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Originally Posted by tubemonkey
Apple for the win here. Android is amateur hour.
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Apple is the king of marketing and doing well, but obviously Android will totally trounce them in market share over the next few years due to the large number of choices for different devices. And as Apple gets bigger, it makes sense for the telcos to balance their offerings with other products, or Apple will control them.
Android is a work in progress and always will be, but its functionality and tweakability is so far ahead of IOS that I really don't see a choice. My wife still has an iphone running IOS4, so I know it quite well. If someone is content with what Apple offers, then they will be happy with Apple products. They are simple to use and the walled garden keeps them running reasonably smooth over time. Upgrades are easier. Android offers more, but takes a little more effort.
However, if users want to do more with their devices, then Apple is not even on the menu. A lot of Apple users I encounter actually use very little of their phones' functionality, they just bought it because it is fashionable.