tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5695060.post1238150482738198297..comments2023-05-26T14:36:58.513+01:00Comments on The blog of the Ancient Mariner: Would you take your own advice?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5695060.post-9688212428923742002012-11-19T22:36:08.237+00:002012-11-19T22:36:08.237+00:00Thanks Mike. I agree that it's curious about A...Thanks Mike. I agree that it's curious about Android & Linux not instantly meshing, but I guess that's because Android was only every shaped for Windows. No idea how well the windows phones would work, if at all, and knowing the antipathy to windows devices most Linux developers have I'd think it unlikely much work will be done to make the fit.<br /><br />As for Apple stuff, as far as I can see the real USP about iDevices is the possibility of music creation - and of course syncing with Macintoshes. There's nothing else special now that I can see, and Apple does now seem happy to roll out stuff that's known to be sub-par (as opposed to pushing it out without knowing like in the bad old days).Toni Ertlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00191085694671148065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5695060.post-24010602156195043662012-11-19T13:47:24.530+00:002012-11-19T13:47:24.530+00:00The strangely ironic thing is Android doesn't ...The strangely ironic thing is Android doesn't seem to work very well with Linux, either. I have a difficult time mounting my phone or tab on my laptop. They mount automatically on XP (on the same machine) <br /><br />The new Windows 8 phones look very sexy. I have questions about the ecosystem at this point, being so new and all. But I just got a new 'droid, so maybe in 18-20 months I'll be in the market again. Still, the new Google Nexus devices look very attractive as well. <br /><br />I just don't see Apple products as being worth the premium price at this point. The hardware is - in a nutshell - terrible. Hard drives crashing, AirPort cards not working, connectivity issues on the phones. My Mac-head friends act like these issues never happen, even as they drive an hour to the Apple store to get their device repaired. Michael J Mahoneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06239057043899114566noreply@blogger.com