I have a HTC Magic and Android is a piece of sh1t. Only Bluetooth profiles are headset and A2DP, doesn't even have call meters! I know you can download apps to do these, but Google is just leaving up to others to pick up their shit.
Android is designed from the ground up to be a platform for applications. It was built that way from the beginning, even before Apple announced their App Store. Why would you bitch and moan because the suite of applications that came on your phone don't offer all the functionality you want? They were never intended to.
It's just like buying a Windows computer. Would you really complain because you have to install additional software on it before it does anything useful? If anything, you should be pleased that most Android phones come with minimal software on them because it allows you to build up your own personal collection of apps and functionality without dealing with preinstalled bloatware.
If Android were designed as a MID OS, then ok, it's fine. But I thought it's a smartphone OS. In that case, where do you draw the line between what should be included and what shouldn't? Would you mind having to download a contacts app? To me, all phones should have call meters. True, Windows has been criticised for forcing IE on people. But there are (arguably) better, free alternatives out there like Firefox. For Bluetooth on the HTC Magic, I have yet to see any free apps to enable file sharing or syncing, and no apps at all to enable tethering. Why should I have to pay more to add features to my "premium" phone, when almost every other lesser phone has them?
HP has had plenty of time to fine-tune its finger-friendly TouchSmart software, and now, its newest model, the TouchSmart 610, ushers in a fresh design, highlighted by a hinge that allows the display to slide down and lie nearly flat.
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I have a HTC Magic and Android is a piece of sh1t. Only Bluetooth profiles are headset and A2DP, doesn't even have call meters! I know you can download apps to do these, but Google is just leaving up to others to pick up their shit.
Android is designed from the ground up to be a platform for applications. It was built that way from the beginning, even before Apple announced their App Store. Why would you bitch and moan because the suite of applications that came on your phone don't offer all the functionality you want? They were never intended to.
It's just like buying a Windows computer. Would you really complain because you have to install additional software on it before it does anything useful? If anything, you should be pleased that most Android phones come with minimal software on them because it allows you to build up your own personal collection of apps and functionality without dealing with preinstalled bloatware.
If Android were designed as a MID OS, then ok, it's fine. But I thought it's a smartphone OS. In that case, where do you draw the line between what should be included and what shouldn't? Would you mind having to download a contacts app? To me, all phones should have call meters.
True, Windows has been criticised for forcing IE on people. But there are (arguably) better, free alternatives out there like Firefox. For Bluetooth on the HTC Magic, I have yet to see any free apps to enable file sharing or syncing, and no apps at all to enable tethering. Why should I have to pay more to add features to my "premium" phone, when almost every other lesser phone has them?