Comments on: Why I’m Never Buying Another Apple Product: Part 2 http://burntnoob.com/2010/03/why-im-never-buying-another-apple-product-part-2/ I'm just a noob with delusions of greatness Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:15:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Andy http://burntnoob.com/2010/03/why-im-never-buying-another-apple-product-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Andy Mon, 22 Mar 2010 21:02:53 +0000 http://burntnoob.com/?p=19#comment-11 Also, the Palm Pre and Pixi have multitouch. Before the Pre came out, there was a lot of speculation about whether Apple would sue Palm over multitouch, but they never did. And multitouch wasn't one of the twenty patent infringement claims Apple made against HTC (Nexus One manufacturer) a few weeks ago, which has lead people to believe Apple's patent on multitouch is weak and would likely get thrown out if it went to court. Heck, even the Zune HD has multitouch. Also, the Palm Pre and Pixi have multitouch. Before the Pre came out, there was a lot of speculation about whether Apple would sue Palm over multitouch, but they never did. And multitouch wasn’t one of the twenty patent infringement claims Apple made against HTC (Nexus One manufacturer) a few weeks ago, which has lead people to believe Apple’s patent on multitouch is weak and would likely get thrown out if it went to court.

Heck, even the Zune HD has multitouch.

]]> By: Andy http://burntnoob.com/2010/03/why-im-never-buying-another-apple-product-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Andy Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:56:22 +0000 http://burntnoob.com/?p=19#comment-10 Actually, the Nexus One had an update a little while back that enabled multitouch. The Droid does have multitouch in the maps app, and the European version of the Droid does have full multitouch. There is going to be an update for the Droid any day now that enables multitouch for the rest of the phone. Also, I didn't touch on this in the post, but there is a large modding community for Android phones. I've had multitouch on my Droid for a while now even before the upcoming update. Actually, the Nexus One had an update a little while back that enabled multitouch. The Droid does have multitouch in the maps app, and the European version of the Droid does have full multitouch. There is going to be an update for the Droid any day now that enables multitouch for the rest of the phone.

Also, I didn’t touch on this in the post, but there is a large modding community for Android phones. I’ve had multitouch on my Droid for a while now even before the upcoming update.

]]> By: Jason http://burntnoob.com/2010/03/why-im-never-buying-another-apple-product-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Jason Mon, 22 Mar 2010 18:11:32 +0000 http://burntnoob.com/?p=19#comment-9 Along the lines of talking about your Droid as well as iphones and such, any ideas as to when non-iphone smart phones will finally enable multi-touch? For myself, I find that to be one of the major draws for Iphone. It's a shame that the Droid doesn't have multi touch yet and the sleek awesome looking Nexus One doesn't have it either. Along the lines of talking about your Droid as well as iphones and such, any ideas as to when non-iphone smart phones will finally enable multi-touch? For myself, I find that to be one of the major draws for Iphone. It’s a shame that the Droid doesn’t have multi touch yet and the sleek awesome looking Nexus One doesn’t have it either.

]]> By: Andy http://burntnoob.com/2010/03/why-im-never-buying-another-apple-product-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Andy Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:11:45 +0000 http://burntnoob.com/?p=19#comment-8 Right, it is a reason not to buy an iPhone, but what it demonstrates to me is that Apple is against open systems. The iPhone is closed, the iPad will be closed, and there's no doubt in my mind that if Steve Jobs could get away with it he would make their computers closed. And it's no big secret that Jobs is a huge control freak, so it makes sense that his products would be closed. But ultimately I feel that is bad for computing. Like I said in part 1, I own a Macbook Pro and I totally agree with you that it runs really well. In my nearly 4 years owning it I haven't had a single problem with it. But Apple as a company has been heading in a direction I don't agree with. You're absolutely allowed to disagree with me, this is a personal decision that I decided to share, nothing more nothing less. Right, it is a reason not to buy an iPhone, but what it demonstrates to me is that Apple is against open systems. The iPhone is closed, the iPad will be closed, and there’s no doubt in my mind that if Steve Jobs could get away with it he would make their computers closed. And it’s no big secret that Jobs is a huge control freak, so it makes sense that his products would be closed. But ultimately I feel that is bad for computing.

Like I said in part 1, I own a Macbook Pro and I totally agree with you that it runs really well. In my nearly 4 years owning it I haven’t had a single problem with it. But Apple as a company has been heading in a direction I don’t agree with. You’re absolutely allowed to disagree with me, this is a personal decision that I decided to share, nothing more nothing less.

]]> By: A guy http://burntnoob.com/2010/03/why-im-never-buying-another-apple-product-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-7 A guy Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:56:53 +0000 http://burntnoob.com/?p=19#comment-7 These are all reasons not to buy an iPhone. Their computers run pretty well. Your first complaint is with operating systems as a whole, the second is with one particular product. I mean, I think the new Predators movie is gonna be shit, but that doesn't mean I'm never seeing a movie with Adrien Brody in it ever again. These are all reasons not to buy an iPhone. Their computers run pretty well. Your first complaint is with operating systems as a whole, the second is with one particular product.

I mean, I think the new Predators movie is gonna be shit, but that doesn’t mean I’m never seeing a movie with Adrien Brody in it ever again.

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