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Re:Why The New Gmail Sucks by coldpie on Monday September 23, 2013 @08:52AM (#6430454)
> iDevices are no longer useful. That's OK. They're supposed to be fashion accessories, not useful devices.

Unfortunately the issue is the lack of a quality alternative. My best friend was an iPhone user, then switched to a Samsung Galaxy S2 because he wanted to be able to use is phone as a mass storage device, among other things. Eventually he switched back to the iPhone because the Galaxy was so unreliable. After less than a year, his phone would just silently shut off a couple times throughout the day. And he's far from the only person I know who's had Android reliability problems. My old HTC Incredible would stop responding to input a couple times a week until I yanked the battery.

All that said, I'm sticking with Android because I have a high tolerance for pain. iDevices may no longer be useful, but at least they work.

Re:Why The New Gmail Sucks by twistedpair on Monday September 23, 2013 @12:00PM (#6431848)
My gf's iPhone5 started crapping out at 3 weeks old. My Galaxy S1 hung on just fine until I got the GS4 last month. Anecdotes on individual failures do not data make.
Re:Why The New Gmail Sucks by the_watcher on Monday September 23, 2013 @10:44AM (#6431281)
The iPhone is the best mobile option. I am much more attracted to Android than iOS (openness, the app store policies), but it just doesn't work as well as iOS. It's a bit cliche, but iPhone's just work.
Re:Why The New Gmail Sucks by cja on Monday September 23, 2013 @02:00PM (#6432868)
Samsung Galaxy phones do not have proper Android. You (and everyone else) wants a Nexus device but doesn't understand or care that they do.