To tinker or to use
Years ago I was a computer hobbyist. I built my first home computer from a Heathkit Kit (H89) in 1981. Other then the H89 I have never bought a new computer for personal use, I have always built them from component parts. I loved to tinker and despised the tight control Apple took over their products. I vigorously bashed all things Apple back to the Apple II.
I got an iTouch a few years ago and thought brought me into the Apple world. I hated how iTunes took over my PC and forced Quicktime on me. Shortly after I got an iPad and all in all I started to accept the mobile OS format. When it was time to dump my 10 year old Nokia cell phone for a smart phone the choice was easy since I knew the OS and all my Apps were bought and paid for. Experience with my girlfriends Samsung Galaxy and an Android tablet I had sealed the deal.
I decided I wanted a tool that I could turn on and simply use. My life has changed and I have enough going on that I don't need another hobby of making my phone work. One thing I have since found nothing short of amazing, is the ability to restore an entire device in minutes from an iTunes backup. I have yet to hear of any system for Android that is as simple and seamless, but perhaps it exists now.
I have since got a few Mac computers too, although I still maintain two PC's at home all all my work computers are Microsoft based too. The Mac experience is the same as the phones, very controlled and it generally just works. The updates are seamless. Reinstalling an OS on a new drive is SO much easier then a Windows machine. It really is just worked out and polished, of course that is easier since the hardware and the software are designed together. The Android system is a 'free' OS that many manufacturers will use and write their own "wrapper" for. All the various hardware and extra brand specific programming makes the Android experience slightly more trouble prone.
To a degree this discussion is a lot like why my religion is better then someone else's, we must all choose our paths. Both systems will work and both will have advantages/disadvantages. The phone to me is a tool, and I love when it just works without drama.
Back to the battery life thing, with the exception of when my battery failed (all batteries will wear out), it generally runs 24 hours with no problem. I charge the battery at night, every night, and the phone is never switched off. I have actually come to like the non-interchangeable batteries in my Apple devices. I can change them anytime if they fail, but since they have a more permanent connector, I have never seen any contact issues. My co-worker had an older Android phone that kept rebooting when he sat on it. Cleaning the battery contacts with De-Oxit cleared up that problem at least!
Years ago I was a computer hobbyist. I built my first home computer from a Heathkit Kit (H89) in 1981. Other then the H89 I have never bought a new computer for personal use, I have always built them from component parts. I loved to tinker and despised the tight control Apple took over their products. I vigorously bashed all things Apple back to the Apple II.
I got an iTouch a few years ago and thought brought me into the Apple world. I hated how iTunes took over my PC and forced Quicktime on me. Shortly after I got an iPad and all in all I started to accept the mobile OS format. When it was time to dump my 10 year old Nokia cell phone for a smart phone the choice was easy since I knew the OS and all my Apps were bought and paid for. Experience with my girlfriends Samsung Galaxy and an Android tablet I had sealed the deal.
I decided I wanted a tool that I could turn on and simply use. My life has changed and I have enough going on that I don't need another hobby of making my phone work. One thing I have since found nothing short of amazing, is the ability to restore an entire device in minutes from an iTunes backup. I have yet to hear of any system for Android that is as simple and seamless, but perhaps it exists now.
I have since got a few Mac computers too, although I still maintain two PC's at home all all my work computers are Microsoft based too. The Mac experience is the same as the phones, very controlled and it generally just works. The updates are seamless. Reinstalling an OS on a new drive is SO much easier then a Windows machine. It really is just worked out and polished, of course that is easier since the hardware and the software are designed together. The Android system is a 'free' OS that many manufacturers will use and write their own "wrapper" for. All the various hardware and extra brand specific programming makes the Android experience slightly more trouble prone.
To a degree this discussion is a lot like why my religion is better then someone else's, we must all choose our paths. Both systems will work and both will have advantages/disadvantages. The phone to me is a tool, and I love when it just works without drama.
Back to the battery life thing, with the exception of when my battery failed (all batteries will wear out), it generally runs 24 hours with no problem. I charge the battery at night, every night, and the phone is never switched off. I have actually come to like the non-interchangeable batteries in my Apple devices. I can change them anytime if they fail, but since they have a more permanent connector, I have never seen any contact issues. My co-worker had an older Android phone that kept rebooting when he sat on it. Cleaning the battery contacts with De-Oxit cleared up that problem at least!
