> Android has made great strides in market share, but that's about it.
That's about the whole of the argument, yes. :-)
> Have you used a Droid 2?
One of my techs got one a while back; one of my other techs got a Droid X just a couple of weeks ago. They both seem extremely happy with them. Several of my clients -- including those that aren't technically savvy -- also have Droid devices, and seem fairly satisfied with them.
> They're loaded with bloatware now... it's like buying a Dell PC.
That's a funny example to use, since Dells these days really aren't all that bad. They certainly are nowhere near as bad as, say, Acer.
> Android is a joke.
Eh. 32% of the people that bought a smart phone within six months prior to Jan 2010 - Aug 2010 seem to disagree.
> ...but Apple is still delivering the best mobile experience.
Before September of this year, I'd've agreed with you.
Most people don't seem to care much about which device has which camera or how many LEDs there are for flash or what-have-you; that seems to be more a software developer complaint.
What percentage of the 32% of people that bought a smart phone in that period had the option of buying an iPhone on their preferred carrier? How many people just go to their carrier's retail store and buy the phone they like best? Until the iPhone came out, that was how I bought my phones!
That's about the whole of the argument, yes. :-)
> Have you used a Droid 2?
One of my techs got one a while back; one of my other techs got a Droid X just a couple of weeks ago. They both seem extremely happy with them. Several of my clients -- including those that aren't technically savvy -- also have Droid devices, and seem fairly satisfied with them.
> They're loaded with bloatware now... it's like buying a Dell PC.
That's a funny example to use, since Dells these days really aren't all that bad. They certainly are nowhere near as bad as, say, Acer.
> Android is a joke.
Eh. 32% of the people that bought a smart phone within six months prior to Jan 2010 - Aug 2010 seem to disagree.
> ...but Apple is still delivering the best mobile experience.
Before September of this year, I'd've agreed with you.
Most people don't seem to care much about which device has which camera or how many LEDs there are for flash or what-have-you; that seems to be more a software developer complaint.