Why Android is better than iPhone.
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no irony at all. the article is an american source, citing american prices.
try buying an apple tv in canada for $99.
in the real world, the wd live, and others can be had for $74-94.
there IS a premium.
actually, where in the quote that you cited did i mention "same components"? i clearly wrote build quality. care to address that one, as i asked, instead of heading off in a different direction?
but now that you bring up the a4 chip, you do know it is made for apple by samsung, right? but i'm sure that samsung will cripple their hummingbird cores when they use them in their products, 'cause apple must maintain that 'advantage' they have in components over all other manufacturers. . .not. guess what is in the samsung galaxy and the tab? same chip that runs the iphone and ipad.
face it, apple contracts just about every part of their products out to other manufacturers (who almost always use them in their own models) to actually make them, and then has them built by the same foxconn line workers that build countless other products from other manufacturers.
the displays in iphone 4's are lg, sharp, etc. the batteries are all made in china under contract. you'd be naive to think that any of this stuff is proprietary. apple has an os and a successful design--components and build quality on the other hand, are available and used by anyone else who wants to pay samsung, lg, sharp, foxconn, etc.
yes, i congratulate apple on getting to 10% market share.
the fact that it took 24% growth to get to that point suggests they've got a long, long way to go before making a serious challenge to the ~90% pc market share.
again, if 10% constitutes 'kicking @ss", then go on believing what you will. as to how that translates into "So yes there are more customers that WANT Apple COMPUTERS than the rest of the beige box kabal", i'm not sure how you sustain that contention. unless of course you meant that there are more today than there were last year. of course, that's not what you wrote. one comment is relativist, and the other is absolute.
Poser
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Poser keeps on spreading Lord Steve's good word among the infidels
and what word did you spread, lemme guess,hmmmm.
burrito boyz on tuesdays guys, see you there.
what did you get out of it?
What?? How basic do I have to get with you?? The quality of the components you use will directly affect the build quality of your product. Really this needs to be explained to you??
Ok so? You seem to think manufacturing and design/execution are the same thing. They arent, Toyota/Ford/Honda/Gm all may use Magna as a manufacturer for components but how each components designed and executed are vastly different. Apple isnt a manufacturer, never has been. Also just because you manufacture something for someone doesnt mean you get to bite their designs and use them in your products. You wont find the A4 or the Retina display in Samsung or LG phones.
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So more consumers WANT Apple Computers and the ones that have them love them and would buy another one...while the beige box kabal are losing customer satisfaction and growth. So how is Apple not kicking *** in the computer game?
Poser
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http://www.macstories.net/roundups/macstoriesdeals-huge-thursday/#more-16278
massive price discounts for iOS apps
massive price discounts for iOS apps
because 90% is a hell of a lot bigger than 10%. but then again, math was never my strong suit. in apple world, 10% is proof positive of a butt kicking. i stand corrected.
again, where do i write this?
also, did you miss the part where samsung builds the processor core that the a4 chip is built around? and uses it in their galaxy products?
as for the retina display, it is made by lg, sharp, and now toshiba. do you really believe that all three of these manufacturers will not use the products they make?
the only thing that apple might own is the name "retina display", or "a4". the technology and production behind it is samsung and lg.
the only way your argument holds water is if the 'quality of the components' that samsung, lg, toshiba, etc. provide for apple is somehow superior to the ones they provide to their own products. do you actually believe this to be the case?
wow. all i can say is, wow.
iridebikes
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He got a burrito! Then he probably went home to maintain his linux computers and upgrade his router firmware.
A day in the life of a PC nerd
Want to know why you can find WD live for under MSRP? because WD makes junk. I have a WD My book world II and WD hasn't updated the firmware in over a year and refuses to address ongoing issues. Just read the WD forums and you get the picture. When products don't sell because they are crap they get discounted.
iridebikes
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And unsupported products always wind up being crap.
Poser
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It's punks like you that Steve Jobs would like to send to jail
post #90,
which side are you on?
Poser
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post #34,
and my posts are silly, this post above have nothing to do with the topic, but never got quoted.
Re: Apple TV is another redundant iBox as my blu ray player has internet hook up and has all kinds of internet options like watching you tube vids and such. Sony is constantly offering free firmware upgrades to make the devices more capable. Besides, many new TVs are becoming "internet" ready and come with an ethernet jack ready to go, and offer the same features.
Here's a thought.
Apple.ca It shows that I can walk into any store and buy an itouch for $249, or you can buy a glorified version of the iTouch also known as the iPhone for $549 (or almost $700 for an extra memory model *gasp*).
So what does an extra $300 get me? A telecommunications chip and a poorly designed antenna (confirmed by independant consumer reports Lab testing.)
Consumer Reports in their latest issue doesn't rate the iPhone any higher than the best of the Androids on the market.
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The title of the thread is Why Android is better than the iPhone. Now your saying it's on par with the best Android phones on the market. Way to backpedal.
