Tag Archives: iphone

It doesn’t matter whether Android is better than IOS

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The problem has never been Android. Android is Android and IOS is IOS. They’re just different.

The problem is the device manufacturers and software publishers. For two years I went through a cycle where my Motorola Droid wouldn’t pair with my Garmin GPS. Every software update on one side or the other broke connectivity. Garmin blamed it on Moto and Moto blamed it on Garmin and it was broken more often than it worked.

My two year old iPhone has never failed to connect — not once.

Moral of the story: When it comes to technology, being better doesn’t matter. If it doesn’t work, it really doesn’t matter whether it’s genius or a piece of crap.

For every market, there’s an equal anti-market.

What’s Next For The Road Warrior’s Toolkit?

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Today, Apple announced they would be offering unlocked iPhone 4S models in the U.S.

Apple’s new offering is currently limited to GSM. But my idea of road warrior nirvana would be stepping off an airplane anywhere in the world, walking up to a vending machine, sticking in my credit card… out pops a local micro-SIM card and I have local cellular service by the time I reach the door.

Where do used iPhones go when they die?

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I’m sure I’m not the only person who expected the 4S sales to be anti-climactic, especially following an announcement that many considered a disappointment. But once again, the lines of people waiting to get their hands on the new device were long and the prediction is that it will be yet another record breaking weekend.

Which simply leads me to wonder if this weekend’s buyers are switching to the iPhone from other platforms? Or whether it’s mostly people who absolutely must have the latest and greatest device? And if it’s the latter, what happens to all of those newly retired iPhones?

What’s the point at which the iPhone market gets saturated and there’s no one left to buy them?

Was The iPhone Announcement A Bust?

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Seems like it’s not causing much of anything except a considerable number of comments that include words like anti-climactic and disappointing.

Did you happen to catch the blurb on WBZ news? I know there’s no excuse for making a major purchase without doing your research, but I really feel sorry for that woman who bought a new iPhone 4 yesterday. Now that would definitely be in the disappointing category.