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Literally Shaft watching the keynote IRL

Eraser wrote:The whole irony of the situation is that for years, Apple fanboys have been acting like they're the top dog kings and Android is for losers but now that Apple is releasing a new product which is significantly inferior to the top end Android products that have already been released months ago, suddenly caring about mobile phones (specs) is childish and immature.

If you cared about any of this at any point I'm sorry you were so easily trolled.

QuakeSteve wrote:

Literally Shaft watching the keynote IRL

haha

shaft wrote:

Eraser wrote:The whole irony of the situation is that for years, Apple fanboys have been acting like they're the top dog kings and Android is for losers but now that Apple is releasing a new product which is significantly inferior to the top end Android products that have already been released months ago, suddenly caring about mobile phones (specs) is childish and immature.

If you cared about any of this at any point I'm sorry you were so easily trolled.

I don't. That's why I bought a decidedly midrange phone with no apparent bells and whistles made by a company of 30 or so people in Amsterdam.

shaft wrote:too bad hardware specs don't sell a phone, great software and usability does..

The ppl of the world have been laffing at this standard fanboi retort for years....it's basically word for word ...

We get it...you got rid of your iphone a few months ago and now you regret it. I've never seen so many posts from an adult about mobile phones. I guess constantly spouting off like a retard about how your new phone is better than what you had helps with your buyers remorse?

Yeah uh...my coming note 4 domination will once again, prove how ur always wrong... These apple fanbois are disconnected from reality and way too easy... ...

I cant wait for all the threads of you trying to convince yourself you made the right choice...

shaft wrote:too bad hardware specs don't sell a phone, great software and usability does..

What's the last time you used an Android phone? Since 4.0, the Android experience is just as smooth as the iOS experience. One OS is no longer better than the other. Apple copies just as many ideas from Google as Google copies from Apple. The two OSes are more alike now than they ever were. Claiming otherwise reeks of fanboyism (or cluelessness).

scared? wrote:Yeah uh...my coming note 4 domination will once again, prove how ur always wrong... These apple fanbois are disconnected from reality and way too easy... ...

I just hope you aren't too poor to get Gear VR and give us the lowdown on it.

scared? wrote:Remember when apple and company spokesman shaft thought large screens on phones were a joke?...

"A recent report from Adobe shows use of 4-inch and smaller mobile devices dropping in the double digits while larger device use continues to skyrocket."

U bet on the wrong horse...Grow up chump

A lot of fanboys also went on about the size and how the phone is crafted to the average sized hand: "This is an example of one of those design decisions [not making large phones] that you don’t usually notice until you see someone doing it wrong. It’s one of the things that makes Apple products Apple products." http://dcurt.is/3-point-5-inches

edit: also: http://9to5mac.com/2014/09/09/the-iphon ... to-forget/

Carmack is doing the vr personally for note 4 so I'm guessing it will work decent...

Eraser wrote:

shaft wrote:too bad hardware specs don't sell a phone, great software and usability does..

What's the last time you used an Android phone? Since 4.0, the Android experience is just as smooth as the iOS experience. One OS is no longer better than the other. Apple copies just as many ideas from Google as Google copies from Apple. The two OSes are more alike now than they ever were. Claiming otherwise reeks of fanboyism (or cluelessness).

Hey, I'm sure once you root your phone in order to get an update that was blocked by your carrier or manufacturer its a great OS.

Chupacabra wrote:

scared? wrote:Remember when apple and company spokesman shaft thought large screens on phones were a joke?...

"A recent report from Adobe shows use of 4-inch and smaller mobile devices dropping in the double digits while larger device use continues to skyrocket."

U bet on the wrong horse...Grow up chump

A lot of fanboys also went on about the size and how the phone is crafted to the average sized hand: "This is an example of one of those design decisions [not making large phones] that you don’t usually notice until you see someone doing it wrong. It’s one of the things that makes Apple products Apple products." http://dcurt.is/3-point-5-inches

edit: also: http://9to5mac.com/2014/09/09/the-iphon ... to-forget/

Thats probably why they updated iOS UI to accommodate someone who still wants to one hand their phone.

Kinda like when you jailbreak ?

Yeah, you're right, it's great that you can just go and install iOS 8 on your iPhone 4. Oh... wait.

Yeah because I was talking about outdated hardware...

Eraser wrote:Yeah, you're right, it's great that you can just go and install iOS 8 on your iPhone 4. Oh... wait.

I think the s2 was around when iPhone 4 was released, so does that support the most recent Android ?

losCHUNK wrote:

Eraser wrote:Yeah, you're right, it's great that you can just go and install iOS 8 on your iPhone 4. Oh... wait.

I think the s2 was around when iPhone 4 was released, so does that support the most recent Android ?

I'm not saying it does.

I enjoy the look of the iPhone and I enjoy the iOS and flexibility/compatibility when going from my phone to my laptop to my tablet, etc...

Is that a crime? Does that make me a fanboi? Whatever...

shaft wrote:Yeah because I was talking about outdated hardware...

I'll admit, carriers and phone makers have too much say in the Android ecosystem concerning updates. It's a situation that's gradually improving though. The problem is pretty much gone if you've got a Nexus device.

Also, it's irrelevant in this context. There are almost no pre-ICS devices on use anymore and those that are are "outdated hardware". The Android UX has barely changed between 4.0 and 4.4, so when it comes to "great software" and "usability", pretty much all Android devices that matter are on par (if not, in certain areas, better) with iPhones

xeros and shaft are having an ultimate moron contest... So far it looks to be a tie... ...

Also, don't get me wrong, nothing is wrong with Apple's products in itself. It's just that many people treat those products like the second (seventh?) coming of Christ while patronizing any progress made on the Android front.
In response, Android fanboys will act in much the same way, creating this great divide between the two camps.

Truth is, both iOS and Android devices are capable platforms, neither necessarily being better than the other. It's up to both camps to admit that neither side is superior to the other anymore. Those days are gone.

The downside of this for Apple is that dye to their previous headstart in the early iPhone days, it now looks like they're losing because they're not being as innovative anymore and, dare I say it, gave away the initiative to the Android camp. Apple has forced itself into a responsive role rather than being the trendsetter.

Eraser wrote: It's just that many people treat those products like the second (seventh?) coming of Christ...

I'm far from that. I like their product. That's as far as it goes. I really only made this thread to mock Geoff's Note thread and play the part on the forum...

Eraser wrote:

shaft wrote:Yeah because I was talking about outdated hardware...

I'll admit, carriers and phone makers have too much say in the Android ecosystem concerning updates. It's a situation that's gradually improving though. The problem is pretty much gone if you've got a Nexus device.

Also, it's irrelevant in this context. There are almost no pre-ICS devices on use anymore and those that are are "outdated hardware". The Android UX has barely changed between 4.0 and 4.4, so when it comes to "great software" and "usability", pretty much all Android devices that matter are on par (if not, in certain areas, better) with iPhones

Thats all fine and great...but its not just that. iOS has enjoyed a loooong reputation of being easy to use while Android not so much.. Combine that with the the massive hype over the App store and iTunes and you can see why the software alone is a big selling point. When it comes down to it the difference in mobiles phones isn't that huge of a gap that the apathetic customer in either camp would switch. They all make calls, text, and surf the web.