Why I might never buy an Android phone...(short and sweet, comments welcome)

[gTen]

Originally Posted by Red_YJ

I'm sorry guys but things like this have been happening a very long time. None of this is intended to offend anyone. 80% of people don't actually know how to drive a car. They aim it and push the accellerator. These people wouldn't have a clue how to drive a car with a standard transmission, and a manual choke. Let's go back even further. Almost all of us don't know how to churn our butter from milk freshly milked from a cow. Most of us don't even know how or when to milk a cow at all. Let's go back even further than that. Few of us here know how to harvest wheat and process it to make flour or any other wheat realated product, such as bread. Now let's go back to the begining of humanity. Very few of us at all can make fire out of flint or sticks and hunt our own meat down with nothing more than a sharpend stick. We don't know how to process the skin from our hunted animal to make clothing. If the governments of the world really wanted to, we would all but starve to death just by shutting down the farms and factories. Most of us here would be pretty helpless should the farming industry and factories of our countries be shut down. I'll probably never buy an Android phone because I probably couldn't afford one but Google is just doing what has been done through out history starting with our hunter, gatherer ancestors. They make things easier for the masses to the point that we forget how to do it ourselves and they continue to market to us. I, myself, don't have a clue how to make butter, milk a cow, hunt my own meat with a spear, make clothing from hide or make fire with flint and sticks. I am, however, in the 20% that does own a car with a manual transmission and choke.
I couldn't afford an automatic everything car so I was forced to learn the primative car driving method at a young age.
This is just a continuation of what has been going on sense the beginning of time.

ahm..what? most ppl do know how to milk a cow and use a flint to make fire..just don't have the experience to do it efficiently..if the necessity really arrived ppl would pull it off...as for hunting with a spear..why? we are not cave man..we can at least set traps...

[sprintgirl]

i can do all that stuf but to be fair im kinda a halfsy city/country. but if i didnt know how to do it... i could do something else and trade for what i need...i could hire somebody to do it for me...or i could just google directions.

[orangekid]

Originally Posted by Red_YJ

I'm sorry guys but things like this have been happening a very long time. None of this is intended to offend anyone. 80% of people don't actually know how to drive a car. They aim it and push the accellerator. These people wouldn't have a clue how to drive a car with a standard transmission, and a manual choke. Let's go back even further. Almost all of us don't know how to churn our butter from milk freshly milked from a cow. Most of us don't even know how or when to milk a cow at all. Let's go back even further than that. Few of us here know how to harvest wheat and process it to make flour or any other wheat realated product, such as bread. Now let's go back to the begining of humanity. Very few of us at all can make fire out of flint or sticks and hunt our own meat down with nothing more than a sharpend stick. We don't know how to process the skin from our hunted animal to make clothing. If the governments of the world really wanted to, we would all but starve to death just by shutting down the farms and factories. Most of us here would be pretty helpless should the farming industry and factories of our countries be shut down. I'll probably never buy an Android phone because I probably couldn't afford one but Google is just doing what has been done through out history starting with our hunter, gatherer ancestors. They make things easier for the masses to the point that we forget how to do it ourselves and they continue to market to us. I, myself, don't have a clue how to make butter, milk a cow, hunt my own meat with a spear, make clothing from hide or make fire with flint and sticks. I am, however, in the 20% that does own a car with a manual transmission and choke.
I couldn't afford an automatic everything car so I was forced to learn the primative car driving method at a young age.
This is just a continuation of what has been going on sense the beginning of time.

yeah you kinda lost me. what do you mean "can't afford" you can get a G1 for like $100 cash used...

[Adrianh85]

Originally Posted by elephant007

Look at this and read

You WILL buy Lil' Wayne on your way to McDonalds, you WILL buy a Big Mac while at McDonalds, after buying Lil Wayne you WILL return to McDonalds and buy another Big Mac
You WILL send money to Elephant007 and Adrianh85

or hulu stealing ur brain!!

o yeah op please lighten up it not that serious!! i just want a great phone that i can customize and call my own!! for my google just happened to team up with the people who make phones that u dont get, they get YOU and YOU and U... lls o yeah repeat above qouted statement

[elephant007]

Originally Posted by Red_YJ

I'm sorry guys but things like this have been happening a very long time. None of this is intended to offend anyone. 80% of people don't actually know how to drive a car. They aim it and push the accellerator. These people wouldn't have a clue how to drive a car with a standard transmission, and a manual choke. Let's go back even further. Almost all of us don't know how to churn our butter from milk freshly milked from a cow. Most of us don't even know how or when to milk a cow at all. Let's go back even further than that. Few of us here know how to harvest wheat and process it to make flour or any other wheat realated product, such as bread. Now let's go back to the begining of humanity. Very few of us at all can make fire out of flint or sticks and hunt our own meat down with nothing more than a sharpend stick. We don't know how to process the skin from our hunted animal to make clothing. If the governments of the world really wanted to, we would all but starve to death just by shutting down the farms and factories. Most of us here would be pretty helpless should the farming industry and factories of our countries be shut down. I'll probably never buy an Android phone because I probably couldn't afford one but Google is just doing what has been done through out history starting with our hunter, gatherer ancestors. They make things easier for the masses to the point that we forget how to do it ourselves and they continue to market to us. I, myself, don't have a clue how to make butter, milk a cow, hunt my own meat with a spear, make clothing from hide or make fire with flint and sticks. I am, however, in the 20% that does own a car with a manual transmission and choke.
I couldn't afford an automatic everything car so I was forced to learn the primative car driving method at a young age.
This is just a continuation of what has been going on sense the beginning of time.

I'm sure I can Google it and find out how to do all the above
The funny thing is I bet if you gave a caveman the option of going out and hunting for food, killing it, dragging it back to the house, defurring it, gutting it, cleaning it, draining the meat, adding nitrogen to it to make it appear red, cooking it and then eating it or they could just go to McDonloads and pick up a burger, they'd pick up the burger!! HA HA

It's all the hard work and effort that previous generations had to do that made us do what we do now, more simplified things. That is why this process is called advancement. Now we could be so advanced that we become lazier... I bet people of the day wish they had more time to relax and I mean from working not from running around and keeping themselves busy with social events

The internet, when used for information, is very very powerful. Unfortunately it's not always used as a way to gather information, rather it's used for porn... I remember reading a statistic a few years ago (and you can take it however you want) that 80% of adults that use the internet used it for porn only... pretty sad... ONLY being the operative word

[JQuill]

Wow I can't believe this thread is still going lol...what did I start here?

Anyway you guys have made some awesome points that pretty much changed my mind about trusting the behavior of CERTAIN conglomerates.

I might not trust some conglom's because of ridiculous profiteering. But if there's one thing Google doesn't do is profit monger, because they don't have to, they make ass loads of money from doing nothing so they can give us the products we want. As far as the location and privacy issues are concerned...I've been under a lot of stress lately (6 full time classes, lots of family drama, plus I still work 30 - 40 hours a week to pay for school / life, so I really am sorry if I seemed overly cynical).

And I do owe some people an apology for getting in their face a bit...namely Sprintgirl lol. Your points were well taken and I'm willing to admit you were indeed right.

Now as far as this goes....this is probably the funniest god-d*mn thing I've read all week...

Originally Posted by Red_YJ

I'm sorry guys but things like this have been happening a very long time. None of this is intended to offend anyone. 80% of people don't actually know how to drive a car. They aim it and push the accellerator. These people wouldn't have a clue how to drive a car with a standard transmission, and a manual choke. Let's go back even further. Almost all of us don't know how to churn our butter from milk freshly milked from a cow. Most of us don't even know how or when to milk a cow at all. Let's go back even further than that. Few of us here know how to harvest wheat and process it to make flour or any other wheat realated product, such as bread. Now let's go back to the begining of humanity. Very few of us at all can make fire out of flint or sticks and hunt our own meat down with nothing more than a sharpend stick. We don't know how to process the skin from our hunted animal to make clothing. If the governments of the world really wanted to, we would all but starve to death just by shutting down the farms and factories. Most of us here would be pretty helpless should the farming industry and factories of our countries be shut down. I'll probably never buy an Android phone because I probably couldn't afford one but Google is just doing what has been done through out history starting with our hunter, gatherer ancestors. They make things easier for the masses to the point that we forget how to do it ourselves and they continue to market to us. I, myself, don't have a clue how to make butter, milk a cow, hunt my own meat with a spear, make clothing from hide or make fire with flint and sticks. I am, however, in the 20% that does own a car with a manual transmission and choke.
I couldn't afford an automatic everything car so I was forced to learn the primative car driving method at a young age.
This is just a continuation of what has been going on sense the beginning of time.

Originally Posted by elephant007

I'm sure I can Google it and find out how to do all the above

Red_YJ...you need to go to Amish country...I think you'd be a lot happier...or at least as a boyscout leader...though I probably wouldn't trust you with my kids.

[elephant007]

Originally Posted by JQuill

Wow I can't believe this thread is still going lol...what did I start here?

Anyway you guys have made some awesome points that pretty much changed my mind about trusting the behavior of CERTAIN conglomerates.

I might not trust some conglom's because of ridiculous profiteering. But if there's one thing Google doesn't do is profit monger, because they don't have to, they make ass loads of money from doing nothing so they can give us the products we want. As far as the location and privacy issues are concerned...I've been under a lot of stress lately (6 full time classes, lots of family drama, plus I still work 30 - 40 hours a week to pay for school / life, so I really am sorry if I seemed overly cynical).

And I do owe some people an apology for getting in their face a bit...namely Sprintgirl lol. Your points were well taken and I'm willing to admit you were indeed right.

Now as far as this goes....this is probably the funniest god-d*mn thing I've read all week...





Red_YJ...you need to go to Amish country...I think you'd be a lot happier...or at least as a boyscout leader...though I probably wouldn't trust you with my kids.

so when you getting your Google powered Android phone?

[JQuill]

Originally Posted by elephant007

so when you getting your Google powered Android phone?

When the 1.5ghz snapdragons come shipped into phones. I have my favorite snapdragon phone...the HD2. Overall...I do like the Sense 2.5 with Windows Mobile 6.5.5 better than Android at the moment. HD2 is what I've been used to forever, I can't get rid of it lol. I might need to go to WinMo Addicts Anonymous.

[sprintgirl]

Originally Posted by JQuill

Wow I can't believe this thread is still going lol...what did I start here?

Anyway you guys have made some awesome points that pretty much changed my mind about trusting the behavior of CERTAIN conglomerates.

I might not trust some conglom's because of ridiculous profiteering. But if there's one thing Google doesn't do is profit monger, because they don't have to, they make ass loads of money from doing nothing so they can give us the products we want. As far as the location and privacy issues are concerned...I've been under a lot of stress lately (6 full time classes, lots of family drama, plus I still work 30 - 40 hours a week to pay for school / life, so I really am sorry if I seemed overly cynical).

And I do owe some people an apology for getting in their face a bit...namely Sprintgirl lol. Your points were well taken and I'm willing to admit you were indeed right.

Now as far as this goes....this is probably the funniest god-d*mn thing I've read all week...





Red_YJ...you need to go to Amish country...I think you'd be a lot happier...or at least as a boyscout leader...though I probably wouldn't trust you with my kids.

thank u. appreciated. no hard feelings.

[orangekid]

Originally Posted by JQuill

When the 1.5ghz snapdragons come shipped into phones. I have my favorite snapdragon phone...the HD2. Overall...I do like the Sense 2.5 with Windows Mobile 6.5.5 better than Android at the moment. HD2 is what I've been used to forever, I can't get rid of it lol. I might need to go to WinMo Addicts Anonymous.

what are you looking to get out of a 1.5 ghz that you can't get from a 1ghz? try a nexus one for a couple weeks I guarantee you will like it more than the HD2.