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Apple's iPhone vs. RIM's BlackBerry: Who Wins on Comparison?

One simple reason: CDMA. Verizon & Sprint both use this "ancient" technology. One effect is that the networks cannot handle voice & data at the same time. You can't talk on the phone and check email or the web simultaneously. Some phones will put a call on "hold" while you access the web, it will appear as a break to the other party.

Another is that CDMA is used only in the US and a very few other places. Most of the world is GSM, like ATT. Apple would have had to design another phone, had it approved, and provide support for it, or would have had to build a dual-mode phone, which probably would be heavier and cost more.


On Nov 23 08:50 AM User 61758 wrote:

> Agree. Why Apple has not yet acknowledged AT&T's weakness and
> moved with Verizon or TMobile, is beyond me

Google's Android vs. Apple: History Repeats Itself

Lest someone think I was repeating John-Galt's points, his message was posted while I was writing mine.

Google's Android vs. Apple: History Repeats Itself

Re: Apple's "closed" OS & platform
There's a lot of hype about "open" systems, but, lest we forget, Windows is NOT "open," yet 90+% of computers run it. What happens with some "open" systems can best be demonstrated by the older Palm devices. There was no control, no certification, no checking. The result was that some applications routinely crashed the system. A friend had a Treo (don't know which, but it wasn't a Windows Mobile version). He installed a game and, within a day, the Treo started crashing DURING CALLS--and the game was NOT running. I had a game on my Palm TX that would turn the TX back ON if I turned it off while the game is showing. The TX looks like it turns off, but, 5-10 seconds later, it turns back on. It caused the battery to run down dozens of times before I noticed the behavior. (I keep the TX in a metal case and would shut the case after turning it off.) I contacted Palm, who told me it wasn't their problem. I finally contacted the developer, who told me to go p*ss up a rope. He wasn't supporting the game any more.

That's the beauty of an "open" system: you can get hosed and even pay for the privilege, and no one will accept responsibility.

Why Android Is Gaining Ground on Apple

One more question for the author and other Android users: can you easily sync and backup all your data--contacts, calendars, etc--to your OWN desktop or laptop--not a Microsoft Exchange server--every day? Does your Android depend upon "cloud" storage of data, like the Sidekick did? (I used the past tense on purpose.) Can you remotely wipe your Android phone if it's lost or stolen, then, if it's found or returned, put everything back as it was in one step?

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Why Android Is Gaining Ground on Apple

A question for the author, if you're using your Android phone on Sprint or Verizon: If you're on a call, can you access the internet or send/receive email at the same time, without quitting the call?

Research In Motion: A Smart Call, Long Term

The author doesn't say whether he's using GAAP or non-GAAP earnings for Apple. That could be because he doesn't know that there is a difference. If that is so, his analysis is useless. This is not "new" nor hidden, nor even very complicated.

Blackberry’s 26 Advantages over iPhone

"Helps while driving,"

I sure hope not. I don't know where the author lives. If it's in New York, using a handheld cell phone while driving is a primary offense--that means that he can get a ticket for that, even if he has no other violations. It probably counts as a moving violation, raising your insurance premiums and putting your license at risk if you accumulate points.

Four Reasons to Avoid Apple

"In our opinion, the iPod story is gone - if you want an iPod, you buy an iPhone, it is as simple as that."
That's silly. Many people, including kids, want a "traditional" music player. Why pay the monthly fees if you don't need the iPhone's data service?

Apple reported selling 5.2 million iPhones, but 10.2 million iPods--nearly TWICE as many. iPod sales were down 7% year-over-year, probably less than most electronics devices.

The EU Stabs Apple in the Back

From a pure engineering standpoint, that would be "nice," but also a major disaster. It might require replacing every outlet in a country. The economic cost would be staggering, but so would be the environmental cost. It's why the US (and Britain) have not embraced metrification. It would require re-tooling of entire industries. The impact on plumbing, alone, could be many billions. Every plumber would have to carry complete stocks of both British/US hardware (inch-based) and metric hardware for decades. It would double their inventory.

However, MOST countries in the EU already DO use a standard power plug for ungrounded systems. (Some countries use a different plug for major appliances, just as in the US.) The UK, Ireland, and Italy are different. The "Euro-plug" may be the most widely-used in the world.


On Jun 30 02:13 PM numinary wrote:

> from a pure engineering/efficiency standpoint, it seems to make the
> most sense to try to drag all of the EU countries into using a similar
> wall plug outlet and electrical power source would provide the largest
> returns. Does this make too much sense for legislators? Or is it
> just that this is a more inconvenient issue for them to deal with?
>
>
> As someone that goes on company junkets around Europe, I would certainly
> like to see a universal power plug rather than a universal cell phone
> power cable...

Dear Palm CEO: Here's What It Would Take to Get Me to Switch

A question: does one have to have internet access to use Pre apps? Would one be able to use them in situations where the phone radio must be turned off?

Palm vs. Apple vs. RIM: The Mobile OS Wars Heat Up

If you're going to write professionally, please learn the correct use of "it's" versus "its." "It's" is not the possessive form of "it," but a contraction of "it is" or "it has."

RIM Beats Apple in One-Hit Wonder Quarter. What's Next?

On May 05 09:51 AM jmmx wrote:

> 1- IT'S THE PRICE!!!
> 2- BB BOLD IS NOT A SMARTPHONE!

The Bold is not on the list. The top smartphone was the Blackberry Curve.

However, despite .crazylegs sneer, it's hard to tell what the overall impact is.

Also, in the article, the author uses words like "smash" and "skyrocketing" without any data. The only numbers given are for overall market share for each manufacturer, NOT the sales of the Curve. There's no way to tell if it's just 0.0000000001% higher than the iPhone, for example.

RIM: Letting the Chart Talk

The chronology is a bit off. You make it sound like the Mac didn't come out until AFTER Jobs was kicked out. The Macintosh came out in January 1984. Jobs wasn't ousted until May 31 of the next year. The Mac was Jobs' "child"--he headed the development team.

On Apr 17 11:33 AM JamesApple wrote:

> I remember when John Sculley ousted Steve Jobs on the basis of poor
> sales of the Apple Lisa. Subsequently the Lisa was downscaled to
> the Macintosh and sales went up, execution ruled over innovation,

Apple's Advantage over the Blackberry: Way More Memory

The hardware issue may not be the main problem. Sure, RIM could install more memory, but can the CPU and OS actually use it? The amount of RAM that can be addressed is limited by the number of bits in the address. For quite a while, the Mac OS was limited to no more than 2 GB RAM, for example.

Initial Thoughts on Android and the G1 Smartphone

Re: "open" phones & installing applications. The "open" model for the Android phones also means that it will be very easy to write and propagate viruses, worms, spyware and other nefarious "applications." Will you have to load anti-virus software on your phone and wait as it checks every email? Will you have to periodically reinstall the software because it has slowed down from the overload of malware?

Other problems could arise from poorly-written software. Some application may cause the phone to crash or, like one game that I used on my Palm TX, to turn the device back on (full operation) after you think that you've turned it off, running the battery down.