Re:Google Pixel C Review
by CountSessine on Tuesday January 26, 2016 @01:03AM
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Well, let me vote you up to compensate. I think maybe the way you phrased it seemed like you were implying Google hold themselves to a higher standard than Apple, which certainly isn't the case. But I agree with you - Apple users have different expectations than Android users.
As an Android user, I am positively revolted - outraged, really - when an Android hardware manufacturer locks the bootloader making custom ROMs mostly impossible. And yet it doesn't bother me that much when Apple does this?
As an Apple user, I'm upset when my Apple device doesn't behave smoothly and responsively. Really, it needs to be like butter. And yet as a Note 4 user, I overlook all sorts of bad Android behavior - slow app startup, poor battery life, not being able to hold more than 3 apps in memory on a 3GB RAM device, dog-slow task button. Not terrible at all, but certainly not like an iphone.
Hmm, since I'm getting downvoted (which is fine, maybe you all just disagree), I should clarify none of that is meant as an insult to apple customers. (I'm one of them!) Just pointing out that different brands have wildly different consumer expectations.
Likewise, your expectations for long term support on Apple stuff is probably going to be different than Microsoft and Google stuff. I don't think Apple customers are happy with the behavior your describing, they're just way more willing to tolerate it because it's not unexpected.
The thing is, I don't think Google could get away with doing the same things. I think Apple's strategy works for Apple, but I don't think it generalizes.