Did any of the posters in that thread read any further than "Android" before making wild accusations that are addressed further in that first sentence? That thread is a fanboy convention at best with no semblance of critical thinking or logic for kilometres.
My favourite though:
Evidently that poster didn't read the part that said that ICS would run just fine on the hardware. This is what bugs me - everyone jumping all over a product when the smallest opportunity presents itself.
Here's a simple solution: don't apply TouchWiz. Problem solved.
I find it amusing that everyone seems to think that this is Google's/Android's fault. To quote the postid any of the posters in that thread read any further than "Android" before making wild accusations that are addressed further in that first sentence? That thread is a fanboy convention at best with no semblance of critical thinking or logic for kilometres.
Here are some quotes that are worth looking (laughing) at:My favourite though:Evidently that poster didn't read the part that said that ICS would run just fine on the hardware. This is what bugs me - everyone jumping all over a product when the smallest opportunity presents itself.
I'm not defending Android - don't own a device with it and probably won't for the foreseeable future. That said, unlike the vapidity that is rampant in that thread, I can see the positives and negatives of both Android and iOS.
Here's a simple solution: don't apply TouchWiz. Problem solved.
I find it amusing that everyone seems to think that this is Google's/Android's fault. To quote the post
Here are some quotes that are worth looking (laughing) at:My favourite though:Evidently that poster didn't read the part that said that ICS would run just fine on the hardware. This is what bugs me - everyone jumping all over a product when the smallest opportunity presents itself.
I'm not defending Android - don't own a device with it and probably won't for the foreseeable future. That said, unlike the vapidity that is rampant in that thread, I can see the positives and negatives of both Android and iOS.
It wasn't meant for you at all - it was a reply to the thread that you linked to in your first post. Thats why I quoted it and not you.
It wasn't meant for you at all - it was a reply to the thread that you linked to in your first post. Thats why I quoted it and not you.
I'm not here to defend Android. To be honest, as someone who still uses a "dumb phone," I could care less about mobile phone operating systems. What I am frustrated at is people blaming one group for something that has nothing to do with them. In this case, the posters in that thread were jumping on Google and Android for something that had nothing to do with their product(s). This is why I referenced the parts of their thread that highlight this.
As you can see then, my frustration has everything to do with overzealous fanboys who want to craft tenuous links between anything somewhat negative and the competition. That thread is the perfect shining example of everything that is wrong with apologists - a complacency that precludes self-critical reflection of one's own beliefs complemented by an unreserved criticism of something else at all costs and without hesitation.
It wasn't meant for you at all - it was a reply to the thread that you linked to in your first post. Thats why I quoted it and not you.
I'm not here to defend Android. To be honest, as someone who still uses a "dumb phone," I could care less about mobile phone operating systems. What I am frustrated at is people blaming one group for something that has nothing to do with them. In this case, the posters in that thread were jumping on Google and Android for something that had nothing to do with their product(s). This is why I referenced the parts of their thread that highlight this.
As you can see then, my frustration has everything to do with overzealous fanboys who want to craft tenuous links between anything somewhat negative and the competition. That thread is the perfect shining example of everything that is wrong with apologists - a complacency that precludes self-critical reflection of one's own beliefs complemented by an unreserved criticism of something else at all costs and without hesitation.
Motorola puts a Motoblur UI on top of Android which also slows things down. I have nothing against Android - it is a fine OS. When people ask though - I always recommend getting a Nexus (Seems to be the only untouched Android OS) - so that you don't get all the extra bloat from manufacturers and you tend to have an upgrade path.
If only more people approached things with this thought process, we'd be better off.
Fragmentation is no doubt an issue. What I think most people fail to recognize is what you've pointed out here - this has little to do with Google and everything to do with <insert brand here>. Although Google could have stopped this by being more restrictive with the licence, the fault really lies with the hardware developers. This is why such attacks against Android are largely ludicrous. From where I sit in fact, many of the attacks against Android rarely target the platform. It becomes a bit of a straw man situation in some respects.
If only more people approached things with this thought process, we'd be better off.
Besides, it -is-, just a phone afterall
