[citation][nom]ericburnby[/nom]4G is overrated, not widely supported, and with your useless data plans you'd use up your cap in no time flat. Adobe Flash has been killed off, or haven't you heard? Never used navigation as I seem to have an ability to get places without having to rely on an "assistant" to tell me. I use a thumb drive to carry files instead of having to carry a cable around just to connect my phone to a computer.So how's gaming on that inferior GPU you've got? How's it like working with an OS that's not even hardware accelerated to take advantage of what little power thet GPU has? What's it like to have a phone that doesn;t get supported or updates in a timely manner, or gets completey forgotten after little more than a year?[/citation]
"4G is overrated." Typical comment for someone who has never had the experience of 4G or 4G LTE. If you mean not widely support by Apple I thing you mean not supported at all by Apple. Even RIM has started up with 4G support.
"Flash has been killed off." Sooo how does this affect Android and Apple? You mean that iDevice may finally be able to get a decent web experience one EVERYONE converts to HTML5. Apple has been riding that pony for how long now?
"Never used Navigation." Maybe you should go somewhere that requires you leave you parents basement. I know it might seem scary at first with all that open air and 4G data but I think you just might be OK.
"I use a thumb drive for carrying files." I did too in 2005. Now I transfer files wirelessly to my phone/tablet. You should try it. PS. It works with computers too.
"What's it like using an OS that is not hardware accelerated? (I went ahead and fixed that for you.) It works just fine. As a matter of fact it looks and function great without the need for hardware acceleration. So much so I like it better that the iOS. Does the iOS need it to look pretty and function? Hmmm.
"How's gaming on that inferior GPU?" I have yet to come across a game that it cannot handle. So it appears just fine. Congratulations on have a high end GPU. Maybe when they release games that can actually push the GPU's limits in another year it will still be the best available. I doubt it since Apple's development cycle is ridiculously slow.
"What's it like to have a phone that doesn't get supported or updates in a timely manner?" I wouldn't know. If there is something we need someone in the community usually creates it before the vendor. Even so, the vendor supplied updates we receive come when we need them and actually has enough original updated content that it feels like an update. When was the last time Apple update the iOS with original content let alone enough changes to be noticable? I seriously don't think they have? Siri? Nope that was an app before it was integrated into the OS. OK OK how about folders? Nope, that wasn't original either. Copy and paste, nope. SMS messages, nope. Seems like these updates are nothing but add-ins to help Apple keep up with what was already available on competitors devices. You know what is a good thing about open source platforms? I do not have to wait for the Vendor to issue fixes for bugs or features.
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