E-bmw Posted October 31, 2015 Report Share Posted October 31, 2015 My own opinion is that as most of us have used post win7 PCs then the windows phones would be more natural to use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylander Posted November 1, 2015 Report Share Posted November 1, 2015 (edited) It depends what your used to. At one stage a while back I dual booted my windows phone with Android. The Windows just made sense to me but then it took a while to get to grips with Android settings. But I got used to it. And eventually managed to be happy switching back and forth having mild interest in different ways to do the same thing. Now I struggle to set up simple things on the iPad - as I am used to other ways of working. Ditto with OSX. Somethings are really simple once I know how to do them but (for example) I still cant accept that all I need to to get rid of a program is drag it from launchpad to the bin - but the simplicity os beautiful. I still really like my Windows Phone (ie the Lumia) Edited November 1, 2015 by Waylander Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon magnifique Posted November 1, 2015 Report Share Posted November 1, 2015 I got it, and replied in similar fashion! D'oh! I hadn't figured that one! (Enough - Ed) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted November 1, 2015 Report Share Posted November 1, 2015 I've yet to use an Android device that didn't feel like a half finished pile of poop. Windows Mobile (especially 10...) is pretty awesome to be fair. iOS? No particular feel either way, feels finished, does what I want. Am actually not that .. Interested ... In it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon magnifique Posted November 1, 2015 Report Share Posted November 1, 2015 I've yet to use an Android device. Which is largely why I keep out of the battle. The only non Apple hand held type device thing I've used much at all is the Kindle Fire HD6 I'm typing on now. And for 70 quid I think it's bloody brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted November 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2015 I've yet to use an Android device. Kindle Fire HD6 I'm typing on now. So you are using an Android device, Fire is basically a re-skinned version of Android as I understand it? Mac? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon magnifique Posted November 1, 2015 Report Share Posted November 1, 2015 That hadn't occurred to me to be honest...! Main point though is it's brilliant for the price. An iPad should be (and probably is) at least 8 times better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted November 1, 2015 Report Share Posted November 1, 2015 Haven't a clue, never used one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted November 1, 2015 Report Share Posted November 1, 2015 It seems my employer is moving towards Samsungs. I nearly got one the other day due to a handset problem. I ducked it for another iPhone but I'm not sure if I've actually short changed myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted November 1, 2015 Report Share Posted November 1, 2015 Kindle Fire HD's are superb, so are the older Fire devices. I like Amazon tablets and our youngest has a Fire that, whilst it never gets used now, was a very good little device. Their new devices to push Prime Instant Video are getting exceptional reviews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted November 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2015 Main point though is it's brilliant for the price. An iPad should be (and probably is) at least 8 times better. This is a good point, I'd love to buy my kids 'proper' iPads, but what would be the point? They use them for watching YouTube, playing games, and a little bit of internet browsing. Their Hudl2's do that perfectly well, so why would I spend any more money? I fully understand why you'd spend the extra for an Apple product if you are a heavy user, I do the same with my phone, I'm a very heavy user of calls and data, and I don't mind spending the extra money to get the best possible experience, but if I wasn't making my phone work so hard or so often, I'd probably be less inclined to spend the extra (although I do appreciate fine build quality and something that just feels right in your hand, and I've not found any other phone that feels as well crafted as my 6). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted November 1, 2015 Report Share Posted November 1, 2015 (edited) H always gets my hand me downs - some I've paid for, some I have't. Think in reality it's actually spoilt her rotten for such technology. She'll often take her MB Air to school to do her work just to avoid the school PCs. I can well understand the reasoning too - it's no different to me taking my MBP to work even though I've got properly expensive Windows workstations available. Work/school policies take incredible technology and restrict it in the name of security. Security for all the wrong reasons. Edited November 1, 2015 by Mac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylander Posted November 2, 2015 Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 I've just learned the lollipop update will irrevocably break my 2 month old Hudl2 (and Tesco have stopped selling them/no plans for another one). Good job it was so cheap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasdrury Posted November 2, 2015 Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 I've just learned the lollipop update will irrevocably break my 2 month old Hudl2 (and Tesco have stopped selling them/no plans for another one). Good job it was so cheap! Why will it break it? they did push out lollipop for the hudl2... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted November 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 Ours have whatever the latest Android update is, no issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patently Posted November 2, 2015 Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 This is what puts me off Android, I think. "So, what version are you on?" "Well, l had just upgraded from Jellybean to Lollipop, but then I had the chance to download the beta version of StupidName so I took it..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted November 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 Yeah it's daft, you have to be a proper Android fan to know whether Roast Beef Sandwich is newer than Jelly Baby, or Ice Lolly or whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylander Posted November 2, 2015 Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 (edited) Okay I'll check and update then. The scare stories some from relatively respectable websites put me off. Re android updates. Oh come on. They are in alphabetical order. Mountain Lion, El Capitan. What the actual fook? Edited November 2, 2015 by Waylander Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted November 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 Okay I'll check and update then. The scare stories some from relatively respectable websites put me off. That's your problem you see, too much research! Me, I looked at the kids Hudl2's, it said an update is available, I did the update. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted November 2, 2015 Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 (edited) Okay I'll check and update then. The scare stories some from relatively respectable websites put me off. Re android updates. Oh come on. They are in alphabetical order. Mountain Lion, El Capitan. What the actual fook? The big cat related names were exactly that, named after big cats. The latest sequence is after locations in California and will continue to be for quite some time (it seems). They were originally internal code names but when "Jaguar" was leaked to the press, they decided to simply refer to them publicly and then brand them on release. But, and the really odd thing.... When they started refering to the code names in public - they created a new set of internal code names that remained secret! So when you heard about OSX Snow Leopard, Mountain Lion etc...that wasn't what they called them inside Apple. For 12 years each version was given an entirely new name. They were based on wine. p.s. Leopard was Chablis, Mountain Lion was Zinfandel, Mavericks was Cabernet, Yosemite was Syrah..... Edited November 2, 2015 by NewNiceMrMe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon magnifique Posted November 2, 2015 Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 I quite like the fact the default desktop background on a new MBP is a quite stunning picture of El Capitan. (I may have been shopping ... OSX and iOS9 questions to follow. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylander Posted November 2, 2015 Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 That's your problem you see, too much research! Me, I looked at the kids Hudl2's, it said an update is available, I did the update. Lol no. I was oblivious until someone on a local fb group asked about cheap tablets and the apparent lollipop issue was mentioned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted November 2, 2015 Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 I quite like the fact the default desktop background on a new MBP is a quite stunning picture of El Capitan. (I may have been shopping ... OSX and iOS9 questions to follow. ) Until you probably find it changes of its own accord because they've set the default to random wallpaper again! Does my head in on a new Mac! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Posted November 2, 2015 Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 When they started refering to the code names in public - they created a new set of internal code names that remained secret! So when you heard about OSX Snow Leopard, Mountain Lion etc...that wasn't what they called them inside Apple. For 12 years each version was given an entirely new name. They were based on wine. p.s. Leopard was Chablis, Mountain Lion was Zinfandel, Mavericks was Cabernet, Yosemite was Syrah..... Vaguely interesting wine relating info, Chablis is a town in the Burgundy region and it predominantly produces the Chardonnay grape. Hands up who thought the highlighted were all just names of different wines? I find the stuff fascinating, shame it all takes like piss to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted November 2, 2015 Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 Vaguely interesting wine relating info, Chablis is a town in the Burgundy region and it predominantly produces the Chardonnay grape. Hands up who thought the highlighted were all just names of different wines? I find the stuff fascinating, shame it all takes like piss to me. I knew it, but only because of a similar liking for anything documentary-like related to wines. Watch "A year in Burgundy" on Netflix. Fantastic documentary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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