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Originally Posted by Bluengel180 And then people wonder why android apps arent "polished" and how iphone is the best thing in the smartphone world. |
I didn't say this, you did!
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Originally Posted by Bluengel180 Gingerbread is glitch free on almost every device right now and ICS is butter smooth compared to every alternative smartphone OS. |
No it is not! I faced huge problems with various GB ROMs including the stock one. Had to reboot the device 2-3 times a day on average, and had 10+ FC's each day.
ICS looks to be way better and, at least on my device, more stable.
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Originally Posted by Bluengel180 Frankly if you call yourself a linux guy and think that supporting the Android developers isnt worth your money. |
Until the Devs can guarantee that an App that I end up buying will continue to work on every Android device I move into, I'm not buying. Who guarantees that malware isn't part of the code? So yes, they are not worth my money yet!
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Originally Posted by Bluengel180 you might as switch to an iphone . because you are in the wrong section . |
Thanks, but I will make my own decision.
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Originally Posted by clevermax I would say apps are more custom made to fit into the rigid iOS, than 'integrated'. Android architecture offer more possibilities for integrating apps nicely with each other and with the OS. |
True Android gives a lot of flexibility, but then the wide range of devices that need to be supported also mean that something works somewhere, but not elsewhere.
For example, I bought my iPod Touch after I bought my iPad. Every single App, that I had Free or Purchased on my iPad worked on the Touch straightaway. I faced ZERO issues there.
That is not the case with Android Apps yet, if I were to switch devices, is it?
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Originally Posted by clevermax I am an IT guy too, and I know very well the hard work and struggle which goes into making a successful app like TB. I am all for paying few bucks (not even a small percentage of most of our daily incomes) to an Android developer or an iPhone developer, who makes brilliant apps which I find most useful. There's no need to turn away from paid apps because it is supposed to run on Android platform. In fact, it is much better to buy a cheaper Android than an iPhone and pay a small portion from the money you saved for some good apps. |
So, for now I just "Donate" to the Android Devs. who keep coming out with new and better ROMs. In my view there is a huge difference between Donate and Paying for an App. With Donate, I have the ability to put a value on the work someone has done, so I am more amenable to living with it's quirks and faults.
However, with Apps, the underlying motive is Profit. So, if an App ain't guaranteed Secure, Scalable and Backward/Forward Compatible, I would not pay for it. After all Function isn't everything!
As I said earlier, things are getting better in Android, by the day, so who knows if I start buying at some point of time in the future.
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Originally Posted by phamilyman EDIT: oye roy - I have spent almost 4k on android software till date  |
:-) I guessed as much Hitanshu.
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Originally Posted by phamilyman And as far as I am concerned, I am simply fed up with ICS - |
I'm actually finding ICS better on my lazy phone, than either the stock GB or the various GB ROMs I tried out. True that the camera doesn't work yet, but everything else does! And, it is faster, smoother and looks better. Till date (2 days now) I have not yet had a Force Close, and I used to have 8-10 FC's / day on the CM7.2 that I was running earlier.