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Re:Google closes its $1.1B deal with HTC Corp by unixhero on Wednesday January 31, 2018 @03:40AM (#16272436)
No file manager

No personal files - music, ebooks, videos

Slavishly tied to Apple appstore.

ITunes requirement in the past

Useless Apple iCloud which cannot be trusted in the event of disaster (no retention policy)

Proprietary chargers

Many Android apps are more mature and have more features than iPhone equivalents.

Pricing Of handsets.

Slow handsets after 1.5 years, due to amongst others planned obsolence.

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Re:Google closes its $1.1B deal with HTC Corp by PierceJoy on Wednesday January 31, 2018 @04:05AM (#16272538)
Not one single thing you wrote would be considered basic usability for 99% of smart phone owners.

> Many Android apps are more mature and have more features than iPhone equivalents.

Lol. Ok. Even the most ardent Android supporters don't claim that Android's app ecosystem is nearly as mature as Apple's.

> Slow handsets after 1.5 years

Slower handsets after your battery has degraded enough that your phone risks shutdown, thereby prolonging the life of your device and ensuring it's available when you need it. Easily resolved by getting a new battery.

> planned obsolence.

That's blatant lie, and you know it.

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Re:Google closes its $1.1B deal with HTC Corp by wor3q on Wednesday January 31, 2018 @05:45AM (#16272932)
99% of smartphone owners don't need a smartphone at all. You can do photos, calls, browse web and check social media on any feature phone.

The difference for that 1% is quite big in favor of android though.

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Re:Google closes its $1.1B deal with HTC Corp by wegwerfbenutzer on Wednesday January 31, 2018 @04:52AM (#16272730)
>> planned obsolence.

>That's blatant lie, and you know it.

So you want to say the recent battery fuck up by Apple was totally unintentional? Of course software updates are designed to slow down your device after some years and it doesn’t matter if you use Apple/Microsoft/Google.

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