Apple co-founder: Android better, iPhones are for stupid people

[Lost Hammer]

I actually feel ashamed to be starting this thread, but I couldn't help myself.

http://www.reghardware.com/2012/01/1...e_limitations/

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has underlined his love for Android handsets, stating his gripes with the iPhone and why in many ways he prefers Google's OS.

He even claimed voice commands worked better on Android, as does the GPS system, the Daily Beast reports.

“My primary phone is the iPhone, I love the beauty of it. But I wish it did all the things my Android does, I really do,” said Woz.

“If you’re willing to do the work to understand it a little bit, well I hate to say it, but there’s more available in some ways.”

Woz feels the battle between Apple and Android is reminiscent of the rivalry between Windows and Macintosh during the 1990s, when Microsoft dominated the market after licensing its software to third-party manufacturers. The theory goes that Android is doing the same to Apple, slowly taking over through sheer volume.

Unfortunately for the Cupertino giant, Woz reckons it is up against a stronger competitor this time.

“There’s not as big a difference [between iOS and Android] as there was between Mac and Windows,” he said before highlighting Apple's strict app approval process as a hindrance that may give the edge to Android.


While Apple has worked hard to promote Siri, its voice-recognition-based assistant for iPhone 4S, Woz stressed his disappointment with it.

“I have a lower success rate with Siri than I do with the voice built into the Android," he blurted before stating his view that Android is "way ahead on navigation" and slating the iPhone's battery life.

Woz does still recommend the iPhone as the best choice for most, though, redeeming his gripes in the eyes of fanboys.

“The people I recommend the iPhone 4S for are the ones who are already in the Mac world, because it’s so compatible, and people who are just scared of computers altogether and don’t want to use them. The iPhone is the least frightening thing. For that kind of person, who is scared of complexity, well, here’s a phone that is simple to use and does what you need it to do.”

Ooh, that was a close one, Woz.

[AB22 Easy Tiger]

“The people I recommend the iPhone 4S for are the ones who are already in the Mac world, because it’s so compatible, and people who are just scared of computers altogether and don’t want to use them. The iPhone is the least frightening thing. For that kind of person, who is scared of complexity, well, here’s a phone that is simple to use and does what you need it to do.”

Which was always the market Apple were aiming for, and there are a lot of people who are like that.

[genericus]

Originally Posted by Lost Hammer

I actually feel ashamed to be starting this thread, but I couldn't help myself.

http://www.reghardware.com/2012/01/1...e_limitations/

so where does he state iphones are for stupid people

oh and 11 pages

[Teed]

Jesus Phones now! trainers a boring enough, Min will be along in a minute..

[Boris Bear]

Originally Posted by Teed

Jesus Phones now! trainers a boring enough, Min will be along in a minute..

You're sounding like DonkeyJacketRob here mind mate

[littlened]

Waz is a geek, like HBT, so he's obviously not going to like the iPhone that much.

[PhilSAFC]

so why does his company insist on locking iphone down so much then if the boss isnt happy with it! is he not involved with apple anymore or what? completely bizarre statements to make even if he does feel that way.

[Teed]

Originally Posted by Boris Bear

You're sounding like DonkeyJacketRob here mind mate

Anar! I'm quite good at those toothless hick accents.

[Boris Bear]

Originally Posted by Teed

Anar! I'm quite good at those toothless hick accents.

Originally Posted by PhilSAFC

so why does his company insist on locking iphone down so much then if the boss isnt happy with it! is he not involved with apple anymore or what? completely bizarre statements to make even if he does feel that way.

He's Gerald Ratner in disguise

[Dogbark]

Originally Posted by PhilSAFC

so why does his company insist on locking iphone down so much then if the boss isnt happy with it! is he not involved with apple anymore or what? completely bizarre statements to make even if he does feel that way.

He left the company in the late eighties, when he finally realised that it was full of wankers.