Recently, the good folks at Apple have been bombarding the happy box (that's television to you) with commercials that illustrate what consumers would be missing if they didn't own an iPhone. Here is an example of a few. Now if you are like me who has watched all of these commercials (sometimes all in the same night), your response will be a resounding "WHO CARES!" Seriously, has the mighty Apple corporation been reduced to making commercials based on the premise of acting like people are actually missing something legitimate if they don't purchase an iPhone? Yes!
As we remember from the early iPhone days, the running slogan that captured the hearts of millions was "There is an app for that". I found myself pretty enamored by the slogan and seeing how many things the iPhone could do through the use of its apps. That, of course, was before I got into the hi-tech cell game. Since then, Google's Android system has greatly advanced into the super power it is now. So now the iPhone slogan has changed to fit it's primary focus since now Android has an "app for that" as well...for almost anything.
Apple prides itself on having the largest app market around. Well according to the graphs and charts from recent app market studies, it comes down to the quality of the market. While iPhone has a larger market, Android is gaining some pretty good ground. Plus, there are a larger number of apps that are free on the Android's market that are free on the iPhone market. As far as the ipod factor, there are apps such as Air Sync that allow for Android users to wirelessly sync all content to their PCs and/or laptops. This also includes iTunes. There are also tons of other apps on the Android market that can do just what the iPhone can do, if not more. But don't take my word for it, let this guy show you!
In closing, Apple's contagious commercials of the past were enough to cause a stir amongst iPhone and non iPhone users. Since that prompted more than a simple response form Android, Apple has now resorted to these attempts to shift the focus to it's more popular features. As an Android users and someone who is up to date on the technology, these features, while being the popular flagships, are weak in comparison to the vast amount of apps on Android that can do the same things, if not more. Let's not even mention that the iPhone cannot use video chat on it's 3G service (WiFi only), has no 4G service, no Data plan, has NO Adobe Flash and lacks customizable options including (excluding wallpapers now) but including live wallpapers. All of these Android can do and does possess. So simply, if you don't have an iPhone, you're not missing anything.
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