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I personally think having the option of running windows phone 7 on the Vibrant would be freakin' awesome, but god only knows what a nightmare porting it over would be (and I'm not even a dev). Anyway, it just struck me as a cool idea, and I was wondering what any devs or user had to say bout it. Basically my question is, is it possible? And if so, how hard would it be?
-Regards, bobofosho123
Flame suit on?
Personally I'm done with windows mobile. They've had years to improve it and another 3 years to revamp the Windows mobile 6 platform to get it to even slightly compete with either iPhone OS or Android, and look here.....nothing happened. Mini version of Windows with a tiny start menu has just not been the way to go....stubborn bastards.
Whatever I've seen of Windows phone 7 has been disappointing so far because it seems to affected/infected by Bing. I'll decide on things myself thank you very much Microsoft. Windows on a laptop on the other hand = FTW.
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Personally I'm done with windows mobile. They've had years to improve it and another 3 years to revamp the Windows mobile 6 platform to get it to even slightly compete with either iPhone OS or Android, and look here.....nothing happened. Mini version of Windows with a tiny start menu has just not been the way to go....stubborn bastards.
Whatever I've seen of Windows phone 7 has been disappointing so far because it seems to affected/infected by Bing. I'll decide on things myself thank you very much Microsoft. Windows on a laptop on the other hand = FTW.
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well-said.
That wil never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever happen ever. Windows CE kernel is closed source, everything in the WP7 environment is closed source, so unless we make some compatibility magic... Or maybe one of our pirates can go into the MS headquarters and steal some source/documentation....... It will never happen. And aside from getting it to start up, the GSM modem and other radios will not work, nothing else will work, and it will just be a big pain in the ass.
You're not alone. I would love to boot WM 6.5 on my Vibrant and have it magically work. Hell, maybe even that ****ty iOS 4. Or how bout webOS! THAT would be nice, with the multitasking and such...
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That wil never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever happen ever. Windows CE kernel is closed source, everything in the WP7 environment is closed source, so unless we make some compatibility magic... Or maybe one of our pirates can go into the MS headquarters and steal some source/documentation....... It will never happen. And aside from getting it to start up, the GSM modem and other radios will not work, nothing else will work, and it will just be a big pain in the ass.
You're not alone. I would love to boot WM 6.5 on my Vibrant and have it magically work. Hell, maybe even that ****ty iOS 4. Or how bout webOS! THAT would be nice, with the multitasking and such...
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Maybe i should fly up to the white collars at microsoft in redmond, washington and say "oh pleeeeeeeeasssssssssssseeeee give me the source code, pretty please, come on, just a little bit?" Or maybe if I lick Bill Gates balls he'll say yes, who knows. LMAO
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Personally I'm done with windows mobile. They've had years to improve it and another 3 years to revamp the Windows mobile 6 platform to get it to even slightly compete with either iPhone OS or Android, and look here.....nothing happened. Mini version of Windows with a tiny start menu has just not been the way to go....stubborn bastards.
Whatever I've seen of Windows phone 7 has been disappointing so far because it seems to affected/infected by Bing. I'll decide on things myself thank you very much Microsoft. Windows on a laptop on the other hand = FTW.
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That's true, though I did like to have the mini start menu in my pocket, lol. Good old WM6 (and 5) Professional... Felt like I really had my PC in my pocket, hence the name PocketPC.
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Maybe i should fly up to the white collars at microsoft in redmond, washington and say "oh pleeeeeeeeasssssssssssseeeee give me the source code, pretty please, come on, just a little bit?" Or maybe if I lick Bill Gates balls he'll say yes, who knows. LMAO
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LOL and while you're there, ask him for the entire set of Windows 7, WP7 and Xbox 360 software documentation, and ask for a copy of the source code for every single project at Microsoft, including the Xbox 360's security methods. Then put it online anonymously! That'll bring their stock waaaaaaaay down......
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Maybe i should fly up to the white collars at microsoft in redmond, washington and say "oh pleeeeeeeeasssssssssssseeeee give me the source code, pretty please, come on, just a little bit?" Or maybe if I lick Bill Gates balls he'll say yes, who knows. LMAO
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Except bill dates doesn't work for microsoft anymore
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Uh he still is a board member with 40 some percent control of stock. I'd say he still has some say in that company; so lick away. I'd make sure he showers well though. ;/
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I would just like to try WP7, it looks like something I would like to try.
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Flame suit on?
Personally I'm done with windows mobile. They've had years to improve it and another 3 years to revamp the Windows mobile 6 platform to get it to even slightly compete with either iPhone OS or Android, and look here.....nothing happened. Mini version of Windows with a tiny start menu has just not been the way to go....stubborn bastards.
Whatever I've seen of Windows phone 7 has been disappointing so far because it seems to affected/infected by Bing. I'll decide on things myself thank you very much Microsoft. Windows on a laptop on the other hand = FTW.
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You could easily call me a Google fanboy, but when it comes down to Google vs. Bing, they really arent that different. What is it about Bing that you dislike so much?
And as for WP7 itself, I dont plan on switching from Android but Ive got a Zune HD, and it easily has one of the best UI's around. WP7 is really a Zune phone when it comes down to it. I know Id love to try it out.
I've come across some people that when they see my phone, they're like is that an iPhone and im like no, its a Vibrant. It happened more than twice and i find it annoying how people can mistake the Vibrant for an iphone.
So question is Has it happened to you and do you find it annoying?
No one under the age of 40 mistakes my Vibrant for an iPhone. Everyone I know, everyone I go to school with it, etc. etc. knows it's a Galaxy S.
The only time someone ever mistook it for something else was when my neighbor asked me if it was a Captivate.
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I've come across some people that when they see my phone, they're like is that an iPhone and im like no, its a Vibrant. It happened more than twice and i find it annoying how people can mistake the Vibrant for an iphone.
So question is Has it happened to you and do you find it annoying?
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Well, Samsung did mirror the iphones physical appearance with this particular device......and since the iphone is marketed 100x more than the Vibrant, which is pretty much outdated anyway, what do you expect people to think if theyve never owned a vibrant?
WITH THAT SAID, it is quite annoying
Once I got "Is that Samsung's iPhone?" I couldn't quite fault them, they knew what it was even though it was a fairly insulting way to put it. The best, though, was going through a checkout while my 4 year old played Angry Birds. The clerk got jealous - "Is that that new Samsung???!" Asked a bunch of questions. Clearly knew it was Android, some basic specs, though she'd never touched any sort of smart phone before. Rare example of an educated (non techy) consumer.
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I've come across some people that when they see my phone, they're like is that an iPhone and im like no, its a Vibrant. It happened more than twice and i find it annoying how people can mistake the Vibrant for an iphone.
So question is Has it happened to you and do you find it annoying?
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well like the guy above me said... the vibrant is a mirror image of the iPhone 3g and 3gs ,just slightly bigger.
as far as ppl mistakingly my vibrant as an iphone,it doesnt annoy me as much as people throwing the DROID name out and about.... droid this,droid that, is that a droid phone,etc.
DROID is nothing but a BRAND NAME used by Verizon for SELECTED android handsets.
Yeah, the SGS line (and Vibrant in particular) heavily ape the old iPhone designs, even down to the fake-chrome bezel.
I'd certainly forgive somebody who had never used the devices for mistaking one for the other.
Yea I can't believe the stupidity involved in mistaking my phone for an iPhone. Don't people know anything? Aaaaaahhhhhhhhh!!! I have flashcards with pictures of phones on one side and the name on the other. I regularly quiz myself. The last thing I want to do is look like a complete idiot OMG
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as far as ppl mistakingly my vibrant as an iphone,it doesnt annoy me as much as people throwing the DROID name out and about.... droid this,droid that, is that a droid phone,etc.
DROID is nothing but a BRAND NAME used by Verizon for SELECTED android handsets.
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The "Droid" thing is probably more annoying than someone mistaking it for an iphone. But the best is:
Dumbass: "Is that an iPhone?"
Me: "No actually it....."
Dumbass: "Ohhh its a Droid."
Me: "No its a Galaxy S, but Android is the operating system, just like the Droid"
Dumbass: "Oh ok, so then you have Verizon?"
Me: **punches dumbass in face**
I wouldn't call people stupid for mistaking a phone that looks similar. I'll admit, I don't know much about cars. Doesn't make me stupid that I don't know all car models and may have mistaken some similar models for another one.
Take it as an opportunity to inform people about Android and the Vibrant. I tell people that looks like an iPhone but it's so much better. Then I show them examples (or course I wouldn't do this in front of strangers when I don't feel safe).
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I wouldn't call people stupid for mistaking a phone that looks similar. I'll admit, I don't know much about cars. Doesn't make me stupid that I don't know all car models and may have mistaken some similar models for another one.
Take it as an opportunity to inform people about Android and the Vibrant. I tell people that looks like an iPhone but it's so much better. Then I show them examples (or course I wouldn't do this in front of strangers when I don't feel safe).
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Then I suggest you take a look at them VW MK4 R32's...really nice
Seriously though i agree with you when i get that opportunity I try to inform people about the phone and how awesome android is compared to the iphone.
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Once I got "Is that Samsung's iPhone?" I couldn't quite fault them, they knew what it was even though it was a fairly insulting way to put it. The best, though, was going through a checkout while my 4 year old played Angry Birds. The clerk got jealous - "Is that that new Samsung???!" Asked a bunch of questions. Clearly knew it was Android, some basic specs, though she'd never touched any sort of smart phone before. Rare example of an educated (non techy) consumer.
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The same exact thing happened to me, except my son is 2 and the cashier thought it was some new gaming system, and she really wasn't that educated either.
OK, so it was actually nothing like your experience.
I'm sure u guys don't know every single phones name in the world.
It happens. And vibrant does look like a iPhone from a bit of distance.
I'm just annoyed when I say I have a android powered phone they auto think I have a Droid x or pro....
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To be perfectly honest, I don't think comparing the Vibrant to the iPhone is an insult. The iPhone is a top notch smartphone by consumer standards and if someone thinks my phone is as cool as an iPhone then I'll suck it up and take that with stride.
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To be perfectly honest, I don't think comparing the Vibrant to the iPhone is an insult. The iPhone is a top notch smartphone by consumer standards and if someone thinks my phone is as cool as an iPhone then I'll suck it up and take that with stride.
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Exactly!
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The same exact thing happened to me, except my son is 2 and the cashier thought it was some new gaming system, and she really wasn't that educated either.
OK, so it was actually nothing like your experience.
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Don't be so hard on yourself. Both stories had children playing AB, both involved a cashier, and there may have been shopping carts. That last part is pure conjecture, but is a reasonable assumption.
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brian_v3ntura said:
well like the guy above me said... the vibrant is a mirror image of the iPhone 3g and 3gs ,just slightly bigger.
as far as ppl mistakingly my vibrant as an iphone,it doesnt annoy me as much as people throwing the DROID name out and about.... droid this,droid that, is that a droid phone,etc.
DROID is nothing but a BRAND NAME used by Verizon for SELECTED android handsets.
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Actually that annoys me as much as people mistaking my Vibrant as an iPhone. i always correct them and tell them its Android.
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Then I suggest you take a look at them VW MK4 R32's...really nice
Seriously though i agree with you when i get that opportunity I try to inform people about the phone and how awesome android is compared to the iphone.
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Fellow VW enthusiast...NICE to meet you!
Maybe because that iphone is more popular and having this mistakes is not stupid.
Blame Samsung, from a distance it looks exactly like an iphone. The chrome bezel doesn't help. But im probably the only user to blindly pick up my phone upside down. Lol
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Yes, I definitely agree with the phone being mistaken for an iphone. Even the software (touch wiz) almost looks like an iphone. People really think its an iphone. When I tell them what it is you can see naturally that they think the phone is a knockoff iphone. We should not get mad. We knew this before we bought/traded/found/stole (however you happen to own the phone) the Vibrant.
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OK, so I have never felt the need to make a pointless thread till now...
I was out at the bar tonight, surrounded by iPhone people....going on and on about how they had one problem or another with whatever random android they had and how suddenly their iPhone solved everything.... And they were saying "oh, our phone is so much faster than yours"
So i made them all download linpack and blew each of them away by double...
Perhaps it doesn't mean much, but it shut them up
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Haha!
I hate it tho how trying to get an i phone user to understand something simple like a widget. I explain at least we get home screens they dont understand coz all they get is an application drawer!
I actually talked a female colleague around to getting an android phone like mine (s2) she was set to get an iphone but she doesn't regret it one bit! Plus out of 15 ppl in our company 3 of us have android- one desire and 2 s2's! The rest are apple fan boys! Lol
Android all the way!!
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iPhone = ordinary brainless user
Android = power user which has to use his brains
Why so many iPhones?
Apple is the king of product placement.
Watch any movie, soap etc. Apples apples apples rotten apples everywhere.
Yay, a grid of icons on top of icons! The solution to all of life's mobile phone problems. Oh, and a robotic sounding woman you can have "conversations" with.
The reason why Apple is so successful is because the notion of "choice" is too much for the average person to handle. I understand the lack of common sense and willingness to do a little legwork when purchasing things that most of society has, but having ONE phone and ONE computer is preferable to anyone in the entertainment business than shuffling through the hundreds of Android phones. Especially since they're catering to the society I wrote about. They will know what an iPhone is. They will not know what __insert_stuipd_android_device_name_OEMs_who_don't_understand_how_the_world_works_come_up_with is.
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Haha!
I hate it tho how trying to get an i phone user to understand something simple like a widget. I explain at least we get home screens they dont understand coz all they get is an application drawer!
I actually talked a female colleague around to getting an android phone like mine (s2) she was set to get an iphone but she doesn't regret it one bit! Plus out of 15 ppl in our company 3 of us have android- one desire and 2 s2's! The rest are apple fan boys! Lol
Android all the way!!
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Better to have Iphones than the stupid symbian Nokia phones............
My town is surrounded by Nokia phones and some chinese/indian crap......
Though the problem is that here a basic phone without camera and some basic features costs at 2000-3000 rupees (40$-60$) while the evo 3d was around 49$(contract) in USA and is around 700$ (without contract) in india , I would have purchased so many phones at this cost if that contract thingy would have been available here...
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Better to have Iphones than the stupid symbian Nokia phones............
My town is surrounded by Nokia phones and some chinese/indian crap......
Though the problem is that here a basic phone without camera and some basic features costs at 2000-3000 rupees (40$-60$) while the evo 3d was around 49$(contract) in USA and is around 700$ (without contract) in india , I would have purchased so many phones at this cost if that contract thingy would have been available here...
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No you wouldn't because they are ,like you said, contracts . That means you can only get a device at that price once every two years once the contract ends.
The reason so many more people appear to have iphones is Apple advertises everywhere. People want a brand name they can trust and they all love their ipods for music, so why not get an iPhone. Then the old yoga moms who bought it rave about their new smartphone to all their clueless friends, who tell even more people, until apple phones are owned by every clueless person in the US. Then Apple decides it's time to implement project X, a top secret project that uses siri to take over its users like a parasite and TAKE OVER THE WORLD!!! Well sort of anyway...
Yeah, idk, I just enjoyed it because they all had to admit my 3d blew their iPhone away... And you guys are right, it is brainless... Have you ever seen two iPhones that look different? Nope, they are all set up to be huge app drawers... Idk, I like having a bookmark and a calendar widget.... I like being able to make it my own and not just follow suit....
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sms2000 said:
iPhone = ordinary brainless user
Android = power user which has to use his brains
Why so many iPhones?
Apple is the king of product placement.
Watch any movie, soap etc. Apples apples apples rotten apples everywhere.
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How incredibly humble of you
Apple has carved an image for itself, and it does it's job very well, and people from all walks of life has iPhones, from trashy people, to incredible smart. Some people just don't care about customisation and are more interested in a complete solution with little fuss. This does not make them brainless.
the main reason i keep seeing these lil girls get iphone is because its a status symbol , ppl think if you have an iphone ur cool or going to get more *****, that phone is plain out boring when its up against a high end android.
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How incredibly humble of you
Apple has carved an image for itself, and it does it's job very well, and people from all walks of life has iPhones, from trashy people, to incredible smart. Some people just don't care about customisation and are more interested in a complete solution with little fuss. This does not make them brainless.
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How DARE you display objectivity, blasphemer! The iPhone is for the feeble minded and Android for the intellectual elite.
I think people chose iphone forbthe same reason i dont root my phone. Not everyone has hours a day to waste altering these phones or can afford for something to stop working. People say rooting your phone makes it better and faster. How much faster can it get seriously? I mean my epic touch is fully stock with 1000 songs and plenty of pics and videos and sometimes it seems like it selects what i want before i even swipe it. Every other thread on xda seems to ke oh i flashed this rom and my camera stopped working my wifi stopped working my voicemail stopped working im not getting my notifications stuck on htc screen or whatever else can go wrong. Im only 26 but i have a gf and a 1 year old son. Some people cant afford to have dumb **** like that go wrong. I need everything on my phone working all the time. Im not worried about the latest theme and if i was that worried about ics id go by a galaxy nexus.
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I think people chose iphone forbthe same reason i dont root my phone. Not everyone has hours a day to waste altering these phones or can afford for something to stop working. People say rooting your phone makes it better and faster. How much faster can it get seriously? I mean my epic touch is fully stock with 1000 songs and plenty of pics and videos and sometimes it seems like it selects what i want before i even swipe it. Every other thread on xda seems to ke oh i flashed this rom and my camera stopped working my wifi stopped working my voicemail stopped working im not getting my notifications stuck on htc screen or whatever else can go wrong. Im only 26 but i have a gf and a 1 year old son. Some people cant afford to have dumb **** like that go wrong. I need everything on my phone working all the time. Im not worried about the latest theme and if i was that worried about ics id go by a galaxy nexus.
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Cool story? Trust me depending in the Roms the phone actually shows significant performance over the stock . You don't actually spend hours a day switching. Or whatever. Just download follow simple steps and go.
Most times the rom is perfectly working for users. Just some people don't read the change logs on what works or not.
And I have-not seen that many oh my wifi or whatever is not working threads.
Unless you take advantage of rooting you probably arnt the one to talk about these customization steps, goes for the iPhone users alike.
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Alright so after reading this thread which has a slight undertone of hate both ways, here is what I've gathered....
iPhone: For people who want things done for them... They don't want to worry about every detail (big or small) of their phone, don't mind little customization, and follow a 'trend' (if you will). At the same time, everything is easier to use, because it is less complicated and everything is right there. The phone that is already 'set-up'.
Exclude the whole concept of Jailbreaking your iPhone. If you jailbreak it, you are basically making it an Android anyways -_-. Making it Open-source so you can add MODs from Cydia to it for a little more customization and control. Sounds like browsing XDA looking for new things for your phone, hm.
Android: Contrary to the iPhone... For people who want to take control of their phone. In every aspect. Having a phone that really reflects you and shows your personality. Something you can tinker with for endless hours ALWAYS finding something new. You don't mind the 'kinks' of rooting and ROMs, because you like the need to fiddle with your phone. All around, you're more alert to everything going on in that phone of yours. The parts waiting to be perfectly put together.
Don't get me wrong. Android is fully functional. What I meant by the part thing is; everything is ready to go, but it needs a little extra to get it how you want it.
Which one is better....? I personally like Android because of all the things there are to, and the very thin boundaries (if there are any) to what you can't do. However the iPhone offers a very refined experience that isn't anything to scuff at. I do not find the iPhone faster either. There are plenty of tests to show otherwise. It wouldn't be fair to compare a low-end Android so assume I'm talking about the SGS2, Galaxy Nexus, etc. And if there is any difference in visual speed (which isn't totally reliable) it is honestly a hundredth of a second or less. Processor wise Android destroys iOS. Visual smoothness iOS at times over throws Android. Overall they're both good platforms (and I have used both for over 6 months).
Now if more iPhone users could realize that Android is just as good as iOS. Then we could finally get them to shut-up about what their pre-personalized phones can do.
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I'd never buy an iPhone, or Apple product, for that matter. That said, had I been one of those people who just lost the linpack challenge, I would promptly have asked you to open your web browser, or home screen and take the lag challenge, to which you would have failed miserably.
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I'd never buy an iPhone, or Apple product, for that matter. That said, had I been one of those people who just lost the linpack challenge, I would promptly have asked you to open your web browser, or home screen and take the lag challenge, to which you would have failed miserably.
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Or if you were using the 3Vo, try and take a picture in the dimly lit room
It's whatever, I just wanted to shut them up...
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Lets not kid ourselves on the 7.8 update folks, as its not going to offer anything more than resizing the tiles.
Now that we have been abandoned, we should demand that HTC/microsoft release the source and unlock the bootloaders so we can flash an OS of our choosing.
I believe that ICS would run smoothly on our radars. If it could be done with HD2, it can be done with the radar.
What do you folks think?
Does ics run smoothly on hd2?
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From what I get on their site, they have several ics roms that are working well. Having a choice is always nice.
I support the OP !!
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i'm sorry for the offtopic, but what that |OP| stands for?
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i'm sorry for the offtopic, but what that |OP| stands for?
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OP means 'original poster' So here it means i support this guy "ibnturab" as he is the OP
Well, we already have a EOL device at the 6 month Mark, give or take. Microsoft said they didn't want fragmentation like android, but here it comes already. My radar is put back in the box and I'm back to android for functionality. My radar is the LAST WP product I will buy. Look at the poor bastards who jumped on the Lumia 900 just a couple months ago. I'm sorry but Microsoft had to know that all these new devices wouldn't run WP8, but they decided to snow ball their consumers instead of being open and honest.
Now Nokia has all these phones they built that I'm sure people won't buy now with the info just released. Nokia is already hanging by a thread.
End of rant....
My time is now done in Windows phone forums. Good luck guys.
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@awrnsmn, I totally agree with you. I'm seriously considering selling it. Its shame thought, I love the hardware, and the battery is the best I've seen yet in a smartphone. And the dedicated camera button is superb. But, in the end, we all want functionality so I'm likely gonna list this on ebay.
I'm considering the HTC amaze but I've read mixed things on battery. I'm also looking into the ATrix 2.
android on htc radar
I guess we have to wait and see if there is anybody clever enough to get ics running on a radar. I guess i will give it a try when its there. Not because i need it, but because it can
I know I said my time was done here but.....well anyway. What bothers me the most about all of this is Microsoft was really on to something with WP, it could of been a fantastic os to rival the big 2, but with the decisions their making they're killing already......sad because I USED to like where they were going with it.
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IMHO, after my contact is up I will be switching over to Android. *The next Nexus preferably* unless MS could come with something that will make me want to get WP8. Jelly Bean and Operation Butter literally kill my love for WP7.5. :crying:
I'm friends are diehard Samsung fans... So they seen a htcone and started in on how much better the screen is on the S4 better compared to the htcone I simply pulled out this picture
And walked away and have not heard a word from them on the subject
I thought it was funny so thought I would make a post about it
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awesome
This is why we call "owned". Go HTC.
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Originally I was on the Samsung bandwagon but never owned the device. The company seemed to make all the right decisions at the time.
Then I got my HOX and bought my sis her S3... Then I knew HTC was doing big things just not getting much credit. My One's screen is just amazing.
Great post to drive that point home! haha
just to add i let the same few buddies play with my HONE and now they hare considering buying a ONE lol they loves how fluid it is compared to crapwiz
OP where did that image comparison come from? I've wanted a good One/S4 screen comparison since these two phones were announced.
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OP where did that image comparison come from? I've wanted a good One/S4 screen comparison since these two phones were announced.
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Droid-Life did a full review of the GS4 and included a macro comparison.
http://www.redmondpie.com/iphone-5-...e-vs-lumia-920-vs-xperia-z-screen-comparison/
Here's another screen comparison. Doesn't have an icon comparo like the OP tho.
Fanboy circlejerk is literally hitler..
But seriously, stuff like this is why I stopped going to the Int'l One forum for a while. I was hoping it wouldn't happen here, too. IMHO it doesn't do anything except create hate between users of two different phones. One of my friends has an iPhone 5 and is happy to try to convince me that it is the **** every time I see him. I just nod politely and move along.
That my friend is what we call a walk off base hit. Good shyt
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I was standing on campus the other day and heard this from a girl standing with a guy:
"HTC's are so stupid. They're the stupidest phones. They can't do anything!"
That is what she said, verbatim. I almost wanted to punch myself in the face for just hearing something that incredibly ignorant. I don't have much shame, but verbally beating down this idiot amongst my peers is not something even I can do or is it worth the effort. THIS is who HTC has to market to. Freaking idiots.
Who cares what they say? Love your phone, tell them to get stuffed
LoL I did similar things almost exactly a year ago, that's the time of galaxy s3 and HOX,
Oh well hope HTC could win this time, even the golleria glass 3rd gen is much better than the one on HTC one which is 2nd gen
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I know everyone is saying "just ignore them" yadda yadda yadda. I disagree and here is why:
HTC isn't Apple or Samsung. Several reviewers have called the HTC One the "hail mary" before they bite the dust, and they may be right. If we want to see HTC keep building these amazing devices, we have to educate in order to make a sell in order to keep them in business. We are the nerds that friends and family go to when they have a question about their phones (and computers too, of course). They may say something like "well the Apple commercial said the iPhone can do THIS!" or "the Samsung commercial said the Galaxy can do THAT". We know what ALL phones are capable of doing because it's our passion. Everyone, at least in the HTC forums, know that our phone can trump nearly every feature on both the iPhone 5 and the GS4, thus, we need to show off our phones capabilities whenever we are hanging out with our friends or family.
TL;DR: If the HTC One doesn't sell well, it may be the last HTC phone ever. Show off your phone and keep them in business! :good:
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snappjay said:
I know everyone is saying "just ignore them" yadda yadda yadda. I disagree and here is why:
HTC isn't Apple or Samsung. Several reviewers have called the HTC One the "hail mary" before they bite the dust, and they may be right. If we want to see HTC keep building these amazing devices, we have to educate in order to make a sell in order to keep them in business. We are the nerds that friends and family go to when they have a question about their phones (and computers too, of course). They may say something like "well the Apple commercial said the iPhone can do THIS!" or "the Samsung commercial said the Galaxy can do THAT". We know what ALL phones are capable of doing because it's our passion. Everyone, at least in the HTC forums, know that our phone can trump nearly every feature on both the iPhone 5 and the GS4, thus, we need to show off our phones capabilities whenever we are hanging out with our friends or family.
TL;DR: If the HTC One doesn't sell well, it may be the last HTC phone ever. Show off your phone and keep them in business! :good:
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So, basically, your argument is that you should be allowed to bash other phones and cause random flame wars just because it might, somehow, convince someone to buy a HTC phone. That's never going to work.
1. You're going to be arguing/disputing/whatever with a fanboy. Not someone who doesn't know anything about mobile hardware and the difference between a "Galaxy" and a "HTC," but a full-blown fanboy. They're never going to buy whatever phone you're forcing them to consider.
2. Even if it was someone who wasn't a fanboy, you arguing and trying to make them see that your phone is the god of all phones isn't exactly going to make them buy it--if anything they're less likely, because since you were so militantly trying to justify why anybody would buy your phone it would seem that there is some buyer's remorse, at least in their eyes.
3. Like I said in my other post, flame wars do NOTHING. They don't affect overall phone sales and they don't prove anything. There are probably thousands if not millions of iSheep who believe iPhones are by far the best phones and will take that opinion to their grave. Doesn't change the fact that Apple's losing market share and that Apple's stock is in a downward spiral.
But if you really want to go ahead and be a fanboy, go ahead. I really don't care. Just don't let it get in the way of real discussion. Also, it'd be great if you didn't automatically assume everything Samsung makes is crap just because it's a Samsung. Not everyone shares your opinion. I personally hate Apple but I have to admit the iPhone 5 is a pretty good phone. It's just not something I would like. Just a suggestion.