Sugar_Kane
Could crush a grape
I got myself a 3GS a good while ago and was extremely impressed with it. I then upgraded to an iphone 4 and was very happy with the new design and improvements, namely the screen, but after a few months the boredom started setting in; ios still looked and even sounded exactly the same, in fact it hadn't changed aesthetically since the original iphone was released. It was like buying a new lunchbox but taking exactly the same cheese and onion sandwiches to work every single day.
I needed a change of scenery and decided to give windows phone 7 a whirl, it was terrible. So, I ran to the loving arms of Android. Now, I've just upgraded to an SGS2 this past week and it is a lovely device, but at the same time I still might return it and wait for the new iphone, here's why:
The problem I'm having with Android is that it seems to be growing in the wrong directions. For example I have Android Marketplace, Samsung Apps, and AmazonApps installed on this device, that's three separate stores mostly with the same content, but Amazon are netting some exclusives such as Peggle... Ordinarily choice is great, but I think this is just getting silly. Having to visit several separate locations using separate accounts is fine if you're shopping for groceries or buying underpants, but I don't think that it's very beneficial when you're trying to compete with such a robust system as Apple's Appstore.
Secondly we're starting to see device specific games appearing, such as those sporting Nvidia's tegra 2 chipset, which are thoroughly capable of being played on other handsets but they've been locked due to some kind of exclusivity deals from these companies. I understand that problems like this can be addressed by rooting your device and installing 3rd party software, but the average Jeffrey on the street isn't going to do that, in fact most people aren't prepared to void the warranty on a £500 phone just to do this.
Diversity is one thing, but this is division. I'm genuinely concerned that the big A's open nature is now being taken advantage of and its potential is going to be crushed under the weight of too many cooks. As big as Android has become; it's still lagging visibly behind the appstore in terms of quality content and I'm just concerned that all of these goings on are going to further push devs away from the scene.
Although many complaints (including mine) are levied at Apple's closed nature, it's only now that I realise that this isn't necessarily a bad thing. Now I find myself genuinely excited about the new iphone! Maybe I'm just a fickle tit...
Does anybody else have an opinion on this? Are you excited about the new Apple baby?
I needed a change of scenery and decided to give windows phone 7 a whirl, it was terrible. So, I ran to the loving arms of Android. Now, I've just upgraded to an SGS2 this past week and it is a lovely device, but at the same time I still might return it and wait for the new iphone, here's why:
The problem I'm having with Android is that it seems to be growing in the wrong directions. For example I have Android Marketplace, Samsung Apps, and AmazonApps installed on this device, that's three separate stores mostly with the same content, but Amazon are netting some exclusives such as Peggle... Ordinarily choice is great, but I think this is just getting silly. Having to visit several separate locations using separate accounts is fine if you're shopping for groceries or buying underpants, but I don't think that it's very beneficial when you're trying to compete with such a robust system as Apple's Appstore.
Secondly we're starting to see device specific games appearing, such as those sporting Nvidia's tegra 2 chipset, which are thoroughly capable of being played on other handsets but they've been locked due to some kind of exclusivity deals from these companies. I understand that problems like this can be addressed by rooting your device and installing 3rd party software, but the average Jeffrey on the street isn't going to do that, in fact most people aren't prepared to void the warranty on a £500 phone just to do this.
Diversity is one thing, but this is division. I'm genuinely concerned that the big A's open nature is now being taken advantage of and its potential is going to be crushed under the weight of too many cooks. As big as Android has become; it's still lagging visibly behind the appstore in terms of quality content and I'm just concerned that all of these goings on are going to further push devs away from the scene.
Although many complaints (including mine) are levied at Apple's closed nature, it's only now that I realise that this isn't necessarily a bad thing. Now I find myself genuinely excited about the new iphone! Maybe I'm just a fickle tit...
Does anybody else have an opinion on this? Are you excited about the new Apple baby?
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