You'd be surprised at the number of cyanogenmod downloads alone. As of March 2015, it was on over 50 million unique device IDs.
That's one ROM. There's thousands. On Oct 5, 2016 5:50 PM, "Travis Johnson" <[email protected]> wrote: > This literally made me laugh out loud... you realize this is less than 1% > of 1% of the population? Why not just carry a laptop with you to do > whatever you want? > > People just want their phones to work, period. They want to text, > Facebook, Snap, Instagram, and take pics. There are probably 1,000 people > total that need to do what you are talking about with their phones... > that's a VERY small percentage. :) > > Travis > > > On 10/5/2016 4:47 PM, Eric Kuhnke wrote: > > 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 >> >> >> > >> > >> >> >> > >
