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Again, a matter of choice. More choices are good for everyone.I think my Subaru Outback wins over your Mercedes Benz any day. I can attach a tent to mine; take it off road, use regular gasoline and parts are less expensive
Is Android the Subaru of smart phones?
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com01-31-11 07:28 AM - A good point chrisy. I would not agree because I do not have a need for a tent. Mrs. Pete6 likes comfy hotels. This is the crux of the whole argument. Personal preference and choice. I'll defend that to the hilt.I think my Subaru Outback wins your Mercedes Benz any day. I can attach a tent to mine; take it off road, use regular gasoline and parts are less expensive
Is Android the Subaru of smart phones?
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Neither of our cars are the top volume sellers but, like our Blackberrys we like our cars for our own reasons and they serve us well.
As to Android being the Subaru of smartphones. Well, I am having some trouble mapping phones to cars here - duh. Is there a four wheel drive phone? I know my 9700 is not a V6 and the Merc is not 3G.
Joking aside, the analog is still mostly valid.01-31-11 09:18 AM - That's a good point that gets overlooked a lot...especially when people just get heated discussing sheer number statistics and don't go over - "Well, they out sold RIM, how do people feel?" The argument there goes to the forums and then people with whatever phone is being "flamed" defend their choices as the moral "correctedness" falls and the "I love my phone and it does X, Y, and Z better than..." argument over takes all logical comparisons or general favor of the devices in question.
And again like Pete said, it all goes to choice and preference. I love BMW and my fianc�e loves Audi - IMO Audi is crap and BMW is top notch. Will I stop her from falling into her dream and buying an Audi? No. But what I'm getting at is that it isn't just based on preference it is based on the derived appeal or appearance of that apparent luxury that is presented to the consumer. It is all based off of a perceived sense of quality and luxury that the consumer is buying.I think my Subaru Outback wins over your Mercedes Benz any day. I can attach a tent to mine; take it off road, use regular gasoline and parts are less expensive
Is Android the Subaru of smart phones?
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Not saying we buy crap, but I am saying that is is based on what we perceive is the best...and it relative to what we desire. Some desire things others won't - we should stop arguing personal preference. Instead it has been argued that people are "settling" when it comes to purchases.
I don't understand that perception - and I've played Devil's Advocate on here a few times in terms of questioning a users reluctance or indulgence to "settle" for a device that lacks features that other devices have or visa versa. The truth is, we don't "settle". We are all given a choice to buy whatever it is we want to buy, therefore, we don't really lean towards one device over the other because we are settling for less features or lack of functionality, we buy it because we chose to buy it. (Unless you're on AT&T in which case the iPhone was arguably the only good phone to buy)
What has come to mind for me after reading the OPs comment on QNX (in terms of BlackBerry - "BlackBerry Tablet OS") being superior to all other platforms in terms of being new and a winner is that it comes with no precedence. People don't understand the true nature of the beast because people don't go around questioning "Oh, what makes my car's in house center console display tick...?" They just accept it for what it's worth and move on with their lives.
Another aspect that Pete touched on was the capabilities of the kernel OS to do a job that most other operating systems haven't done yet. Why I think RIM put QNX onto a dual core device was simply this - it has the power to do much, much more (as touched on by Kevin during the podcast) than any other OS to date. What we fail to realize is the ability for operating systems to capture the true nature of what performance computing is - and that is - simply put, processing! QNX seems to have developed operating systems in a way where they maximize the true nature of the system they are designed for. It's like a custom fit glove versus a generic, small, medium, large glove - so to speak.
Harnessing the entire spectrum of processing power is key when developing an operating system and QNX has demonstrated to the world time and time again that they possess the ability to custom build operating systems that are not only reliable, but can truly show off the entirety of the hardware behind the scene.
Some of you might counter this in saying "Well our _________ phone can do this and this and this..." The point isn't what your phone can do now, it is what should it be able to do that it doesn't do.
We are all so quick to jump on current technology bandwagon that we fail to recognize the innovation and careful planning it takes to master these devices into what they can come to be called consumer devices.
With integrating a QNX developed OS into the existing BB OS environment they can start generating true electronic devices that harness each and every element of the hardware that is included within the device. QNX allows them to do this - because before, as we all know - the software was always too much for the hardware to handle. Hopefully now, taking a step back, RIM can continue taking multiple steps, or even LEAPS forward to stay on par with the competition in a way to keep their competitive edge, well, competitive.
That's my 2 cents.Last edited by theruined; 01-31-11 at 12:14 PM.
01-31-11 12:05 PM - I know ya. You can't express your opinion here anymore without been bashed . Kevin really needs to do something with people and their bashing or remove people from the site altogether .his "buy the real thing" comment says it all...you just can't take him seriously. (at least I can't
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I was nice in that last post .
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01-31-11 12:39 PM
someone needs to put that troll in his place lol