Android As We Know It Will Die In The Next Two Years

[CZroe]

Sure, but they don't win a customer with that choice. You have to like the phone and the iPhone has to match all/most of the criteria before that's an issue.

If you don't like the iPhone 16GB (the phone itself like design, UI / OS) then the 32GB model won't change your mind is what I'm getting at.

With Android you can choose many types with different size memory / upgradable memory / screen size / UI / physical keyboard / "3D". With Apple it's incredibly limited. Yet with so many limits, they sell so many.

Right. I just wanted to point out that it can encourage or discourage sales because it is a platform drawback (not being upgradable and requiring greater consideration of spending more on a different model at the initial purchase).

 

[soccerballtux]

I'd rather get it from Amazon for 200. Less likely to have my wallet and my anus raped.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-list...26582488&sr=8-1&seller=&colid=&condition=used

Well, maybe not. New person selling. Chance for wallet rape. But, at least my anus will be in the clear.
(as it were)

that's why you use craigslist, you can check all the features in person ...

 

[shortylickens]

Yeah but damn near every time I went to meet someone it turned out they were BS'ing me and just wasting my time. If I were a hardass I woulda made them pay for my gas money.

Forget it, I'll just wait until Amazon has the Galaxy Player 5 on sale again. Shoulda got it the last time I saw it marked down.
Will wait another year for the next uber Android device.

 

[soccerballtux]

Yeah but damn near every time I went to meet someone it turned out they were BS'ing me and just wasting my time. If I were a hardass I woulda made them pay for my gas money.

Forget it, I'll just wait until Amazon has the Galaxy Player 5 on sale again. Shoulda got it the last time I saw it marked down.
Will wait another year for the next uber Android device.

ask for pictures of the device over email, ask for something that would be harder to fake like "can you take a picture of the back of the device with the battery cover off and battery removed"?

 

[shortylickens]

Or I could just order from Amazon and not worry about it.

 

[shortylickens]

Screw it. Got Atrix 2 Used from Amazon, dirt cheap. Has all accessories and original box too. It may not get ICS and I dont care. Its a placeholder device so I can have a fun toy until I go back to Android for regular phone service, which wont be for a year or more.

 

[poofyhairguy]

Full review soon?

 

[shortylickens]

Full review soon?

:hmm:
Maybe.

I am trying to be more helpful here in the tech forums. I dont care if people argue with me about the phone itself, but mostly they just call me names if they dont like my review.
Dont need the stress. My posts on Anandtech notwithstanding, I am actually a very sensitive person.

 

[poofyhairguy]

Small review? You have good reviews and the Atrix 2 is interesting.

 

[shortylickens]

Small review? You have good reviews and the Atrix 2 is interesting.

Your kind words just boosted my ego 4.5%.

Will make one. If it arrives late in the evening I will post it first thing in the morning. It I get lucky and it arrives around noon, will post that night.

 

[pm]

Your kind words just boosted my ego 4.5%.

Will make one. If it arrives late in the evening I will post it first thing in the morning. It I get lucky and it arrives around noon, will post that night.

I would like to add to Poofy's comments. I would like to hear your thoughts on the Atrix 2 as well. You have very good points and I am honestly curious about what you think of the Atrix 2. If you want I can lock the thread after you post it so that no one can say anything - except me, and I'll say nice things. And, no, I'm actually not joking. As we know, I lack a sense of humor (think Sheldon on Big Bang Theory).

 

[soccerballtux]

Or I could just order from Amazon and not worry about it.

nooooooooooooooooooo

anyways, I'm sorry you suck at using craigslist. It probably means you have a low IQ. You should take this personally and feel bad about it.
edit: oh, I see you don't like being called names. Well, I was being facetious, I hope you could tell by the sarcasm. Craigslist can be stressful it was for my Atrix 4g.

 

[soccerballtux]

I think forking ICS by manufacturers will become pretty common, especially if the Amazon app store continues to do well.

wait, it's doing well? please elaborate I have not heard of this nor am I compelled to go download it again.

 

[shortylickens]

nooooooooooooooooooo

anyways, I'm sorry you suck at using craigslist. It probably means you have a low IQ. You should take this personally and feel bad about it.
edit: oh, I see you don't like being called names. Well, I was being facetious, I hope you could tell by the sarcasm. Craigslist can be stressful it was for my Atrix 4g.

Direct insults are not facetious.

What I want is irrelevant. The mods made it clear a long time ago: No personal attacks at all in the tech forums. And sarcasm doesnt work in text form anyway.
Good thing you corrected yourself. They been itchin to ban people from this forum.

The phone should arrive this weekend. I may have a review up monday morning.

 

[HeXen]

I don't think android is ever going away, it will likely undergo some radical changes at some point though. But windows 8 will definetlry put some serious stress on them in the tablets market squashed between them and IOS. They should continue to do ok in the phone and ultra cheap markets from next year and on. For right now they seem to do very well, but will fade In tablets an ultrabooks quite a bit next year if Googles not careful

 

[Pliablemoose]

I don't think android is ever going away, it will likely undergo some radical changes at some point though. But windows 8 will definetlry put some serious stress on them in the tablets market squashed between them and IOS. They should continue to do ok in the phone and ultra cheap markets from next year and on. For right now they seem to do very well, but will fade In tablets an ultrabooks quite a bit next year if Googles not careful

Yep, after I got my MBA, I almost regretted buying an iPad, may sell it actually and wait for the next gen of tablets.