Hi guys just wanted to make a tread to find out what people think about Firefox OS so they can share there opinions views what they'd like to see or what they love etc at the moment there isn't that much to go on but based on how it's looking so far opinions will surely change as time goes on but whenever you're reading this what do u think
Well I think it's epic cause it's more open source than android cause it's based on the Web technology (html), and hope we could see this on new phones
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I think it is an epic fail because of a bad UI that looks like a cheap ios theme
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Am actually with u on this 1they haven't really got me enthused as Ubuntu did plus looking at it feels like Android and ios has a baby but only time will tell
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Ubuntu is far better than Firefox OS.
I like the way Ubuntu Devs have used all Edges of screen. Firefox OS has nothing specific.
Jolla Sailfish has something like the pulldown for menu. That's Awesome.!!
I saw them demoing it on a low-end phone
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You mean Jolla sailfish?
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I think its the wrong time to come into the game this late. Look at what happened to netbooks and chromeos. It kind of flopped and it was outdated in less than 6 months because of the tablet generation. There are so many great mobile operating systems (iOS, Android) that to come out with another wouldn't be successful. Google Chrome OS is great but it has a limited buyers market. And to me it just seems weird that a company mostly known by their browser is going to come out with an OS? How about you develop an OS for PC before entering the mobile generation?
That's my thought,
John
I cant wait to test it...I always like new things and I hope wont be awful I mean sluggish like android 1.6-2.1.
But I think people wont go for it(massive)
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I have more believes in Tizen OS. But will be hard for anyone to compete and gain terrain against the well established IOS and Android. I don't think all 3 new OS's (Tizen, Firefox and Sailfish) will survive. But Tizen will do good, most because because they have the hardware of Samsung
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I think it is an epic fail because of a bad UI that looks like a cheap ios theme
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this:good:
In my opinion I can say Firefox is beginning in the development of software for the movils. So, I prefer give more time for devs... Maybe in the future will be a big phone OS.
i think it's not really good if you give it on an android based phone..
i mean where's the point of buying an android phone without android inside it..
HTML cant do much much stuff either...
I think that it's great that a 'proper' opensource alternative will exist. I just hope they manage to get enough traction. I agree the UI is unimaginative and looks too much like a bad IOS copy but that can develop as the OS matures. It all comes down to how well it's taking up by developers, how smooth the system runs and of course price. As a basic smartphone for non power users that only need to make calls, browse the web, message, etc it could be a good alternative, especially as it won't be secretly leaking all your private information back to Google, Apple or MS.
With ububtu phone coming too it's going to be exciting times to watch how these unfold.
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I have more believes in Tizen OS. But will be hard for anyone to compete and gain terrain against the well established IOS and Android. I don't think all 3 new OS's (Tizen, Firefox and Sailfish) will survive. But Tizen will do good, most because because they have the hardware of Samsung
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i dont know why but im wondering about Firefox OS. something could change with it.
I think it's neither epic win nor epic fail. Firefox OS isn't designed to be #1, it's designed as an alternative and will do with even a small market share. That makes it neither a win nor a fail, it's the user experience that will ultimately decide. If you ask for opinions, make the thread title a question only, without providing any possible answers. We're here to express our opinion instead of picking a preset of opinions, which many seem to do.
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Well I think it's epic cause it's more open source than android cause it's based on the Web technology (html), and hope we could see this on new phones
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No one has stopped anyone from forking Android and taking that in a direction that is free and open. In fact I'd argue that at this point, we'd be better off with an Android fork than a new OS. When you look at what they've removed from Android across the last two versions, you can only anticipate the disappointment that's surely to follow in the future.
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I think it is an epic fail because of a bad UI that looks like a cheap ios theme
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TBF, pretty much every phone features a grid of icons. The single hard button worries me more.
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Ubuntu is far better than Firefox OS.
I like the way Ubuntu Devs have used all Edges of screen. Firefox OS has nothing specific.
Jolla Sailfish has something like the pulldown for menu. That's Awesome.!!
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couldnt be much agree
Personally I think its an epic win. It will never be the comparable to any OS like Android. However where it does excel is in its openness. Its probably one of the most free and open OS I've ever seen, and it uses Linux for its kernel. On another note if I had only one choice between Firefox OS and Ubuntu phone OS I'd pick Firefox.. but I haven't liked Ubuntu since Unity and the commercialization and exploitation of their Linux distro. My favorite feature of Firefox OS has got to be the ability to view source of an app just by holding the side button.
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Is it possible to put iOS4 on the evo and have a dualboot one for Android and the other for iOS4
No iOS is not open source
Thanks anyways
now why would you want to kill a perfectly good phone?
really.. spend the money and get an iPhone if that's what u want to do
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I wonder if the Evo would still be able to make calls if you put iOS4 on it
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really.. spend the money and get an iPhone if that's what u want to do
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The iphone is one cheap silicone case away from being very very good hardware. Just buy an iphone (and a cheap case) if you want ios.
why would anyone in their right mind want to poison their evo with apple's software???
No is just good to have different things on a phone
What is it about iOS4 that you can't get on the EVO/Android? My brother has the iPhone4, & there is nothing he has that i couldn't find in the Marketplace.
If you're looking for something specific, i'm sure you can find an Android version of it.
Don't kill the OP
Come on guys, it's a legit question (even if it might seem pretty blasphemous to us). As for the original question, if you want to dual boot, there's potential to put any Open Source OS on just about any hardware. If you want to have a closed source OS (like iOS, WinMo, WebOS, Blackberry OS [oh dear God WHY?!], Mac OSX Leopard, etc...) on your hardware, you'll pretty much have that pre-installed on the device. That's why you can put Android onto the HTC HD2, but you can't put WinMo 6.5 on the EVO 4G.
Bottom line, if you want iOS4 + Android, you'll have to buy an iPhone if you even want a chance. I don't think they have it working yet, but I know they've ported Froyo to the older hardware, so it might just be a matter of time.
Forum reeks of fanboyism. Simple question required a simple answer. The evo is far from a perfect phone... If that was the case.. I wouldn't have to root it and play tricks on my battery just to make it last longer than 5 hours. Android wouldn't be where it is today if it wasn't how iOS changed the way we look at smart phones. And apps that aren't on the android? bejeweled 2, angry birds, words with friends, a half decent facebook app, espn score center is terrible on the droid as well... I could go on... Both phones have their flaws.but I can see why the interest in wanting a dual boot phone. more than likely not happening anytime soon if not at all.
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Forum reeks of fanboyism. Simple question required a simple answer. The evo is far from a perfect phone... If that was the case.. I wouldn't have to root it and play tricks on my battery just to make it last longer than 5 hours. Android wouldn't be where it is today if it wasn't how iOS changed the way we look at smart phones. And apps that aren't on the android? bejeweled 2, angry birds, words with friends, a half decent facebook app, espn score center is terrible on the droid as well... I could go on... Both phones have their flaws.but I can see why the interest in wanting a dual boot phone. more than likely not happening anytime soon if not at all.
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Exactly there is no good apps in the market place iPhone appstore has better plus it was just a freaking question not so you guys could bash on me wtf what kind of community is this ?? Have respect
Buy an ipod touch
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Exactly there is no good apps in the market place iPhone appstore has better plus it was just a freaking question not so you guys could bash on me wtf what kind of community is this ?? Have respect
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right, out of the 85k apps in the market place, absolutely none of them are good for anybody whatsoever, which explains why no one downloads anything from the market anymore, and also explains why android is definitely not catching up to iOS.
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Is it possible to put iOS4 on the evo and have a dualboot one for Android and the other for iOS4
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Exactly there is no good apps in the market place iPhone appstore has better plus it was just a freaking question not so you guys could bash on me wtf what kind of community is this ?? Have respect
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You know, you don't have to be an Apple fanboy (or girl) to want to see if this can be done. It's like trying to solve a puzzle. I really wouldn't want an iphone, but hacking iOS4 onto an Android phone would be fun. And, there are some apps for the iphone that don't exist in the Android Market.
BTW, I have a Dell Mini 9 that runs Snow Leopard just fine. Am I in love with Apple? Not really, though I have an iMac, as well as Windoze boxes and Linux, too. I'm posting from Linux on my dual boot Aspire One, wirelessly tethered to my Evo. I think I'm gonna try the Ubuntu hack for my Evo next. It's all about choices.
k2snowboards88 said:
The iphone is one cheap silicone case away from being very very good hardware. Just buy an iphone (and a cheap case) if you want ios.
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sorry wrong quote.
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I wonder if the Evo would still be able to make calls if you put iOS4 on it
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only if held in the left hand.
I wonder if the cameras would still work if you upgraded the Evo to anything other than 2.1, lol.
Anyone see the new miui phone? Sounds like a beast. 1.5 ghz snapdragon, 4 gigs of rom and best part in my opinion is they said you can flash any rom you want. One down side for me is from the front it looks like a crappy iPhone.
it's not an Iphone and that is what matters to me.
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it's not an Iphone and that is what matters to me.
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Very true.
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Don't know why ppl always bashing the iPhone...for what it is it does it well..solid construction, great battery life, very good camera, tons more apps and games than android, sharp screen, and the best support (connectivity and accessories). Only downside to me is the small screen. If the iPhone 5 comes to sprint and with at least a 4 inch screen, I would trade my evo in a heartbeat. For a multimedia phone, it practically does everything well.
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Don't know why ppl always bashing the iPhone...for what it is it does it well..solid construction, great battery life, very good camera, tons more apps and games than android, sharp screen, and the best support (connectivity and accessories). Only downside to me is the small screen. If the iPhone 5 comes to sprint and with at least a 4 inch screen, I would trade my evo in a heartbeat. For a multimedia phone, it practically does everything well.
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Sorry man but a phone that needs a rubber band around it or a special grip to get a signal doesn't fall under good construction to me. And I also hate how Jobs uses old technology and claims its revolutionary with each build. I think I hate Jobs and all his douch fallowers more than the iPhone itself. Just my 2 cents though. To each his own
Edit: and you can't really say multimedia without flash player.....
IPhone is great but you can't do much with it unless jailbroken n even then apple continues to close all exploits soon after the devs jailbreak them,
Android Is way more superiour especially with all the wonderful devs we have here!!
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I did see the MIUI phone and I gotta say, it looks real intriguing.
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IPhone is great but you can't do much with it unless jailbroken n even then apple continues to close all exploits soon after the devs jailbreak them,
Android Is way more superiour especially with all the wonderful devs we have here!!
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now this is what we call a fanboy....what are things you can't do when it's not jailbroken? it's no difference than saying you can't do much on android unless it's rooted. I have owned many different phones and brands through-out the 11 years I've owned a cell phone and am not biased towards any OS or manufacturer. I give props where props are due and even though I hate the people that use Apple products and worship the ground steve jobs walk on, I'd admit their iphone in many aspects are better than my evo. I already stated the positives earlier in this thread so I'm not going to repeat it again.
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now this is what we call a fanboy....what are things you can't do when it's not jailbroken? it's no difference than saying you can't do much on android unless it's rooted. I have owned many different phones and brands through-out the 11 years I've owned a cell phone and am not biased towards any OS or manufacturer. I give props where props are due and even though I hate the people that use Apple products and worship the ground steve jobs walk on, I'd admit their iphone in many aspects are better than my evo. I already stated the positives earlier in this thread so I'm not going to repeat it again.
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The problem with iPhone is iOS. Even after a JB the possibilites are far less than a stock unrooted Android. The reason most people root Android is not to enable certain things they were locked out of, but to run (and experiment with) custom roms.
Out of the box you can do tons with Android, like changing keyboards, launchers, photo galleries, handlers for sending files, widgets and tons more, that would never be possible on iOS.
iPhone + iOS is a synergistic combo that's very well designed, great usability, battery life and exceptional support from app developers and 3rd party accesories. But it is not a platform for people who like to customize their devices or need more control, and those limitations are not going away anytime soon.
Does every topic on these forums have to turn into flame fests about the iPhone or Sprints network or just general trolling?
Damn dude.
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The problem with iPhone is iOS. Even after a JB the possibilites are far less than a stock unrooted Android. The reason most people root Android is not to enable certain things they were locked out of, but to run (and experiment with) custom roms.
Out of the box you can do tons with Android, like changing keyboards, launchers, photo galleries, handlers for sending files, widgets and tons more, that would never be possible on iOS.
iPhone + iOS is a synergistic combo that's very well designed, great usability, battery life and exceptional support from app developers and 3rd party accesories. But it is not a platform for people who like to customize their devices or need more control, and those limitations are not going away anytime soon.
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And another thing too is the companies that have Iphone, I was a former T Mobile customer, started with them with my first Android phone and as soon as they posted that AT&T was taking control I switched to Sprint.
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Does every topic on these forums have to turn into flame fests about the iPhone or Sprints network or just general trolling?
Damn dude.
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Innndeeeeed
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Crazy how I stopped to read this thread about the miui phone as stated in the title and only 3 posts are about it and the rest being about the iPhone lol
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Miui phone. Ftw!!!
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So where is the info? Is this going to be on Chinese carriers only? Links? Release date?
Xiaomi M1
here's the link from official page:
www . xiaomi . com / features . html
if you're using Chrome, you're able to translate to English (or your default language).
the phone will be on pre-sales end of August, with delivery in October.
the only thing I wonder, if its going to have a front camera?! if yes, M1 is definitely my next phone!
costisanu said:
here's the link from official page:
www . xiaomi . com / features . html
if you're using Chrome, you're able to translate to English (or your default language).
the phone will be on pre-sales end of August, with delivery in October.
the only thing I wonder, if its going to have a front camera?! if yes, M1 is definitely my next phone!
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ANd for people that just want to click on the link: http://www.xiaomi.com/features.html
were to buy
anybody know were/how to buy this phone?
anybody own one?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29390040#post29390040
This is the ROM for Galaxy ACE and Its Superb.
Its a 100% working IOS on Samsung Ace.
Can our Modders and ROM Developers take the challenge in remaking it for us GT I9100 Users?
After watching the Video in Youtube, I bet everyone will need this for once .
Thanks in Advance .
Sunny
/facepalm
Are you kidding me? :what:
1. This is just modded CM7.2 (the outdated Android version)
2. Why the hell would anyone want this? Want iOS? Buy iPhone.
sunnylovesalman said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29390040#post29390040
This is the ROM for Galaxy ACE and Its Superb.
Its a 100% working IOS on Samsung Ace.
Can our Modders and ROM Developers take the challenge in remaking it for us GT I9100 Users?
After watching the Video in Youtube, I bet everyone will need this for once .
Thanks in Advance .
Sunny
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I have a better idea:
- Buy an IPhone 5
- Break the outer shell.
- Put all the parts in a Galaxy S2 body.
- Make cutouts for camera, buttons and ports.
- Use tape to cover the empty space in display.
Voila! You have a S2 running 100% IOS..
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iOS on the S2
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Enough of noob bashing guys. If you got nothing useful to reply, STFU and GTFO
@OP
The ROM suggested by you is based on CM7 with iOS theme. You can find similar ones in dev section. Try looking for MIUI or CMMIUI based Roms
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1529173
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You have to admit though. IOS is popular as ever and people who don't know better wish they had an iPhone.
Everyone was q noob once and when the aforementioned people see the light so to speak l, they wont even think of IOS.
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This is my ANDROID HISTORY.
Its just about using a ROM, not so much of hassles.
We Buy Android to use anything we feel to use on our devices.
So, TO 2nd , 3rd ,4th and 5th Posters...... I have used 550+ handsets in Life and , my Google Play Store screenshot will show u what I am capable of.
U guys comments made u look like fools.
Grow up, this is ANDROID, the Apple Basher, and using the IOS type on phone means bashing those Iphone users by showing off, who think that their IOS is GOD made OS of the World.
LOL....U guys are Android Users, Grow ur brains cos we are Jelly Bean now.
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This is my ANDROID HISTORY.
Its just about using a ROM, not so much of hassles.
We Buy Android to use anything we feel to use on our devices.
So, TO 2nd , 3rd ,4th and 5th Posters...... I have used 550+ handsets in Life and , my Google Play Store screenshot will show u what I am capable of.
U guys comments made u look like fools.
Grow up, this is ANDROID, the Apple Basher, and using the IOS type on phone means bashing those Iphone users by showing off, who think that their IOS is GOD made OS of the World.
LOL....U guys are Android Users, Grow ur brains cos we are Jelly Bean now.
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Leave it man
Its s2 the worst group I have seen.most of them reply to your post but always in negative manner rather then positive or help full reply
so that next time you will think twice before asking something
Previously I have galaxy 9100G and Sl
The users are so help full in that section.
Now I am used to it.
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Thanks a Lot Nitin, People here are also very helpful in nature always but there are always exception to every law, and here we found a few exceptions who are basically behaved like kids.
No Issues, Lets Move on .
My NEW CM 10 theme is making a way to this place here .
Hey sunny if u really want ios in GS2 then here u go..
- Flash MIUI 4
- USE IOS Theme + Icon pack
then your phone will become Ultimate I Phone. Go and try it. I already used it and very impressed with it. See the following video
That video is quiet old with CM7 but now it becomes better with Android ICS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bIEdkk125A
try joyos and ilauncher.....that rom is joyos modded
sunnylovesalman said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29390040#post29390040
This is the ROM for Galaxy ACE and Its Superb.
Its a 100% working IOS on Samsung Ace.
Can our Modders and ROM Developers take the challenge in remaking it for us GT I9100 Users?
After watching the Video in Youtube, I bet everyone will need this for once .
Thanks in Advance .
Sunny
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lmao, Its "100%" working because its "100%" Android ...NOT... "IOS".
If you want an iPhone your on the wrong site.
@ Atheist.............I guess you again got the first thread in a wrong way. I wanted IOS look on Android being in Android OS itself.
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@ Atheist.............I guess you again got the first thread in a wrong way. I wanted IOS look on Android being in Android OS itself.
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He didn't get you wrong. That is what you wrote. "A 100% working iOS".
Try espier launcher.
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@ Atheist.............I guess you again got the first thread in a wrong way. I wanted IOS look on Android being in Android OS itself.
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No I didnt.
You said...
sunnylovesalman said:
Its a 100% working IOS on Samsung Ace.
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You never said ANYTHING about a "ios look" or it being on "android". What you said was IOS on a Android device, That is very different.
You cant blame people for misunderstanding what you meant if you dont actually write you you mean. :silly:
You are English people and We are Foreigners.... So a Bit Loose in Grammar....
LOL.
Jeez...
People need to get over with this. English is not first language for everyone and not all may be fluent or grammatically accurate when they post here
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Anyone considering to migrate over to Win8? I've always been a heavy Windows user, owned a android phone since the HTC Hero on sprint. But something about this phone really attracts me to it. Could be the best camera on a smartphone, the screen, battery, design, battery life, and the simpleness of Win8. I hope the Windows market catches up to android like android caught up to iOS.
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Hell no. Ever.
Doubly so just after WP8 initial release. In the preview videos the phone lags quite a bit, despite the fact that it has a decent processor in it now. Even if you were going to get it I'd say wait for 8.1 or whatever.
Never ever. Android forever. Hey I just made a rhyme!
I don't willingly choose anything with winblows on it
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I was really interested in the 920 cause the hardware looks awesome, but after hearing that windows phone lacks really basic apps like youtube I don't think the os is ready for primetime.
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I saw a stabilization of video recording of this phone against the SGS 3 on a rc car, and it was smoother. Very nice cam.
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Never ever. Android forever. Hey I just made a rhyme!
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You rhymed ever with ever...
Back on topic. I would NEVER get windows phone. Unless my only options were that or ios. Even then i might choose a dumb phone.
I am definetly interested simply due to the cam. but I doubt I'll actually get it since I am a stickler for a keyboard.
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You rhymed ever with ever...
Back on topic. I would NEVER get windows phone. Unless my only options were that or ios. Even then i might choose a dumb phone.
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My poetry isn't up to date =P
I'm intrigued. My wife has the HTC Arrive and it's not a great sampling of the Windows Phone, but it is smooth and very intuitive. The only thing REALLY holding back from a windows phone was mentioned earlier and that is lack of apps. There are too many apps that I consider to be central to any smartphone experience and my wife has none of them. A really simple example is that our bank doesn't even make an app for the platform.
My next phone will still be Android (whatever the next Nexus turns out to be, very likely) but the phone after may see a change of platform, if of course WP8 survives that long.
I was definitely intrigued...if they would've kept the winmo ecosystem (was more power-user friendly than android!!) I think I would've...wp7-8 is too simplistic...well they haven't announced full feature list yet so hopefully they announce at least the start menu functionality and options from winmo6.5 with the beauty that is wp8 in HD!!
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I don't know about the Lumia specifically, but my next phone will be running a Windows 8 kernel, yeah.
Android is feeling too iterative lately. People gush over specs that are meaningless as if these were desktops in the 90s and nobody figured out the megahertz myth yet. It's boring. I want to tinker with a platform that is more about integration than effort.
I'm interested in putting some apps together as a developer, and while the Google ecosystem is predictable, the upcoming cross-form-factor metro ecosystem is compelling in a way I'm excited about, and Google just doesn't care enough about Android to go down that path with it as passionately.
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josidhe said:
I'm interested in putting some apps together as a developer, and while the Google ecosystem is predictable, the upcoming cross-form-factor metro ecosystem is compelling in a way I'm excited about, and Google just doesn't care enough about Android to go down that path with it as passionately.
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Google went off the wrong foot with GoogleTV which was surprising given the resources that they have. I have it and like it, but if I spent more time watching TV, I'd want a lot of improvements. The Chrome laptops and platform are not getting as much mainstream acceptance that they imagined they would get, though the Chrome browser is getting a wider audience (some gov agencies make it their standard browsers).
MS has quite some ways to catch up on the mobile market, not to mention the lack of interest in their platform from the open source community. Their most powerful leverage to the cross form-factor ecosystem is the foothold of the MS Office products. I think 2013 would see Windows 8 tablets/laptops gaining and making up considerable ground.
Heck no. Galaxy Note II is currently at the top of my list then possibly one of the new Nexus phones. Although I like Nokia, I could care less about Microsoft, had horrible experience with Windows Mobile and Windows Phone app availability is poor.
mi7chy said:
Heck no. Galaxy Note II is currently at the top of my list then possibly one of the new Nexus phones. Although I like Nokia, I could care less about Microsoft, had horrible experience with Windows Mobile and Windows Phone app availability is poor.
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Uh, anyone who's ever spent even 30 seconds with a WP7 device will know WM6 has nothing in common with it whatsoever.
There are plenty of perfectly legitimate reasons to prefer Android, so it's kind of strange to pick such poor ones. I thought the open source community would've outgrown the 90s by now.
Ya know, the design and camera alone is something I don't see in any Android phone yet.
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It is a nice looking phone but I am a dedicated Android fan. Plus I am currently digging on Samsung devices.
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I might take a look at it to see what it offers ...
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I was very much planning on it, before it came out as a 6 month AT&T exclusive, and I'm planning on moving to Verizon.
I'm a major windows ecosystem user/admin/programmer, and I think there's a really neat vision for integrating across the whole Microsoft ecosystem that'll be pretty cool if they can pull it off.
Android is just a little too much on the computer end, and not enough on the phone side. I've said that since my G1.
I dont know if anyone else has seen the news on a new os called sailfish.. by a company called jolla. I guess they are from old meego times..
Looks like they want it to run on all devices.. and even hope for andtoid apps support..
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Anyone interested.. maybe a port would be neatvto try,.. the two latest nexus phones are perfect because they have no nav buttons.. and the ui is buttonless.. all gesture and swiping.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/21/jolla-launches-sailfish-os/
Sdk.. https://sailfishos.org/wiki/Main_Page
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I don't see much of an opening for a new player in the Smartphone war but good for them for trying.
The name alone is awful. I wouldn't want it on my phone.
FireFox OS maybe.
It's free software, and no DRM, unlike Android. But like Replicant, it won't get market share.
Couple interesting features worth discussion IMO:
"true multitasking" was the main focus. Active programs can be pinned to the homescreen as tiles
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They also showed off a feature called "Ambiance," which uses colors from a picture you select to tint the UI
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I loved MeeGo on my Nokia N9 and its swiping setup. I would love to be able to use it on my Nexus (Sailfish, that is). MeeGo has way better multitasking than Android has.
In my opinion, MeeGo is the OS that just is the most fun to use. Albeit more limiting than Android.
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MeeGo has way better multitasking than Android has.
In my opinion, MeeGo is the OS that just is the most fun to use. Albeit more limiting than Android.
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But without any apps to multitask with.
That's why I don't see room for a new player at this stage of the game. Android, iOS and even WP8 to a lesser extent are just too established for a newcomer to compete.
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But without any apps to multitask with.
That's why I don't see room for a new player at this stage of the game. Android, iOS and even WP8 to a lesser extent are just too established for a newcomer to compete.
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Good point. Though I am not an app person myself. It did have a good Spotify app (homebrew, that could actually search your own offline lists), a working Whatsapp (also way more customizable than any other whatsapp app) etc. It has a fairly strong dedicated community supporting it.
I hope Sailfish can handle Android apps as they claim. There's a Android logo 0:50 into their official introduction movie. I don't thing it will ever get "big". But a nice alternative for phone nerds like me.
Hi,
i'm one of the interested ones.
There is not really a lack of Apps. If we belive what they say, a lot of Android apps should run native on Sailfish. On the other hand there is a good system to port them.
There are not only the Nexus without software keys. The new Motorolla don't have them too. They're also open for developers.
I'm more of a breadfish guy...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yuf2nvDWCJY
bardzogrozny said:
Hi,
i'm one of the interested ones.
There is not really a lack of Apps. If we belive what they say, a lot of Android apps should run native on Sailfish. On the other hand there is a good system to port them.
There are not only the Nexus without software keys. The new Motorolla don't have them too. They're also open for developers.
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Problem is, Google will not license the play store to them.
So you think it will be to hard for ordinary users to install apps? Don't you think they will create an own store application wich uses the google account of the user to install apps?
Otherwise there is only left to port them.
Props to them for trying. I agree I don't see google letting them into the play store, because frankly it won't help their sales at all. If they deny them play store access, that new os will fade away and be forgotten. If they let it in, then it has potential to grow and be a competitor for google thus taking away from more android licenses being sold.
It will be neat to see, maybe spark ideas for the main 3 os companies to license from and improve. They should change the name so it doesnt sound like you are saying 'selfish' with a strong accent
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So you think it will be to hard for ordinary users to install apps? Don't you think they will create an own store application wich uses the google account of the user to install apps?
Otherwise there is only left to port them.
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It will probably function like sideloading apps, youll have to download them to local storage and manually install them. Easy for us, but my parents? Heck no. lol
Looks like Metro and Android had a baby.
Meego should have been alowed to evolve under Nokia.
I think the buttonless ui is defintely interesting.. i would love to see a port attempt and just try itout..
I know i wouldnt use it daily driver.. but as a technerd i would love to try it out
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Trekfan422991 said:
I think the buttonless ui is defintely interesting.. i would love to see a port attempt and just try itout..
I know i wouldnt use it daily driver.. but as a technerd i would love to try it out
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I like the design too. But i would try to use it productive.
I hope the version for Tablet will be as good as this for phone.
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Problem is, Google will not license the play store to them.
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We're on XDA and that's what you are worried about?
Some of these features are looking really good! Hope to see it running on my phone very soon.
I can foresee this being ported to Nexus devices. Really looking forward to it.
good os but no devs
hi about the playstore u can hack it to the os and make it think it is running on android and using android phone not a real problem
u can install blackmart alpha or 1mobile market it looks like playstore
the real problem is there is no devs are working on this os!!!!!!!!!!!!!! why i think the android is boring sometimes and had to change it but when i look where to go the ios i hate it (don't ask why) cus i hate this apple but she has a cute phone only the 4s maybe some android ports make it good
tizen looks like bada
bada is app less (no apps)
webos who is care about it
firefox os its only for firefox browser in my mind
wp7/8 it is not open source
so the future os i think sailfish is
thanks.