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Originally Posted by JavaBrewer
IMO the Achilles heal of Android phones is the bloatware installed by the carrier. Apple wisely negotiated a sweet deal to lock out that sort of stuff from the iPhone. Sure the Android can be rooted and totally reconfigured but most people don't have the inclination to do that. When my family got their Galaxy S2 phones I immediately rooted them and installed custom cyanogen ROMs. Much better performance.
IMO Android products like OnePlus One reveal the true Android experience. Just wish I could convince my wife and daughter of that. They are determined to go with iPhone (5S - I never spend money for latest tech) this time.
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Agreed.
What I don't get is folks who complain about Apple's iOS being so locked down. Yet, when they root their phones and screw with the OS (aka "customizing") they complain that their phone is always crashing.
I've been in IT for nearly 25 years- and have done quite a bit of coding in my life. And while I'm I pretty decent coder, and I understand the various components of tech, I see no need to open up a device's OS and muck around with it. I don't know the minute details of that OS as much as the developers do --
so why would I think I can improve on their software? I can't - and neither can 99% of those folks who have hacked their phone expecting it to perform better.
But there are those who will always poke things and tweak them. Fine. Go ahead - but don't complain to me about my iPhone that is locked up -- I don't need to or want to tweak the OS. Also - don't complain when your phone crashes all the time.
Maybe I'm older now - but for me, the "My phone just works" notion outweighs the "I can modify my phone" mentality.
-Z