EricFeczko said:
If you haven't used an iphone or a windows phone, then yes, your bias influences even your perception of facts. In fact, your post sounds like something a google fanboy would post (no offense intended)
None taken. I think it's more a matter of which platform people adopted early on. My first smartphone (the Incredible, and it's awesome 4.5 hours of battery life) was an Android, and since it integrated my Google account so seamlessly, I've become tied to them in the same way iPhone users are locked into their OS because they have an Iphone/pad/mac etc. I'm not blind to Google's flaws at all. It just so happens that they handle most of my day to day smartphone related tasks.
OneDrive is not a "less functional, generic version" of dropbox, but I'm sure you meant a different example here.
Yea, there's a third party Dropbox app for WinMo. I tried One Drive, but with Dropbox and Google Drive, I just didn't need it, which also ties into the fact that I was using Dropbox from day one, and it has just become a go-to since it automatically backs all my stuff up. I only use Google Drive as a back up of my back up and for shared docs, whenever that ened arises.
Why is dropbox the best? Please explain this to me.
Dropbox has terrible security, nonwithstanding the promotion of 256 bit encryption. Dropbox also mirrors shared files. If someone shares a video with you, that video counts towards your space limit. This is not true when using OneDrive. Both services offer extensive versioning for backup files (in case you delete something off the cloud). Dropbox offers 2 GB free, and additional GB free IF you sync it with other devices add it to facebook etc. In other words, do things that put more PHI out there. OneDrive provides 15 GB free with no strings attached, save for a login.
I have a lot more free space from the Galaxy 4 promotion, and a bunch of other avenues, but suffice to say, it's not hard to have a Dropbox account with plenty of storage space. I only back up photos, school related stuff, and copies of cover letters/resumes etc., and again, it's just a personal preference. One Drive might be right for some, but I didn't see anything that made me want to go to the trouble of switching. FWIW, my Dropbox has upwards of 20 gigs of space and isn't linked to my FB or any other social media accounts.
If you maintain your browser history on the web, and therefore allow it to sync through the cloud. This also means that any purchases you make via https will also be on the cloud. Unless you clear your browser history, which would eliminate this particular advantage.
I clear my browser history when I close Chrome, so if I want to open a tab on another device, I keep it open. It's not really difficult, and since I was talking specifically about making it easier to read articles, you're arguing something I never contended to begin with by talking about purchases on https and the like, but ok, that's nice info, and has nothing to do with the fact that it is a nice convenience that you can utilize if you want to, which was all that I said.
Gmail and other google apps are accessible via IE, so I'm not sure what you're talking about here.
Which was my point. I don't use my browser to check my email via mobile, and the third party mail app isn't as good as Gmail's. I don't need to open a browser to check my email, because my Gmail app lets me get right there. The tabbed inbox organizes everything for me, and third party mail clients I've seen don't offer that same level of functionality, which is understandable, but why would I want to use a browser to check emails on my phone? It's clunky. (Yea, yea, I know, that's my personal opinion. I think that's what we're all giving here, but don't sound the fanboy alarm again.)
You really can't speak to either unless you use them for yourself. WinMO live-tiles enables you to have buttons that select folders in the email app, and you can choose what folders are on the livetiles, and they update regularly. Even better, livetiles don't utilize system resources. So unlike widgets, you can have many livetiles without impairing the speed of the OS.
I have used WinMo phones, but thanks for the tip. I'm not even talking about widgets, but since you brought it up, live tiles are ugly (personal preference), and I prefer widgets. You don't. This has nothing to do with what I was saying, which is that the dedicated Gmail
app and other Google
apps are better than the third party mail clients that can retrieve my Gmail or mimic whatever app isn't available in the WinMo store. I don't even need widgets for the most part (I only have a weather one right now if I recall correctly), because the apps are just fine for me, although if I wanted to, I could have specific Gmail folders and everything on my homescreen. I just don't have the need. Since my battery life is fantastic and I never experience any noticeable lag, I'm not concerned about widgets using my system resources. You're really starting to dig if the response to dedicated apps is that live tiles can link to stuff, because they're not even remotely similar. I'm not a huge widget person since I view them mostly as a novelty, but I did use the Gmail, Twitter, Groupon and Evernote widgets for a time and they were fine. Never experienced any lag, although I'm sure I added a few hundredths of a second to the time it takes an app to open due to the widget hogging the system resources, so you got me there.
I don't follow this at all. Why would a sleek elegant browser defeat the purpose of a mobile device? If you are saying that you don't like web browsers and find them clunky, well that's your opinion. I've no problem using mine on my mobile devices.
That's fantastic for you. I have a "sleek elegant browser" as well, and I use it for a lot of things. Checking my email and watching Youtube videos or whatever aren't among them. I don't like it, and find the dedicated apps easier to use, better to navigate, and just overall a better user experience. This is, once again, personal preference, and if yours is different then power to you, but I'm pretty sure you follow it perfectly and just wanted to make a witty remark about browsers, so bravo?
This is entirely due to your bias and how its distorted your perception of other phones. WinMo has an excellent MS office suite, that beats out everything else on android and iphone right now. I can create/edit presentations, manuscripts, and even perform simple data analysis (via excel) all on the phone; these capabilities just don't exist on others.
Finally, vine does have an app in the windows store; so I'm not sure its a great example. Instagram, snapchat, and dropbox are, however.
Personally, I've used android mobile devices since the Motorola Droid, and continue using them through the latest google Nexus device. I've also used iphone, Ipad, and currently have a windows phone; I purchased the windows phone because I get a ridiculous discount, more for any other reason. From my experience, the phone OS that works best for an individual depends on how they are integrated elsewhere. In other words, because everything you do exists in a google universe, it would make no sense to have an iphone or a windows phone. The same is not necessarily true for those who are mac users, or for those who use Microsoft services; the phone OS that makes the most sense is the one that integrates with the rest of your electronically-oriented life.
Well it's a good thing we have you here to tell us what is and isn't the proper way to use a mobile device. I noted in the beginning that much of my preference stems from the fact that Google just works better on Android (obviously) and even on iOS when compared to WinMo. That's not an opinion, it's a fact,, and I don't see any compelling reason to go anywhere near a Windows phone. You disagree, and that's fine, so do about 3% of mobile phone users, so there's certainly room for varying opinions. However, it seems pretty silly not to acknowledge the deficiencies of WinMo phones in general, and if most of your argument is that I'm basing things on personal experience,wo which I'd say no shit. If you needed credentials or something, I've owned iPods, iPads (co-opted by children), have a mac and a pc, an Android phone and tablet, and I've played with other people's Windows phones although I admit I've never owned one of my own.