Comment Re:They are for two different people (Score 1) 864
I can see your point, until you realize it's time to ditch you first Google phone from a year ago, and you buy your Samsung Fascinate (because of all the great press it's getting) and find out that you CAN'T USE ANY GOOGLE APPS!! YEAH! BABY! YEAH! That's just another example of fragmentation that Steve is talking about.
If Google would've went "OPEN" for the "CONSUMER" and not allowed the manufacturer or phone company to manipulate their user interface we wouldn't be having this conversation. Using that tactic they would have had a chance to beat the iPhone in all markets. Let the user manipulate their default interface by choice, but lock the manufacturer & phone companies from cramming their craptacular ideas down the users throats. Most phone manufacturers & phone companies (especially Verizon) could care less about the actual phone user experience. They add hooky unusable ploys to trap people into paying more without adding value.
I will disclose that I have been a Mac user for 10+ years and an iPhone user for most of the product cycles (skipped the 3G). Hell yes I am biased! But no matter what you think, it is for GOOD REASON. Do I hate that I have to Jailbreak it to get additional functionality? Hell yes, again! Overall, it's not entirely about the phone. It's about the quality and attention to detail. There are plenty of things I believe they should change about the iPhone. But they care about the quality and long-term benefit of the user and the entire package and satisfaction. This is a company that wants to make something excellent! I agree they don't always make the right decisions and I do get upset with them (ahem-iTunes syncing for everything?!? AHEM! Full 600Mb updates for a couple little changes?!?).
I am a true believer that Apple's overall core value is not about the money. It is about the product and the consumer's experiences with that product. That said, they do believe you should pay for that excellent experience.
If Google would've went "OPEN" for the "CONSUMER" and not allowed the manufacturer or phone company to manipulate their user interface we wouldn't be having this conversation. Using that tactic they would have had a chance to beat the iPhone in all markets. Let the user manipulate their default interface by choice, but lock the manufacturer & phone companies from cramming their craptacular ideas down the users throats. Most phone manufacturers & phone companies (especially Verizon) could care less about the actual phone user experience. They add hooky unusable ploys to trap people into paying more without adding value.
I will disclose that I have been a Mac user for 10+ years and an iPhone user for most of the product cycles (skipped the 3G). Hell yes I am biased! But no matter what you think, it is for GOOD REASON. Do I hate that I have to Jailbreak it to get additional functionality? Hell yes, again! Overall, it's not entirely about the phone. It's about the quality and attention to detail. There are plenty of things I believe they should change about the iPhone. But they care about the quality and long-term benefit of the user and the entire package and satisfaction. This is a company that wants to make something excellent! I agree they don't always make the right decisions and I do get upset with them (ahem-iTunes syncing for everything?!? AHEM! Full 600Mb updates for a couple little changes?!?).
I am a true believer that Apple's overall core value is not about the money. It is about the product and the consumer's experiences with that product. That said, they do believe you should pay for that excellent experience.
