AWS Drives More Than Half of Amazon's Operating Income

Re:AWS Drives More Than Half of Amazon's Operating Income by shaklee3 on Monday February 04, 2019 @11:53AM (#19077881)

Again, you are comparing a phone that was half the price at launch. Operating systems evolve. Just because a phone is newer, doesn't make it snappier. There are far more things running on Android and iOS by default than there was 8 years ago. Try comparing the 2015 iphone to a galaxy s6.

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Re:AWS Drives More Than Half of Amazon's Operating Income by scarface74 on Monday February 04, 2019 @12:22PM (#19078297)

Here is a benchmark comparison.

https://www.ubergizmo.com/products/lang/en_us/devices/iphone...

Both phones were around the same price at launch.

The iPhone 6s is still supported and still getting os upgrades and security patches - the Galaxy S6 isn’t.

The iPhone 6s should get at least one more year of upgrades but considering the iPhone 5s is two years older and still getting updates I would bet on at least two more years.

Long term, which is the better but?

Btw,

Here is a comparison between the flagship Galaxy S9 to a two year iPhone 7.

https://9to5mac.com/2018/03/01/iphone-versus-samsung-benchma...

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Re:AWS Drives More Than Half of Amazon's Operating Income by shaklee3 on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @12:41AM (#19083222)

Again, those benchmarks mean nothing. User perception does. And "updates" are a farce. What kind of updates are you waiting for from Apple? Is there a huge feature that you just can't live without?

Btw, your link shows how much better the Galaxy phone is. But if you choose your phone based on which has higher benchmarks rather than things like a better camera, to each their own.

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Re:AWS Drives More Than Half of Amazon's Operating Income by scarface74 on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @01:10AM (#19083326)

Android is not exactly known for its buttery smooth interface...

https://www.theandroidsoul.com/how-to-fix-galaxy-s9-lag-and-...

https://superpowered.com/android-audio-latency-problem-just-...

Not to mention all of the security vulnerabilities that don’t get patched.

The advantage of updates is that it encourages app developers to take advantage of the latest features. For instance, the author of Overcast, my favorite podcast app could release a new version that required iOS 12 a month after it came out without having to lose any customers - anyone who could run iOS 11 could run iOS 12.

As far as updates, just the integration of shortcuts and Workflow has done wonders in iOS 12.

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Re:AWS Drives More Than Half of Amazon's Operating Income by shaklee3 on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @01:28AM (#19083398)

Link to your list of unpatched security vulnerabilities please.

And apple lags just as much.

https://qz.com/1162402/why-your-iphone-feels-slower-after-ea...

Shortcuts is a weaker version of Tasker. You could have switched to Android and had that 5 years ago.

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Re:AWS Drives More Than Half of Amazon's Operating Income by scarface74 on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @07:07AM (#19084564)

It’s not that Google doesn’t patch vulnerabilities, is that between the phone manufacturers and the OEMs that the patches sometimes never reach the older phones or sometimes no update reaches the phone.

As far as “batterygate”. Batteries degrade over time. Either Apple slowed the phone down or the phone shuts off.

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