tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2452026068197504328.post3953417799416824645..comments2011-02-10T22:53:21.853-05:00Comments on Martin Drashkov: The difference between Android and iPhone illustra...Martin Drashkovhttps://profiles.google.com/108127083353701028202noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2452026068197504328.post-2481747823023681442011-02-10T22:53:21.853-05:002011-02-10T22:53:21.853-05:00About your notes at the end, I think 1) Apple will...About your notes at the end, I think 1) Apple will hold on to iTunes as a hub for as long as they can, and even when they finally get all of the well deserved criticism for it, it will be the source of the wireless syncing. Imagine having to download iTunes onto a computer just to go into the App Store and have an app wirelessly sent to your phone. Also, iTunes would likely have to be running on your home computer to sync your media with your iDevice, which would be a pain as well since it is a resource hog.<br />Google, on the other hand, already has wireless app downloads via market.android.com, and plans for an over-the-air music store were unveiled at last year's I/O conference. I think we can expect a working, public version to launch around that time this year (May), as well as a cloud-streaming process for music on our PCs.<br />I do agree that SMS and call logs ought to be backed up with other Google Account data; for now, there are apps that can handle that for you, but certainly native support is needed. iPhones, however, get nothing synced back except things on iTunes (and my experience with iTunes, which I've thankfully moved on from, shows iTunes as being slow to the point of having to dedicate a day or night to the sync; a day or night without use of the device).<br />Have you used Android 2.3 yet, or seen the videos of 3.0? I use 2.3 on my G1 (the first Android device, and it's well beyond outdated), and it runs smooth as anything. The interface is finally beautiful, and the OS just seems much closer to "done" than any previous version. Also, "figuring out" music isn't difficult at all. When I got my G1, I immediately copied all the music I wanted to my sdcard, and not having playlists was a non-issue because I don't use playlists much. For those that do, however, the process is simple once you know how to work the OS - clicks of Menu, and longpresses of anything that needs to be interacted with.Eionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15230198689500252604noreply@blogger.com