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I don't like Apple, due to their stances on things like net neutrality, content delivery, and so on. BUT, as much as people like to snicker at the cost of their devices, I think they really know how to build solid consumer devices. It really irritates me when someone compares, say, the cost of a Macbook Pro against a horrible build quality Dell, as if it's the same thing, when a device that was built similarly by a company like Samsung, costs exactly the same amount.
When it comes to mobile devices, I prefer Android, because I don't want to be tied to iTunes, don't particularly want to have to Jailbreak my device to gain what I've come to think of as basic software functionality, and dislike devices without a hardware qwerty. That said, Apple is still the quality standard with these sort of devices, and when they release revisions it usually means that competing products will soon have to step up their game.
What I mean, is that before Apple decided that they were going to put a front facing camera in their phones, there were only a few Android devices that did that. After they did, it became more of a standard feature that more high end smartphones needed to have. The hailed "retna screen" wasn't even the best out there on release (compare pixel density, black quality, white quality, color accuracy, etc, against a normal Droid, and overall Apple's display is inferior), BUT, after it released, it upped the ante on the quality of displays we'd typically see in other devices.
It'd be neat if they did something unexpected. Like release an iPod touch with a touch sensor on the back (ala Sony Vita), or maybe even an original idea for a new i/o device... but... I doubt they will. Hopefully, I'm wrong.
When it comes to mobile devices, I prefer Android, because I don't want to be tied to iTunes, don't particularly want to have to Jailbreak my device to gain what I've come to think of as basic software functionality, and dislike devices without a hardware qwerty. That said, Apple is still the quality standard with these sort of devices, and when they release revisions it usually means that competing products will soon have to step up their game.
What I mean, is that before Apple decided that they were going to put a front facing camera in their phones, there were only a few Android devices that did that. After they did, it became more of a standard feature that more high end smartphones needed to have. The hailed "retna screen" wasn't even the best out there on release (compare pixel density, black quality, white quality, color accuracy, etc, against a normal Droid, and overall Apple's display is inferior), BUT, after it released, it upped the ante on the quality of displays we'd typically see in other devices.
It'd be neat if they did something unexpected. Like release an iPod touch with a touch sensor on the back (ala Sony Vita), or maybe even an original idea for a new i/o device... but... I doubt they will. Hopefully, I'm wrong.
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