[CNET]Apple reportedly cuts order for Samsung chips for new iPhone - Page 12

As someone who uses a lot of 4G data (I have around 750 posts here, around 700 of which have been from my GNex, including this), I adamantly disagree about not needing 4G data. I am grandfathered in to Unlimited via Verizon (which, at an average of 38MB/s down and 11MB/s up, is faster than the vast majority of home broadband). I have had my Galaxy Nexus since 9AM launch day, and I have yet to actually use less than the 2GB cap, I usually am around 5GB and I don't stream full movies or anything like that. Factor in WiFi and it's way more, usually 12GB total per month. I no longer get throttled, either, after a few phone calls explaining how I have been a loyal customer with 5 lines and paid for unlimited everything for 10yrs, and I have yet to see a friend come anywhere close to the speeds I get. In fact, one friend with an iPhone paid the early termination fee to get rid of his 4S (max speed ever was around 1.7MBs down and 0.9MBs up), and now enjoys being able to tether, has rooted his phone and can actually use Netflix on the go!

I am sorry, but iPhones are pathetically outdated and I don't see this changing anytime soon. The 4S was already underpowered when it was released, but the useless Retina display was so heavily advertised (along with the Face time feature that I have yet to see actually work as advertised) that people lined up to buy them. Apple is an advertising firm, one that happens to sell one-off products stolen from other companies, nothing more. They are an excellent advertising firm, no argument there, in fact one of the best. The problem is, there is nothing more than that. All flash and no substance.

I personally like apple's iPad, but not the iPhone. And good god no, not the macs, none of them. I really can't speak for android tablets, as the last time I used one was more than a year ago, but compared to that one, which I think was the galaxy tab, the iPad is, in my opinion, better. The thing is just a big iPhone though. Compared to even a somewhat outdated android, the iPhone kinda sucks. At least in terms of customization and functionality. Ease of use? The iPhone wins hands down. That however, does not make up for the fact that it costs way more than it should, and still uses outdated technologies.

My mom has a 4s, my dad has a thunderbolt(and a kindle fire, if that means anything, and I own an iPad. I sold my iPod touch earlier today. I got the iPad because the school I go to uses them for electronic textbooks. My mom likes the thunderbolt better than her iPhone because she thinks it's easier to use. Irony? If anyone thinks that a modern phone not having 4g is acceptable, they are seriously brain dead, or severely misinformed. I don't personally own a device that uses it, as I actually don't own a cell phone. But my dads thunderbolt can be used as a wifi hotspot. When we were in San Francisco, the wifi was way faster than the typical 3G speeds. I would assume that the upload and download speeds are better.

As I am, typing this on an iPad right now, I can say that there are quite a few things about it that are not so good. The cameras, for instance. I have an iPad 2, and both the cameras are garbage. The same goes for the iPad 3. The improvement of the camera was insignificant. FaceTime is a joke. I have never used it, and I never will. The iPad lacks a calculator and clock app by default. It costs at least a hundred dollars more than it should. The 3.5mm jack is on the opposite side from the charging/data cable port. Plenty of little things that add up.

I would in no way consider myself to be an apple or android fanboy. I could consider myself a windows and Linux fan though. With windows 8 though... That may change. I would have to finally say that apple has a better desktop OS than Microsoft when W8 comes out.