Just the fact that Apple now hides the file system from the user and makes it impossible to directly manipulate things is a deal breaker for me. I can understand why they did it, to stop people from shooting themselves in the foot.
But there a myriad of things I can do on a OnePlus One running CyanogenMod that are impossible/restricted/locked down on an iPhone. With the right GUI tools and Termux a cyanogenmod phone is very close to a basic Linux shell system: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.termux&hl=en On Wed, Oct 5, 2016 at 3:42 PM, Nathan Anderson <[email protected]> wrote: > To some people, such as myself, openness matters as much as or more than > certain design aspects. I used iPhones from 2008-2012 and did enjoy them, > but that was back when jailbreaking was more or less mainstream. The fact > that I even had to jailbreak in the first place, though, to use *my* phone > the way that *I* wanted to bothered me, and I switched to Android when > Apple's code-signing BS got to be too much and actually ended up screwing > me over at one point. > > I'm not saying that code-signing is bad...it is great from a security > standpoint for the average user. But if somebody desires to turn it off, > there should be a way for the owner of the phone to do so. By all means, > make it a difficult process so that the bar to entry is high enough to > dissuade the average user from doing so, but make it *possible*. Apple > doesn't just use code-signing for security, they also use it as a bludgeon > with which to bully their users. > > So if there is one aspect where I hope Google did *not* copy Apple in this > endeavor, it is this. The bootloader on the new phones better darn well be > unlockable by the user without the user having to exploit a security > vulnerability to do so. > > -- Nathan > > -----Original Message----- > From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Travis Johnson > Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2016 3:31 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Google wants to be Apple > > Some people ride a Honda, some people ride a Harley. Some people drive a > Chevy, some people drive a BMW. > > I think it was you that even said "If the price was the same, everyone > would be using an iPhone"... which I honestly believe. I have used a > brand new Samsung phone with Android, and the first thing I noticed is > that the screen response is not the same as an iPhone... it's not as > smooth, or as refined. Yes, it works... it scrolls and it zooms and > resizes, just like a Chevy gets you from Point A to Point B... but if a > BMW was the same price as a Chevy, 99% of the population would be > driving BMW. > > Just my thoughts. :) > > Travis > > > On 10/5/2016 3:15 PM, Bill Prince wrote: > > I will point out (again) that 8 to 9 of 10 smartphones on the planet > > are Android. So while making it "elegant" is important, it's probably > > more important to make it affordable. > > > > My Nexus phone is a damn fine phone, and I don't feel like I've been > > left out of anything at all. > > > > > > bp > > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > > > > On 10/5/2016 1:57 PM, Travis Johnson wrote: > >> https://techcrunch.com/2016/10/05/not-ok-google/ > >> > >> It's taken a while, many years, but Google has finally admitted that > >> Apple had it right all along... you have to control the hardware AND > >> software to have an awesome product. This was Steve Job's goal from > >> the very beginning with the Macintosh... and now everyone else is > >> finally understanding. > >> > >> So now Google is copying everything Apple does... even down to the > >> marketing materials. Every commercial they run (along with Samsung > >> and everyone else) is always "this is why our product is better than > >> Apple". If a company really believes that, you don't have to make the > >> direct comparison. LOL > >> > >> "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery" ~Charles Caleb Colton > >> > >> Travis > >> > > > > > > >
