rocketpig said:
In a rather ho-hum keynote, that was probably the most interesting iOS news. All the other stuff seemed like "well, duh" additions to the OS. I'm probably going to move back to iPhone this July/August because I'm thoroughly disgusted at Android for their update management and I don't think WinPhone is quite ready for primetime. With that said, am I the only one who thinks iOS is badly in need of a UI update? Static icons are a thing of the past, Apple. It's time to embrace system-wide widgets that give information on the go without annoying the user with constant clicking. You know, like Windows Phone... I have to give them credit for what they're doing with Siri, though. They're distancing themselves from the pack with the service. It's already pretty damned cool but with iOS 6, it becomes a full-fledged voice-operated computer butler. |
1) yes the keynote was "really, Android has had this for over a year" to me. Though I like the little things like better 3rd party integration.
2) I dont' see what the big deal is on the upgrades. I bought a Nexus. It upgrades when it upgrades. My wife's phone on 2.3 still works fine. Would she like the features I have with Android 4.0? sure, but she doesn't even know they exist and doesn't care. Mainstream people don't keep up on this stuff. Most people who upgrade their iphones do so without any knowlwedge of what's really new.
3) Siri is nice, but almost every feature already exists with commands in Google... and I think it works better personally. However, the 3rd party integration is new to Siri and exists in a relatively better way in Android. An example would be I can say "go to nba.com" and my phone will prompt me which browser I want to use, unless I set a default of course. Problem with Siri or Apple is if they provide a service, say Maps, you get no choice. The only reason it will now offer you info from fandango or others is because of deals Apple has with them. But what if I hate Fandango and want to use Harkins app only as that's the only theater I use? You can't sadly. But with Android I can. Siri's only benefit is it understand natural language better vs direct commands. But I think Android learns your voice better. However, Google has had the voice stuff since day one.
4) you're right with the static icons. They need to update to at least go with WP setup or fully available widgets like Android. I love mah widgets.
