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CdTDroiD

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Topic # 71083 4-Nov-2010 12:18
Using a iPhone 3GS (this week lol) was thinking of trying out the win 7 htc phone anyone here think they are better than the iphone? Follow me on Twitter ! Get help with Android from a XDA Recognized Developer - Google+

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Reply # 400135 4-Nov-2010 12:46
The current crop of phones are all pretty good and seem to overlap in some feature areas. The OS is a v1.0 product so it is missing some features that other OSes have had for a while now. For some people this is a deal-breaker. However when you consider that Microsoft did an about-face a year or so ago and came up with WP7, I think that speaks volumes for their determination to get the platform up to par with the competition. The app marketplace is growing steadily and the fact that anyone with a decent Windows PC can download the tools for free and develop an app, is pretty awesome. If I had the readies, I'd be getting one myself (I have an iPhone 3GS now), but for now I will just have to hope my work buys one.

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Reply # 400141 4-Nov-2010 12:52
Would you swap you iphone for one though if someone offered Follow me on Twitter ! Get help with Android from a XDA Recognized Developer - Google+

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Reply # 400168 4-Nov-2010 13:23
CdTDroiD: Would you swap you iphone for one though if someone offered I have had a look at some of the pre-release modals and the trophy that is out here on VF. Not that impressed myself. I think its a bit like Android where getting the right synegy between the hardware and software and making it all work as a rounded package is going to be hard. If you want an easy\great UI and lots of apps I personally think at this stage iphone is ahead. That may change of course when we see more WM7 devices in the NZ market. disclaimer - I currently use an iphone 4 which was upgraded from 3GS. Before that I used Windows based phones for about 5-6 years. "Political correctness is a doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end." My thoughts are my own and are in no way representative of my employer.

CdTDroiD

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Reply # 400186 4-Nov-2010 13:52
Yea thats the other thing il be getting an iphone 4 in 2 weeks a little worried about this reception deal, you had any issues? Follow me on Twitter ! Get help with Android from a XDA Recognized Developer - Google+

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Reply # 400188 4-Nov-2010 13:53
Yea thats the other thing il be getting an iphone 4 in 2 weeks a little worried about this reception deal, you had any issues? Follow me on Twitter ! Get help with Android from a XDA Recognized Developer - Google+

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