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Originally Posted by cellaris
I don't understand it very well either. I can understand that you don't like Android reading software,
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No, some of the reading apps and other apps are very good.
The Sony PRS-T2 allegedly uses Android, but it doesn't matter.
It's Android UI that's terrible as well as things like storage access, print, copy/paste, keyboard support, etc varying dramatically between releases. Pointless releases with cosmetic changes or added integrated features you don't want. Latest stupidity is retro-loading a feature to automatically disable permissions on apps not used "recently".
Or you have to sign into playstore to add accessibility features or get updates (that may or may not be security issues).
The dishonest way the stock email and sms works.
The complexity of disabling data access on mobile.
Popups with no close, but you tap outside the window to close it.
Windows 3.x in 1990s was better design of UI, even in the rare Tablet version. Though that UI and win9x UI was stupid on a 320 x 240 touch screen, but at least with the tooth pick/cocktail stick pointer it worked. Back just befor the iPhone came out in 2007 we experimented with a PDA/VOIP phone running Debian. We compared IceWindow manager (like a clunky 9x), Trolltech's Win9x style and Trolltech's tiled phone edition. The tiled was fine for pure consumption and simple widget like apps. Then Nokia bought Trolltech. Gurr.
Any decent UX/UI expert could fill a book with the stupidity in Android.
Payments ONLY via Google, though at least unlike Apple you can usually install apk from outside the Playstore without even a jailbreak.