Based on your failure to refute any of
this, you don't have much of an argument.
Both my parents switched from Android to the iPhone (at my insistence, because I thought it would be "easier" for them) and almost every time I talk to them they tell me they wish they were still on Android.
LOL! You're still going on and on about that thread? Seriously?
OK.
I said MOST phones. There are hundreds of phones over 6 months old not getting ICS and you can name only a handful. Thanks for proving my point. 1o% getting ICS = a small minority.
As ICS adaptation increases, apps will utilize features of ICS not in Gingerbread or older Android versions. Since they utilize features only ICS, they are, by default, either nerfed or unable to work with non-ICS phones.
Fragmentation is a problem, but you might be willing to accept it. It becomes more problematic as OS versions taked advantage of dual core, quad core and higher RAM hardware. This, again, leaves older phones out of the loop.
Many people don't want to have to Root to get what the manufacturer should be supplying. If you want to do that, fine. But the average user shouldn't have to.
I can have a two year old iPhone with the most recent iOS version without jailbreaking. Name one non-Nexus phone that is two years old and will get ICS without rooting. They don't even have the power to run ICS let alone the manufacturer or dev support to get it.
in MY OPINION, phones are geting too big. It's a choice thing. Since these forums are about opinions I included that in my post. I did qualify my statement by saying "I dislike". which demonstrates that it's an opinion.
I'm not talking about parts suppliers. I'm talking about the last two Nexus phones being from Samsung and the rampant rumours that the next one will be as well.
I have Samsung TV's and Blu-Ray players which I really like. I hate their phones though.
Putting a home replacement on top of Blur or Sense uses even more phone resources. Again, you're talking about rooting which is problematic for warrenty issues. Why should I have to void my warrenty to remove or turn off these skins? Neither Blur or Sense can't be turned off without rooting. They still use some resources even if a home replacement is used.
Having spent years on Android forums, battery life is the single biggest and most common complaint across all phones. Strapping a bigger battery on ala Razr Maxx isn't the answer. They need to cut down on power consumption.
Trying to compare available Android accessories to available iPhone accessories is a complete joke. The iOS ecosystem wins hands down.
You want to call Android better? Many others will disagree. There is no way it's better. Both OS' fill different needs for different people. You think it's better for you, I have no problem with that. But to say that it's better for everyone is comical. You don't know other people's needs so you have no idea what's better for them.
The things you list may make Android better for you but again, they don't make it better for everyone. Why do you have such an elitist attitude and insist that your choice of OS is better? I have listed my reasons for switching from Android to iOS after three years. I have never claimed iOS to be better or Android to be superior, because it's not. But neither is Android.
As for the comment about being a troll, when someone comes on to a forum about product "A" and claims that product "B" is superior, THAT is being a troll. Why anyone in their right mind comes to an iOS forum to bash it over Android (or Blackberry, Windows or whatever) makes no sense to me. What are you trying to prove by doing this?
Did you really think that bashing iOS over Android would not cause debates here? If you didn't think that then you're a fool. If you knew that then you're trolling. I'm leaning towards the latter since everyone here knows that this is a hot topic and you knew exactly what you were doing by bashing iOS.
I'm done on this topic. You have your opinion and I have mine. I have personal experience with both OS' and I have made my choice and given my reasons. if you don't like my reasons, fine. You're not going to change my mind and I could care less about changing yours. I think Samsung phones are crap, but again, that is MY OPINION. Nothing you can say or show my will change that so why would you want to try?
