 - 11:21 PM, said:

* Physical keyboard? Fine, you got me. I had an HTC Windows phone and loved the slide out keyboard and really thought I would miss the physical keys - I found out the flexibility of the virtual keyboard far outweighed the physical keys.

*ahem cough cough*

http://www.thinkgeek...cellphone/e66e/

http://www.ilounge.c...e-for-iphone-4/

[CameronHancock]

I had an iPhone 4. I still have it, but now it's in my car being used as an iPod. I really liked it. I loved the interface, the polish, and the uniform feel of all apps. I really, really loved the battery life - Apple really hit a home run there.

I never did get used to the keyboard and the autocorrect. I think the autocorrect is extremely weak for me. Both Android and Blackberry's virtual keyboard autocorrects seem to work much, much better for me. I would have modified the autocorrect settings but I never did figure out a way.
This was a huge problem for me after using a Blackberry because I send dozens of emails each day from my phone, and some a quite lengthy.

The biggest problem and the eventual reason I'm an Android user now - the iPhone sucks as a phone. I'm sure I'll get lots of flack for saying this, but this was my experience over 6 months of use. I average ~5000 minutes of airtime a month, some much more than that. I use bluetooth for almost all of it.
The iPhone would drop calls or miss calls, even at my home, that my Blackberry didn't. There are a few spots in the city that I can't get a signal on the iPhone but get full bars on my Blackberry (and can get calls without problems).
The call quality was often an issue, with my clients constantly complaining about my voice clipping or cutting out. Most of this was on bluetooth, but that's what I used.
I even went to a wired headset for a while and that helped - but it's incredibly annoying.

I replaced the phone twice and did every upgrade. Still didn't fix the problem.

I'm not saying Android is perfect - it's far from it! I use a Mac, so the iTunes syncing that the iPhone did was fantastic. My HTC Desire HD battery life is less than pathetic (I get about 3 hours of phone use). I find apps crash way more often. There is less uniformity between them (some pinch to zoom, some use zoom keys, etc). The ringer changes on it's own. The volume on the bluetooth headset resets to 75% on each call. I also prefer the iOS interface. The address book has no way to quickly hit a section (for example to scroll immediately to the M's. That's a HUGE pain to me).
However, the HTC Desire HD is a fantastic phone. I never get a dropped call, I can conference calls and switch between them way more easily than any other phone I've used (including iPhone).

I just ordered a Samsung Galaxy SII, so hopefully that will solve some of my Android issues. When Apple comes out with the iPhone 5, and if it's a good PHONE, then I'd be happy to switch back.