I Don't Hate iPhone, I'm Just Pro-Touch Pro 2!

[1999TL]

Originally Posted by TheBundo

I try very hard to NOT talk friends into the TP2, or any WM PPC, or anything else techie in life, unless I'm willing to hold their hand forevermore. If they're a techie, they probably already know about these types of phones, and if not, I don't see any need to risk a friendship over talking anyone into anything.

You are correct. Ppl know I'm always messing with my phone, but then I will ask them some what they want in a phone. I'll tell them what my phone can do, but most of the ppl I DO refer them to the iphone and they love it.

Honestly, I wish we could have some of those "useless apps" for winmo. Iphone users can play games with each other. Words with friends is pretty cool and my friends are playing it....but I'm left out. haha. it's basically scrabbled and you can connect to other users. When you try to connect the other person gets notified that you want to play them. not bad....

[x10guy]

Originally Posted by TheBundo

I try very hard to NOT talk friends into the TP2, or any WM PPC, or anything else techie in life, unless I'm willing to hold their hand forevermore. If they're a techie, they probably already know about these types of phones, and if not, I don't see any need to risk a friendship over talking anyone into anything.

Amen. I actually don't show them anything unless they ask. And even when they do show alot of interest I tell them that my phone is very customized the way I like it... and there is a bit of a learning curve to be this way... (ie "a Geek"). The people that I tend to help are people that actually have Winmo phones and are struggling with them. Most of the time, they are just running completely stock and are on the verge of switching to an easier device.

I really like Winmo phones but over the years, I've realized that it's not really that great for the average person.

[slidebabyslide]

Originally Posted by TheBundo

I try very hard to NOT talk friends into the TP2, or any WM PPC, or anything else techie in life, unless I'm willing to hold their hand forevermore. If they're a techie, they probably already know about these types of phones, and if not, I don't see any need to risk a friendship over talking anyone into anything.

Very well said...Bravo!

[Raivyn]

The problem is that iPhone users don't just talk about the benefits of their phone, they say how everything else is crap, and they use their useless apps as justification. And Heaven forbid you don't agree with them, because you're plain too stupid to see the light. They don't give anyone usable information to make an informed decision.

I was at a New Year's party the other day, and a couple, sitting next to each other on the sofa, was sending farting noises to each other with their new noise app. And somehow I'm supposed to believe that iPhone is better than my HTC Touch Pro 2? Based on that??

Whatever.

[AZTECHKA]

Yeah... Their's is better. But at least you can fart with them now.

I don't hate the iPhone. I hate the cult of iPhone users. They are smug and superior.

I rarely engage them anymore. My brothers in law (3 of them) and their girls are all iPhone users. My wife rocks my old TP and she loves it.
That's all that matters.
Yesterday my brother in law was updating a whiteboard calendar and I asked him "isn't there an app for that?" He said "Probably... I just don't have time to be looking for it every time I want to know what's on my schedule"
I didn't say a word... I turned on my phone and clicked on the word calendar on my home screen.
lol.

p.

[ncrader]

Originally Posted by pauldehoyos

I don't hate the iPhone. I hate the cult of iPhone users. They are smug and superior.

Plus 1,000

It's the same with most any apple fanboy about anything that the almighty half-eaten apple produces.

Unfortunately, I have not done as well as some of you in hiding my capabilities from friends/family. When asked about mobile phone advice or any tech advice for that matter, I always try to take into account the user that I am making recommendations to. I'm diehard Sprint, so I push Sprint because the rates are so great and there are plenty of phone options. When making a recommendation, I simply do my best to point them to the phone that will work best for them. That being said, I regularly acknowledge in these conversations that the iPhone does what it does very well. I can't argue that point, but I can't state that Windows Phones have been doing it for much longer. My challenge to all the ifanboys, what can you're phone do that mine (Touch Pro 2) can't - other than the 100,000 fart apps? The few things an iPhone can do that are unique to it, aren't things I am going to lose sleep over not being able to do.

As a rule, the cult of iPhone only has 1 piece of advice - there is only one phone - and it's the iCLONE. Oh, how I hate being just like everyone else.

Okay, sorry... for the RANT, but isn't everyone entitled a spot on the soapbox periodically.

[WorldWide]

I'm for whatever you like. I don't know many people with WinMO, I know plenty of folks with the Iphone. I see some impressive stuff with theirs, they see impressive stuff with mines, then we drink beers!

[newone757]

i really wish microsoft would just scrap pocket IE and start from scratch

[.mak]

Originally Posted by newone757

i really wish microsoft would just scrap pocket IE and start from scratch

I really wish Microsoft would scrap IE, not just the pocket version, and start over from scratch.

IE should get the Rebel Internet Browser award for not following basic W3C standards.

Apple has it right for the most part, Safari is one badass browser, second to Firefox. Next down the list is Opera then every other browser in existence, then dirt, then clay, then hell, then IE.

/rant

[x10guy]

I'll probably never get an iphone but I'd kill for mobile Safari on our devices...