[Q] Why do Apple lovers hate the XOOM so much? - Xoom General

I am an Apple user (no kidding) and am puzzled at the lack of love for the Xoom, particularly at MacRumors (been a member since 2006). Where is the love?
Comments such as:
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1118815&highlight=xoom
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1107003&highlight=xoom
and
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1109822&highlight=xoom
makes me wonder whether Apple users are mostly pricks?

I think it comes down to religious fanaticism. They feel that there is only one "right" choice and everyone else must follow them and they don't care how they achieve that goal. I've seen it here too.

It's funny because on here I think i haven't seen too many 'bad' words about apple / ipad - mostly that the UI is very clever, but not to their taste...
lack of customization etc.
I see apple stuff more as a fashion statement personally - and I'd feel restricted if I had one - but that said, I think it's good for people who want something simple...

Lothaen said:
It's funny because on here I think i haven't seen too many 'bad' words about apple / ipad - mostly that the UI is very clever, but not to their taste...
lack of customization etc.
I see apple stuff more as a fashion statement personally - and I'd feel restricted if I had one - but that said, I think it's good for people who want something simple...
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Well put...

To be honest if I wasn't such an android fanboy I'd be all on it. Apple makes great products and its a fact. However for a super user, anything but Droid is just.... boring.
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Because Motorola charges $300 premium over the iPad for a half baked product with a beta OS.

ChongoDroid said:
To be honest if I wasn't such an android fanboy I'd be all on it. Apple makes great products and its a fact. However for a super user, anything but Droid is just.... boring.
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Great products? Have you heard about the defect with their LCD screens? Light bleeds in several points of the edges of the screen. A lot of iPad users are complaining about it, but of course, hardcore Apple fans call it a feature. LOL

What the crap are you talking about? The Xoom isn't that much more the the 32gb 3g version of the ipad 2 and given how much more advanced it is via hardware...I can understand the price increase. Do I like paying more...no...but my Xoom works for my needs 10x better then the ipad. That is just my personal opinion. The wifi only Xoom is the same price as the 32gb wifi ipad 2. You need to compare price points for similar products...not just make random incorrect statements.
By the way, Xoom isn't that buggy at all...atleast not for my wife and I. People seem to forget that the ipad had to wait 8 months for fake multitasking as well as other features. Everything takes time.
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alex2792 said:
Because Motorola charges $300 premium over the iPad for a half baked product with a beta OS.
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Report his post, ignore him and move on, if you look at his past posts all he does is troll. Some people have no life.

Thread Closed as we done need a flame war...

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nice comment from people who bought Ipad 2

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ac/20110312/tc_ac/8044392_ipad_2_buyers_offer_mixed_reactions
no flames intended, but the people interviewed was quite hilarious IMO
well, makes me glad i'm not one of the apple fanboys ^^
Seems all the smart tech savvy people buy ipads
"...is like super fast...". This annoys me. Why does it annoy me? Clue's in my name
TheGrammarFreak said:
"...is like super fast...". This annoys me. Why does it annoy me? Clue's in my name
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but, is like super fast!
Yes, the ipad is nice and pretty... That said I wouldn't trade my galaxy tab for it, I have what the ipad have plus flash and widgets and I can take it anywhere in my jacket pocket.
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jorgepsantos said:
Yes, the ipad is nice and pretty... That said I wouldn't trade my galaxy tab for it, I have what the ipad have plus flash and widgets and I can take it anywhere in my jacket pocket.
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well, if you read carefully, there's a woman that said the iPad 2 can be put in her pocket lol
can't imagine what kind of pocket she had
a photographer dude that use its camera for actually taking pictures, and actually prefer using iPad instead of his cam coz iPad have a longer battery life and he doesnt have enough money to buy extra batteries for his camera (wonder how much he got his iPad)
that one cracks me up
ROFL, i cant stop laughing
How can you argue with somebody like this?
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I love the camera the most because I cannot afford spending money on batteries for my camera, and this has a long battery life."
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Yeah really she said that
lol, nice pic you got there rofl
we definitely can't beat the aura coming from his face
Thank goodess those folk bought Apple and not Android..!!!
It is obvious that these people never looked at or tried anything but the iPad. Good marketing by Apple. Bad customer.research by the customers.
The one that says "I thought it would have better apps.“ shows the tech level of these people. Sad, just sad.
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Seeing these euphoric people standing in the line for 8 hours to get a new ipad2 just wants to make me vomit.
LOL ))) Could not stoped laughing )))
Thank GOOD I Bought The Tab...
After I Read This Bull**** I Would Sell The Ipad 2 Anyways...
But Please Be Fair To Apple...
They Do All They Can To Make Other People Laugh At Their Customers...
Nice find, Justin. I enjoyed reading their comments. At least they're honest (a 9.5" in height device is not bulky) LoL
i would die of laughter if i hired a photographer and they came through with their ipad 2..
Just reading the comment about it being lightweight - from my use of the old ipad in the store afyer a while it began to get quite heavy (thats partly why i got the tab) i doubt with the ipad 2 apple have made it dramaricaly lighter (doubt it). either that or i have feeble arms (not the case)
and re it being small - i doubt it will fit in a pocket unlike the tab (thats what samsung claim and it will fit in my jenes pocket)
and re it being fast? Its 1.8ghz in total whilst the xoom is 2ghz so the xooms faster.
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Even the tabs crummy camera is better (why cant it shoot hd?)
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Just incase you were thinking of going back to an Iphone

Try this:
https://market.android.com/details?id=net.suckga.iLauncherLite&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsIm5ldC5zdWNrZ2EuaUxhdW5jaGVyTGl0ZSJd
A Brilliant simulation launcher exactly like the Iphones UI....Boring as hell
Well done to the developer for creating such an accurate launcher
if you want iPhone's UI, I think you'd better get an iPhone.
I just hate this "memory game" UI
Sorry just me being sarcastic...
Basically to explain my post, the UI is boring as hell, why on earth would you want to get an Iphone
If you like this you could also try Espier launcher (free on market)!
Aah got bored just watching it
Once ICS is here I guess cant be bothered with all this launchers.....
Cool thanks guys seriously today i was really in a mood of ios n installed MIUI and with these launchers my dream is true
tfn said:
Aah got bored just watching it
Once ICS is here I guess cant be bothered with all this launchers.....
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True
and people would think that you own an iphone 5
Gorjess said:
and people would think that you own an iphone 5
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The only problem there would be the word Samsung written above the screen
UAU!
It's a pity that looks like iOS 3.0 huahuahuahuahua
rafael000 said:
if you want iPhone's UI, I think you'd better get an iPhone.
I just hate this "memory game" UI
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True Dat, True Dat.
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i dont really get people that want their android phone to look like iphone. Apart from in my personal opinion android looks better the obvious answer is if you want to look like iphone buy a damn iphone.
(same thing with people whinging they want the GS2 to look like HTC sense but thats another can of worms)
I wasn't and never would but thanks for sharing.
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Useless thread. Just another iphone bashing thread.
Will be probably closed soon.
If people want an iphone, or iphone UI let them....
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mccune said:
Useless thread. Just another iphone bashing thread.
Will be probably closed soon.
If people want an iphone, or iphone UI let them....
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I wholeheartedly agree
i had an iphone before my samsung galaxy s2 !
but i have to say, that iphone is boring now, because the style is always the same ! this was the reason why i bought the samsung galaxy! When you look at the new Iphone 4s you'll see no new style, only the inside life is new, but design is an important point for me !
I'm back to 4S and happy.
Tired of cheapness of os and non-stop glitches and bugs.
Let the flaming commence.
lynzoid said:
I'm back to 4S and happy.
Tired of cheapness of os and non-stop glitches and bugs.
Let the flaming commence.
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No flaming. Just pity.
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lynzoid said:
I'm back to 4S and happy.
Tired of cheapness of os and non-stop glitches and bugs.
Let the flaming commence.
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Its about preference.. But theres no point to post it here..
I was expecting someone to post how to port ios to android device instead
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Enuf *****in

The phone is decent. Ignore the nitpickers
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AW: Enuf *****in
Definitely, yes.
Out of all "new" devices I have bought, this so far has given me the biggest "wow". I have never experienced such a leap in performance and awesomeness from one device to another device like with this one. And it's not like I jumped 2010 to 2013; most recently I went Galaxy Note to Xperia T to Xperia Z.
It's not perfect, it's got it's faults. But it's whining on a very high level.
Edit: crappy thread title btw, should be named "Xperia Z appreciation thread"
People will always whine about the latest phone. Next will be the HTC flagship then the Samsung galaxy flagship then the 2H Sony flagship and so on.
There will never be a perfect phone, like computers, always issues and society wanting more.
Dont worry its normal
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Get used to it. That's how things are now on XDA.
Wait for S4 - then people will trash HTC One. And after few months, they'll trash S4 and praise another device... Seriously, if we have people calling S4 Pro chips "outdated" now - it's clearly quite absurd...
What a useful thread!
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iujona said:
The phone is decent. Ignore the nitpickers
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"Decent" ist not enough for a flagship-smartphone, braw.
(Only not-loving it for the display's viewing angles, rest is cool)
You gotta unterstand the people want to express their disappointment when they spent lots of dollars.
pintness said:
"Decent" ist not enough for a flagship-smartphone, braw.
(Only not-loving it for the display's viewing angles, rest is cool)
You gotta unterstand the people want to express their disappointment when they spent lots of dollars.
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Your right, but Funny thing is most people were expressing their disappointment before phone even released so they didn't even spend lots of dollars at the time or could have cancelled their order.
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pintness said:
"Decent" ist not enough for a flagship-smartphone, braw.
(Only not-loving it for the display's viewing angles, rest is cool)
You gotta unterstand the people want to express their disappointment when they spent lots of dollars.
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Perfect argument.
But if we talk about people who actually own S3 devices and are very happy about it - this argument becomes invalid instantly... i mean people who criticize plastic screen protector, but are fine with whole flimsy plastic body - that's just ridiculous.
Lol we now have a threat where people are *****ing about people *****ing. I miss sometimes the old xda. Hope it comes back when people are able to buy the one and the s4
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Seconded. Crap thread.
With new technology introduce almost every 3months.There can never be a "perfect phone". Even telcos are finding it difficult to catch up( new phone launch almost every month). If the performance of a phone is not upto our expectations, why dun we just buy a better phone if we can afford it instead of whinning over it. Else , lets just be appreciative. My humble personal opinion, XZ is a great phone with flaws( design by human and humans are'nt perfect).I cannot afford to purchase a "greater" phone cause my line will not be able to recontract for another 2 years.Thus am contented with XZ. 2cents.
I don't think that this topic deserves its own thread.
Closed.

S4 just looks cheap compared to the one.

For a while I wasn't sure what phone to get and I feel like the s4 looks awful so I'm for sure going with this sexy beast of awesome hardware and software.
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Phone comparison threads aren't allowed as far as I remember ..
and there is no reason to open a thread for the obvious
Oh, oops. Sometimes the obvious needs to be said. Lol
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spitfire2425 said:
S4 just looks cheap compared to the one
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I don't think anyone in their right mind, even the hardcore Samsung fans, would disagree with that assessment. They may not admit it though, but deep down, we all know which phone we feel is most pleasing to look at.
Not to mention the cartoonish and childish look of TW compared to the elegant, premium and matured-looking Sense UI.. S4 do really look cheap not only on the outside, but also inside..
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spitfire2425 said:
S4 just looks cheap compared to the One
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Why yes, yes it does. And so did the SGS3 compared to most of its competitors including the One X. The N2 looks cheap too compared to other devices but look what LG's gone and done with the 5.5" Optimus G Pro. Why do you think that is? Answer: the "cheap" looking phone is a market leader and sells in massive quantities and LG wants a piece of Samsung's pie. LG's taking a "if you can't beat them, join them approach" while HTC's going their own way (again). We'll know which approach wins by mid-year based on sales.
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I Touched Wiz once, didn't care for it.
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Why yes, yes it does. And so did the SGS3 compared to most of its competitors including the One X. The N2 looks cheap too compared to other devices but look what LG's gone and done with the 5.5" Optimus G Pro. Why do you think that is? Answer: the "cheap" looking phone is a market leader and sells in massive quantities and LG wants a piece of Samsung's pie. LG's taking a "if you can't beat them, join them approach" while HTC's going their own way (again). We'll know which approach wins by mid-year based on sales.
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Funny thing I like the LG's design more. It's so sexy and that's the first time I ever said about an LG device not counting the Nexus.
What strange remarks!
The One seems to have awesome build, it definitely feels expensive and looks pretty awesome compared with almost all the competition. Can't argue there. But to post side by side pictures of what could be almost identical phones and say that one is sexy and other not is just silly. We all - I assume - know that the UI can and will be changed by most if not all users that read this forum and another launcher will probably also be installed. That's one of the joys of android.
TouchWiz, Sense does it really matter. I really disliked TouchWiz on my Galaxy S, put that was 3 years ago. TouchWiz on my Note II is crazy smooth and fluid and to be honest never really seen as I use Nova Prime or SSlauncher.
I chose the Note II for the battery, the screen size and the S-Pen. Others choose for other reasons. Lets live and let live.
One last observation. The UI is just a door to the fun stuff on the inside!
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Ha ha ha love it man I really can't believe these apple fan boys will be so impressed with these "new" features when it's second nature to us lol
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:good::laugh::laugh::laugh::good:
Funny to compare those 2 devices! 1 you can buy for under $200 now unlocked!
I really do not understand how those people camp outside of apple stores for days for that thing.
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They selling their spot or promoting their webpage
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yeah lets just laugh !!!
One Plus One said:" welcome to plus group" refer to i6+
guys finally i didn't get what s meaning of "bigger than bigger" !!!!
i don wanna make joke but really wht does it mean?
Yeah and now they will have enough screen room to read alot more content in landscape mode....I laughed hard when they introduced that...I was like wtf?....I dont hate but damn....not to mention thier live stream was a disappointment the streamers had to show updated pics of the event...one thing I can say positively about the apple is that thier release dates are much sooner... same month as the presentation. ...
I have to say, Apple usually has great designs, but its new Watch is downright ugly. I also prefer the design of the 5S to the iPhone6. Not that I care so much, Imma buy the Note 4.
they completely miss the innovator (the boss)...
:laugh: I like the tagline,,, Welcome to 2012 LOL
ip6 and 6p are a utter joke, I even know some die hard apple fans who say its meh but yet still say they are getting it. Im like are you serious??
they have also conned the apple fans by not inc a 32gb model so now in the uk this is what you get.
iphone 6:
16gb £549
64gb £619
128gb £699
Literally any 2012 android flagship is better
iphone 6+:
16gb £619
64gb £699
128gb £789
literally any phablet is better, never mind the note 2, 3, 4.
My brother uses iPhone and when I ask him about features he said "it just works".. lol
He also said Android crashes alot. Not sure where he heard that my stock rooted n4 had never " crashed".
I think though the iPhone would be ok if the price was inline with premium android phones. I really like the build quality but the price is insane. The day I go out and spend over $1100 for a phone is the day it will have lady parts.
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We all laugh because iPhone 6/6+ finally add things we had in 2012, but in reality I'd say Apple finally caught back up to Android. All the main features of Android are now present in the iPhone 6/6+. I'm shocked that Apple finally gave up Steve Jobs' silly notion that large screens are bad. 4.7" and 5.5" are solid screen size options that cover most people'swishes.
You still have to deal with Apple's closed ecosystem. In terms of phone lockdown, though, since carriers in the US are locking down Android handsets more and more that point becomes less of an issue here in the US.
I'm still primarily considering Note 4 and Nexus X/6/5(2014)/whatever to replace my Note II, but this is finally a new serious contender from Apple.

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