Civilian, not to come out as a hater here, but what's wrong with hating what the iPhone represents? Over the last decade, Apple has sold out and transformed itself from being the superior technology albeit under-estimated underdog (look at the hardware functions macs in the 80s and 90s had vs PCs), to a pure marketing machine that puts form over function. I used to love Apple, and still have some classic Apple Macs at home that continue to amaze me (a 1986 computer can operate smoothly, has full integrated sound and can read text).
I don't hate the iPhone, but I do hate what it represents- Apple Hype. A device that took a handful of features and pretended they were new and innovative, and marketed it as being superior- and the public bought it. THAT's why I hate it. It represents the way the public will choose something superficial and hyped instead of something powerful and more useful that may take more time to learn.
Android could bridge that gap, bring an easy and somewhat hyped platform to the masses, but one that could actually live up to the claim of being technologically superior because of the open development and no hardware limitations. Android could restore my the faith in the public that the iPhone stripped.
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Mobile Enthusiast @ Dec 9th 2008 4:45PM
Civilian, not to come out as a hater here, but what's wrong with hating what the iPhone represents?
Over the last decade, Apple has sold out and transformed itself from being the superior technology albeit under-estimated underdog (look at the hardware functions macs in the 80s and 90s had vs PCs), to a pure marketing machine that puts form over function. I used to love Apple, and still have some classic Apple Macs at home that continue to amaze me (a 1986 computer can operate smoothly, has full integrated sound and can read text).
I don't hate the iPhone, but I do hate what it represents- Apple Hype. A device that took a handful of features and pretended they were new and innovative, and marketed it as being superior- and the public bought it. THAT's why I hate it. It represents the way the public will choose something superficial and hyped instead of something powerful and more useful that may take more time to learn.
Android could bridge that gap, bring an easy and somewhat hyped platform to the masses, but one that could actually live up to the claim of being technologically superior because of the open development and no hardware limitations. Android could restore my the faith in the public that the iPhone stripped.