Steve Jobs isn't so much big brother, as he is passionate about the user experience.
Open = Security Issues, Performance Concerns, Viruses, Battery Concerns, Piracy Concerns (resulting in poor software availabilty)
Closed = Secure, predictable performance, virus resistant (if not proof), well known power utilization, and commercially friendly.
But, the good news is we have _both_ now - Android is the open version of iPhone (minus a bit of UI polishing that will be cleaned up, soon).
I'm looking forward to seeing how this all works out over the next three-four years, particularly if the iPhone is available on a reasonable wireless provider in the Bay Area. (AT&T continues to be the bane of my existence.)
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Steve Jobs isn't so much big brother, as he is passionate about the user experience.
Open = Security Issues, Performance Concerns, Viruses, Battery Concerns, Piracy Concerns (resulting in poor software availabilty)
Closed = Secure, predictable performance, virus resistant (if not proof), well known power utilization, and commercially friendly.
But, the good news is we have _both_ now - Android is the open version of iPhone (minus a bit of UI polishing that will be cleaned up, soon).
I'm looking forward to seeing how this all works out over the next three-four years, particularly if the iPhone is available on a reasonable wireless provider in the Bay Area. (AT&T continues to be the bane of my existence.)
My only problem with Android is the lack of direct syncing and backup to my own computer, rather than doing everything through the cloud.