It's interesting having an iPod Touch and a Xoom 2. iOS and Andriod feel so different--iOS is like a device operating system that does computer-like stuff while Andriod is like a computer operating system that does device-like stuff.
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Gudanov - Jul 23, 2012 2:45:48 pm PDT #20579 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping
Gris - Jul 23, 2012 3:47:44 pm PDT #20580 of 25501
Hey. New board.
That is an excellent comparison! And you should go back in time and tell Steve Jobs that they feel that different. Or at least tell the commenters at macrumors.com.
§ ita § - Jul 23, 2012 4:15:37 pm PDT #20581 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I don't know what that means, Gud.
Vortex - Jul 23, 2012 4:16:01 pm PDT #20582 of 25501
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Grrr. My HDMI cable seems to be on the fritz. it just keeps going out. I wiggle, I glare, I wait, then poof. Any idea why this happened? Haven't moved the TV since it was installed. Cable's maybe a year and half old?
§ ita § - Jul 23, 2012 4:18:35 pm PDT #20583 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Because they do? I replaced mine a few months ago.
NoiseDesign - Jul 23, 2012 4:19:02 pm PDT #20584 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
Mynocks chewing on the power cables.
Vortex - Jul 23, 2012 4:30:19 pm PDT #20585 of 25501
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Okay, not just me then. Newegg? Recommendations?
Zenkitty - Jul 23, 2012 4:53:32 pm PDT #20586 of 25501
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
My HDMI cable seems to be on the fritz.
Mine is too. Sudden blackout for about four seconds, then back. The cheap ones I bought aren't holding up well, either. I need to order some good ones.
Gudanov - Jul 23, 2012 5:55:34 pm PDT #20587 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping
What I mean is that iOS feels like an appliance to me--like a video game system. You have discrete applications that you run but you interact with the applications, not so much the operating system. Android exposes the file system and I feel like I could install a command shell, hook up a keyboard, and it would be a linux distribution (which I realize is pretty much the case).
§ ita § - Jul 23, 2012 6:08:07 pm PDT #20588 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
What Android does that doesn't feel like a computer OS is the widgets. That's basically why my tablet is a Samsung and not an iPad. I don't want icons on my spaces--I want those spaces to be doing something. That's why I upped the form factor of my phone instead of my MP3 player, and despite anything the App Store might have over Play Market or whatever stupid name it has, it's widgets and file system access for me.