Why developers pick iOS over android.

[ilovejedd]

Originally Posted by afv011

Though some of the points are valid, the article is full of half truths and stinks of apple fanboyism.

This. Gave up reading the full article half-way through. I have no doubt that iOS is generating more app sales and for developers, it's much easier to build iOS apps given there's fewer hardware and less compatibility issues to contend with. However, that article just reeks of bias.

[afv011]

Originally Posted by Canuck_in_Japan

Your link doesnt appear to have a link.

And so it doesn't. Here's the link.

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by afv011

Insta-what?

Don’t Bother with Instagram; Here are Five Better Alternatives for Android

Is there a better one for iOS? I want to use it to become a professional photographer with my iPod touch 4 and it's fantastic fixed-focus 0.7MP flash-less cam. OMG, Apple pulled out the stops when they created that cam.

[HansTWN]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Is there a better one for iOS? I want to use it to become a professional photographer with my iPod touch 4 and it's fantastic fixed-focus 0.7MP flash-less cam. OMG, Apple pulled out the stops when they created that cam.

Yes, and the invisible microSD slot is fantastic.

[WT Sharpe]

Originally Posted by HansTWN

Yes, and the invisible microSD slot is fantastic.

Smart Alec!

[vaughnmr]

One thing I have noticed is that on Google Play, you often have the option of getting an app in a free (demo, limited functionality, or ad-supported) version, and a paid full version. On the Apple store, more than likely you will have to pay for any app.

With my new HTC View, I've been looking at different apps that use the stylus, including cad and vector drawing apps. I got about 20 or so different apps to try out, and ending up spending about $20 for the ones I really liked. In the Apple world, you would probably spend $50-100 to do the same thing.

[ScotiaBurrell]

Originally Posted by afv011

Insta-what?

Don’t Bother with Instagram; Here are Five Better Alternatives for Android

to share lots of people use the service theyre friends use and not what is best

facebook a good example

[monkeyluis]

Article may have come from Macworld, but it's not the only article on the interwebs that discusses the same point. Fact is that google needs to get its shit together & make android a little more consistent & "locked down" so to speak.

[Belfaborac]

Quite frankly, most things that come from fanzines like Macworld is either pure propaganda, or so heavily biased they should come with a mental health warning. That doesn't just apply to Apple fanzines of course, although they tend to be the most rabid ones.

[K. Molen]

Originally Posted by monkeyluis

Fact is that google needs to get its shit together & make android a little more consistent & "locked down" so to speak.

That's certainly not a fact as far as I'm concerned.

[afv011]

Originally Posted by monkeyluis

Article may have come from Macworld, but it's not the only article on the interwebs that discusses the same point. Fact is that google needs to get its shit together & make android a little more consistent & "locked down" so to speak.

Right, consistent like iOS where the back button is all over the place.

Fact is, apple needs to get its shit together & make iOS a little more open and not of a one way street so to speak. It cuts both ways, you know.

[Shirohane]

Originally Posted by monkeyluis

Fact is that google needs to get its shit together & make android a little more consistent & "locked down" so to speak.

Quite frankly, as a consumer, I largely prefer Android over iOS because it isn't "locked down".

[monkeyluis]

Originally Posted by afv011

Right, consistent like iOS where the back button is all over the place.

Fact is, apple needs to get its shit together & make iOS a little more open and not of a one way street so to speak. It cuts both ways, you know.

No doubt. There are something's that I wish they would do.

But at least it's consistent. You wouldn't know that though.

[monkeyluis]

Originally Posted by Shirohane

Quite frankly, as a consumer, I largely prefer Android over iOS because it isn't "locked down".

I don't know what you mean by locked down. I'm not locked down with ios. My statement refers to the fact that google needs to keep oems in better check rather than android being the OS whore.

[Dopedangel]

Originally Posted by monkeyluis

I don't know what you mean by locked down. I'm not locked down with ios. My statement refers to the fact that google needs to keep oems in better check rather than android being the OS whore.

To most of us locked down means not being able to do stuff we want the way we want to do it. Normally with iOS its their way or the highway. You cant get an app outside the appstore. Previously if you put ebooks in 1 app you could not open it with another. I have not played with the latest version of iOS so am not sure if its still the case. You can't make a browser of your choice as a default or a music app or google voice etc. A camera app is not allowed to use the volume key to take pictures. Can't install torrent client controler. Can't use it as usb drive.
I chose windows mobile 6 phone over iphone 3g as I felt it did not allow me to do things I wanted 4 years ago. To me it was my greatest tech purchase although I was sometime envious of some of my friends with iphones. But because of that purchase I never got locked down into iOS or became an Apple fanboy .