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Old 10-21-2011, 01:04 PM   #46
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Everyone wants an iPhone if they have the money to get it, it has class, it is a status symbol. it is worth the money. Unfortunately, It also carries a lot of 'Apple' bullshit.

Next comes android for the geeks, power users, value-for-money, google services users, Android v4.0 is cutting edge. Unfortunately, droids have short lifes, low quality apps and market fragmentation which is its achilles heel.

Next comes Blackberry for the suits! (iMessage & gTalk threaten BBM quite well). Perfect For Thumb-Jockeys. Design is inherently counterproductive to the whole 'touch' scene.

Next comes Windows Phone, a new contender due to the upcoming Win8, sure to make it big if Microsoft plays it right. Attracts microsoft services users(win,msoffice etc), cheaper then Apple phones, connected with windows OS and Office products.

My first phone was an Android (HTC Desire).
My second phone is an iPhone 4.
My third phone will be Windows Phone 8.
Really? You're just going to make people mad around here. Android has 43% of people with smartphones and RISING, compared to IOS at around 27%. Take a look at this chart, what does that say?
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Old 10-21-2011, 01:08 PM   #47
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Who picked up almost all of the Blackberry and Other users? I will give Apple credit for having 28% in one device though.
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Old 10-21-2011, 08:42 PM   #48
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iPhones are not status symbols and are not more expensive than any other smartphone.

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Old 10-21-2011, 08:54 PM   #49
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Apple 3.5" screen, Android phone any size you want. The Galaxy SII is a fabulous phone.
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Old 10-21-2011, 09:10 PM   #50
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Old 10-21-2011, 09:55 PM   #51
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Old 10-22-2011, 08:15 AM   #52
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I was disappointed in the nexus. I expected it to be a combination of ice cream sandwich plus the current top specs. However, it doesn't appear to live up to its own GII in some respects (though it does top it in others).

I am more impressed by the new Motorola. The battery life is especially impressive. However, NFC is clearly important to Androids direction and they choose to pass on it. Plus, of course, the fact that by the time they get ICS, it will be nearly time for jellybean.

I'm pretty comfortable with the thought that any phone that I buy will be "beat" within a short time by something better. After all, I am still comfortably using my HTC Hero. However, because I know I will have to live with it for a few years, I am interested in the fewest compromises possible at the moment I buy.
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, but I am a Steve Jobs fan. We might not have any smartphones if not for him.
I and many of my colleges had smartphones long before Apple entered the market.


I voted Android. I've gone from a WinMo to BB to Android. Though every platform has some gems, Android tends to have the best features overall. Best hardware, software and choices. Androids latest OS (ICS) has added many features that make it more productive device.

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Old 10-22-2011, 05:56 PM   #54
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This exactly (even the fishing bit )
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Old 10-22-2011, 06:16 PM   #55
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I more so mean Smartphone's as we know today. Big Touchscreen, tons of apps things like that.
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Old 10-22-2011, 07:49 PM   #56
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I've had almost all of them. I voted the iPhone because i used to be someone who just never could find the perfect phone for me. I bought an iPhone 3G and never looked back, lol.
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Old 10-22-2011, 08:40 PM   #57
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Android without being locked into a particular carrier. My phone would be used for reading and phone calls so the rest of it is whoop-ti-doo I can do without. Also, to quote Sweatpea "I don't like walled gardens"
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I more so mean Smartphone's as we know today. Big Touchscreen, tons of apps things like that.
I had an HTC Universal (3.5" touch screen, thousands of apps for Windows Mobile and Palm OS) years before the iphone ever was a glimpse in Steve's eye.

And I have used smart phones since 2003, mainly to use IM messaging and mobile e-mail instead of calls during my frequent international travels. Every phone paid for itself in months.
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i'm sticking with my dumb phones in fact, bought a new old flip phone on amazon a few weeks back
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I just ordered a new iPhone because I love my iPod Touch, so the iPhone just feels familiar and comfortable. I switched over to using a MacBook about 4 years ago when my Dell laptop literally fell apart at the seams, and I'm quite pleased with how well the MacBook has held up despite all the abuse I put it through. Plus, I really like how nicely Apple products play with one another. I supposed the "walled garden" would be an issue to me if there was an app that I really wanted and couldn't have, but it just hasn't come up.
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