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Title: Android or Apple
Post by: Tomaaz on December 07, 2018, 07:14:16 PM

Just for curiosity. I was a bit surprised that majority of users here are on Windows. What about mobile devices?

Title: Re: Android or Apple
Post by: Aurel on December 08, 2018, 02:09:51 PM

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I was a bit surprised that majority of users here are on Windows

why?

Mobile..of course Windows.
Microsoft Lumia

Title: Re: Android or Apple
Post by: Rick3137 on December 08, 2018, 02:46:59 PM

  Mobile devices are too hard to look at . I'd rather have a 13 inch screen.

  I think it's just a fad. If Windows laptops had been invented after toy phones, I think the fad would have been quickly ended.

Title: Re: Android or Apple
Post by: Cybermonkey on December 09, 2018, 09:14:03 AM

Older men (like me) need a screen >= 24 inches.  ;D

Title: Re: Android or Apple
Post by: ZXDunny on December 09, 2018, 09:42:28 AM

Quote from: Rick3137 on December 08, 2018, 02:46:59 PM

  Mobile devices are too hard to look at . I'd rather have a 13 inch screen.

  I think it's just a fad. If Windows laptops had been invented after toy phones, I think the fad would have been quickly ended.

I have to agree for things like coding or viewing web forums, but there are a lot of tasks for which a phone form factor is very, very suitable and are very much more suited than a laptop. For instance, I have a Windows laptop here that uses a 7" form factor and I still carry a phone rather than the laptop - the phone fits into my pocket and for maps/browsing on the go it beats a laptop every time.

Of course, whenever I'm sat down then the laptop comes out...

Title: Re: Android or Apple
Post by: Tomaaz on December 09, 2018, 11:58:39 AM

Quote from: Rick3137 on December 08, 2018, 02:46:59 PM

Mobile devices are too hard to look at . I'd rather have a 13 inch screen.

???

Things that are easier to do on mobile devices:

• reading news
• checking internet forums, if they have mobile version (this one, sadly, doesn't)
• checking email
• using messengers
• managing/listening to podcasts
• using maps
• basic online banking (checking balance etc.)

Things that are harder to do on mobile devices.

• coding
• audio editing
• making music
• video editing
• text processing
• online shopping
• serious image editing

Title: Re: Android or Apple
Post by: Tomaaz on December 15, 2018, 01:39:58 PM

That's less surprising. Apart from one masochist and a couple of folks who feel to old to be using mobile devices, we have only Android users. ;)

Title: Re: Android or Apple
Post by: Tomaaz on December 16, 2018, 08:04:16 PM

One more Android user. And the first Apple user (who are you?).

Title: Re: Android or Apple
Post by: B+ on December 16, 2018, 11:59:14 PM

Quote from: Tomaaz on December 16, 2018, 08:04:16 PM

One more Android user. And the first Apple user (who are you?).

As I recall, the first apple user was Eve.

Ho, ho, ho!

Title: Re: Android or Apple
Post by: Cybermonkey on December 20, 2018, 02:43:33 PM

Oh, and btw, I am using Android x86 on my desktop now and then. Just for some of the games, like Xenowerks (using an analog controller).

Title: Re: Android or Apple
Post by: Tomaaz on December 26, 2018, 06:24:50 PM

Quote from: Cybermonkey on December 20, 2018, 02:43:33 PM

Oh, and btw, I am using Android x86 on my desktop now and then.

Two masochists.  ;)

Title: Re: Android or Apple
Post by: Tomaaz on January 21, 2019, 10:41:58 AM

https://news.softpedia.com/news/microsoft-windows-phone-is-dead-users-should-move-to-iphone-or-android-524615.shtml