Then you don't actually use an iOS device. They crash, they lock up, they have all the same problems as Androids. You're just upset that it's a different set of workarounds you have to learn. My fiancee has to reset hers periodically because it just stops responding. It won't get the same kind of reception that my Android phone does on the same network. It takes more button presses to do the same things, it's not as fast, and it's much less customizable. There are no widgets, no anything you can do to make it "yours".

iOS works for you. Don't mistake that for believing that it "just works", because nothing Apple makes does that, no matter the hype. I say this as a person that works on OSX daily, and doesn't hate it, but sees it for what it is.

It's not advertising. It's culture. Apple has wormed it's way into being the chic/cool/hip/elite/exclusive thing, and priced high enough to make an obscene profit while still being "affordable" to every schlep with aspirations of being in the 1%. Android can't compete with that market because anyone can make an Android device.

And Apple's maps still suck compared to Google's. Where did the Apple users win?

I don't really understand; are you trying to imply that there are/aren't "power users"? About 50% of people who use phones are power users; it's nearly impossible to buy a low end phone.

Curious - is there any good reading material you could suggest regarding power sourcing/distribution/hvdc/grid power management of this kind? This sounds like an interesting thing to read about.

I'm pretty sure he was criticizing Android's security, not Apple's. iOS is just a pain in the ass to use and is very non-customizable. That's annoying to a lot of people, including me.

For only $200, you can get a 16GB Asus ZenFone2 with 2GB of RAM and Android 5. $300 gets you the fast charger, 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. Both versions come with MicroSD slots, NFC, all the high-end features. I'm more than happy with mine, it gets you near flagship features and performance for half to 1/3rd the price.

Not on mine. My inverter for my grid-tied, no battery system shows me the DC supply voltage being in the 260V range.

Lava lamps work about as efficiently as they can, they use the "waste" heat from an incandescent bulb to do something else. Anything else would just be a simulation...

48V is a common telecoms voltage, may as well work with an existing standard (it's 48V because you don't need an electrician's license to work with low-voltage, defined as under 50V).

That doesn't square with The Road Warrior and Beyond Thunderdome.

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