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If Android is gone, which platform would you switch to?

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If Android is gone, which platform would you switch to?

  • iOS

  • WP7

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MotionMan said:
Did they patent it?

MotionMan
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Yes, and they collect license fee's as well but that was a physical invention of a display device they put 20 years of research into making work, Apple didn't invent the GUI, they just made a version for a phone, no one has stolen Apple's code to make their GUI work, what upset Jobs was he felt Android stole his "idea" that a phone should have a GUI so yea, a GUI on a phone is gonna have icons to make it work, maybe Android should have made oval icons or something LOL..
 
MotionMan said:
I think I completely missed your point. Was your first comment a rhetorical question?

MotionMan
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No, I was wrong, licensing fees are being paid to Sharp, didn't check it out before hand. They deserve it IMO, it took a lot to bring a viable LCD to market. If someone else finds other methods of making a flat panel work that doesn't copy Sharp's design they be free to do so. My point was Android is a GUI that isn't built on Apple code but in the end your still gonna be launching programs via an icon on a phone screen, similarities are gonna exist even with oval icons...
 
BUTCH1 said:
No, I was wrong, licensing fees are being paid to Sharp, didn't check it out before hand. They deserve it IMO, it took a lot to bring a viable LCD to market. If someone else finds other methods of making a flat panel work that doesn't copy Sharp's design they be free to do so. My point was Android is a GUI that isn't built on Apple code but in the end your still gonna be launching programs via an icon on a phone screen, similarities are gonna exist even with oval icons...
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And until the patent system is fixed, all the tech companies are playing the same game. Google tried to unilaterally not play the patent suit game and almost got royally screwed. They went and bought a bunch of patents and now they are in a pretty good position.

The lawsuits will not end until the laws are changed.

MotionMan
 
MotionMan said:
And until the patent system is fixed, all the tech companies are playing the same game. Google tried to unilaterally not play the patent suit game and almost got royally screwed. They went and bought a bunch of patents and now they are in a pretty good position.

The lawsuits will not end until the laws are changed.

MotionMan
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I agree an overhaul is needed and not for the Google's and Apples of the world, for the smaller company's that might be discouraged to invest time in developing anything since they can't afford the buy or license relevant patents..
 
Out of all the current platforms, Android is the least likely to die. Even if google stops developing it, other groups will independently keep pushing it forward, like Linux.

But I did jump on the WP7 bandwagon and am quite happy. My issue is: if THAT dies, where do I go? Do I jump back in the large smorgasbord that is Android, or go with the already finely bred Apple?

Right now I am looking at Android simply because of the buttload of free apps on Amazon. Also the ability to get simple cheap devices easily, again from Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Galaxy-5-0-Android-Player/dp/B005P1VNDW
Phone or stand alone media player or tablet and all things in between. Lots of good options, and plenty of crummy ones too. But research never bothered me.
 
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DLeRium said:
iOS most definitely. I'm thinking the high WP7 responses has to do with the extreme Apple hate.
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Or...orrrrrrrr...some actually like the wp7. Ohhhhhh...there's an idea huh? Personally, I really like the wp7 UI better than the other options. I have android phone, windows pc, iPad 2. Brand agnostic, I choose what i LIKE.
 
If I had to pick RIGHT NOW it'd be iOS because I haven't had the chance to play with a WP7 phone yet so I don't know how I like them.

If I had some time to choose I'd play around with WP7 and decide from there.
 
Trick question. If this happened I'd hope most everyone would know if they got an iPhone 3G they could slap android on that. Just sayin!
 
Believe it or not, Android is not going to die...I suspect Apple and Microsoft will leave smartphone some day in the future
 
Rottie said:
Believe it or not, Android is not going to die...I suspect Apple and Microsoft will leave smartphone some day in the future
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i agree that theres little chance of android failing, but i highly doubt apple or MS will ever drop out of the smart phone arena. at least not until something replaces smart phones.
 
hanoverphist said:
i agree that theres little chance of android failing, but i highly doubt apple or MS will ever drop out of the smart phone arena. at least not until something replaces smart phones.
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If Microsoft does so early, I think they're well positioned to be a strong 3rd party platform on the phones.

They should become an Android user, but not a Google apps use. Offer a comparable platform, but with their own app store, maps, search, etc. 100% software compatible (and if they want to do the embrace and extend thing, they can try to leverage their superior development tools and ALSO support silverlight, .net, etc), but not reliant on Google. On top of that, they should make a strong suite of business products leveraging the office suite, Outlook email, sharepoint, etc and they could quickly take over RIM's business market using Android as their horse.
 
Fox5 said:
If Microsoft does so early, I think they're well positioned to be a strong 3rd party platform on the phones.

They should become an Android user, but not a Google apps use. Offer a comparable platform, but with their own app store, maps, search, etc. 100% software compatible (and if they want to do the embrace and extend thing, they can try to leverage their superior development tools and ALSO support silverlight, .net, etc), but not reliant on Google. On top of that, they should make a strong suite of business products leveraging the office suite, Outlook email, sharepoint, etc and they could quickly take over RIM's business market using Android as their horse.
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I don't think WP7 fans will be very fond of that idea, and neither would Android fans (i.e. I like Android because it integrates Google apps and services).
 
Red Storm said:
I don't think WP7 fans will be very fond of that idea, and neither would Android fans (i.e. I like Android because it integrates Google apps and services).
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I'd like to think most people aren't really fans of their phone OS.

If Microsoft goes Android they get:
A user interface people already like well enough (and any tweaks/simplifications they'd like to make)
And more importantly, a huge (potential) app base, which is probably Windows Phone's main shortcoming to sales.

IMO, phones (and pc operating systems too) have already converged to the point that the OS choice doesn't matter. It's the applications available. And Microsoft convincing people to dual publish in their app store is a hell of a lot less difficult than to convince them to port their wares to Microsoft development frameworks. And it would be a classic MS move to join the competition, and then slowly add incompatible features.
 
I dont even want to imagine this!So horrible it would be for me!If this happens then i will handle my android phone very carefully and keep it with me forever.
 
lorenzostpierre said:
I dont even want to imagine this!So horrible it would be for me!If this happens then i will handle my android phone very carefully and keep it with me forever.
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Calm down buddy.
There would undoubtedly be a huge indie modding and support crew for Android years after it died. And there would be hundreds of thousands of unlocked devices springing up on Amazon and ebay, both new and used.
Too many warehouses and stores full of those things. They wouldnt just disappear, thats a ridiculous amount of money to throw away.
 
shortylickens said:
Out of all the current platforms, Android is the least likely to die. Even if google stops developing it, other groups will independently keep pushing it forward, like Linux.

But I did jump on the WP7 bandwagon and am quite happy. My issue is: if THAT dies, where do I go? Do I jump back in the large smorgasbord that is Android, or go with the already finely bred Apple?

Right now I am looking at Android simply because of the buttload of free apps on Amazon. Also the ability to get simple cheap devices easily, again from Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Galaxy.../dp/B005P1VNDW
Phone or stand alone media player or tablet and all things in between. Lots of good options, and plenty of crummy ones too. But research never bothered me.
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I approve of this post by Shortylickens.
 
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