Time: Phone specs don't matter

[zerocool84]

I am a blackberry owner who is about to switch to another OS but I have to say I am prob going to the iphone even though I cant stand itunes, I like the drag and drop.

It bothers me that andriod phones take so long to update. You buy a sick phone with amazing specs but then you have to wait for the provider to release the update? I can see maybe waiting a month but multiple months for a major update like gingerbread should be done fast. What will happen when 3.0 comes. Are people going to have to trade in their Galaxy S and EVOs to get the latest OS. IF the phone can run it. That sucks!
At least the iphone when it releases you get the update. If the phone cant handle it the phone does not get the update. I understand that the update goes through one carrier but I am sure verizon will be at the same release dates for IOS 5 or whatever they name the next version.
I wonder if Windows 7 phone is going to have a windows 7 update like PCs. There are a ton of different hardware configs that run Win 7 PC but they release patches all the time fairly flawlessly.

W7 is entirely different than Android as they have a set hardware specs that the phone have to follow so updates and obviously as you've seen from videos, optimization is easier as well. If the company that makes the software has control over the hardware, it's easier to optimize since there's not much difference between the phones.

With Android you give up things for the "freedom" it gives you. There's pluses and minuses to it as you have seen. Just like there's pluses and minuses to iPhone and WP7.

 

[NaOH]

So is Gizmodo

Did anyone read this article:
http://gizmodo.com/5713374/android-23-gingerbread-review-better-than-fruitcake



I'm sorry, but anyone who prefers iTunes over Drag and Drop needs to be freakin' shot in the head and pissed on.

Had an iRiver and switched to an iPod here, haven't gone back yet. With the iRiver I had to manually manage/sort ALL of my music in order to be able to find which album, artist or song I wanted on my device. Then I had to go to each folder and drag it on over. It's fine since I didn't need a program to put music on my device. But seriously, my desktop is my main hub for my media, I don't need to grab music from friends (pirate), and if I wanted music off my laptop or one of my other computers, I could do that too anyways. With iTunes, I can just checkmark the songs I want, I can search and filter, I can invert selection and mass checkmark. After I check mark, I just hit sync and walk away. Done. When I don't want a song anymore I just uncheck it. Same goes for all my videos and apps. I have control over 100% of the rest of my life. I couldn't give a rats ass if iTunes is "oppressing" me.

 

[Mr. Pedantic]

I'm sorry, but anyone who prefers iTunes over Drag and Drop needs to be freakin' shot in the head and pissed on.

It obviously depends. For a 1-2GB music collection drag and drop would work much better than iTunes. However, for a collection that's 20, 30GB or more, drag and drop just doesn't cut it. And iTunes provides a useful way to search through metadata, file length, playlists, etc. Generic iTunes hate is annoying.