G+_Ken H Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 I liked reading this article. Another Android user here that really doesn't care how people want to reach me or what they prefer to be reached on. I use Hangouts and love that you can have a read receipt if you are using IM or SMS (face showing position they last read with IM and a check mark if an SMS was viewed). iPhone elitism is just stupid. Nobody cares what phone you prefer and tweets about it doesn't make it any more valid. (mostly copied my comment on the article itself, haha) http://goo.gl/7sIHnC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Wesley Neal Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 well if apple made imessage on android it wouldn't be a problem. google has hangouts on EVERY platform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_James Heuer Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 No, they just block messages from Android users and get caught doing it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Johan Appelgren Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Wesley Neal? Android and iOS isn't every platform. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Joseph Cappellino Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Johan Appelgren - Android and iOS aren't the only platforms. There is also extensions/apps for Chrome, which is supported by Windows, Linux and OSX. The only people truly affected by this are Windows Phone and Blackberry. Currently, they are too insignificant to develop for. That being said, once Windows 10 is "everywhere", I'm sure it would be fairly trivial to make a Hangouts Windows app that works anywhere Windows 10 is available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_rob bennett Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 If someone had such an immature reaction to my prefered os, I would rather not have them around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Wesley Neal Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 rob bennett yea!!! Fucking iphone users! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Johan Appelgren Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Joseph Cappellino? Sure, but then I'd have to use Chrome which historically hasn't worked well on laptops due to bad timer resolution design (caused unnecessary battery drain) and other issues.? We'll see what happens with Windows 10, Google has after all worked really hard at not supporting Windows Phone. And writing apps that work on both Windows and Windows Phone is afaik possible already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Joseph Cappellino Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Johan Appelgren, and I use Chrome everywhere (my laptop is a Chromebook), so it's not a big deal for me. They are possible, but it's the same with Windows 8. The market penetration of Windows 8 is still very low compared to Windows 7, so there would still have to be two versions (which isn't worth it, yet). Windows 10, from what I hear, is leaps and bounds better than Windows 7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Johan Appelgren Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Joseph Cappellino And Windows 8 is leaps and bounds better than Windows 7 imo, but it just isn't cool to like the latest version of Windows. It's been the same each time a new version is released, Windows n is shit and Windows n-1 is the best version ever built. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_James Heuer Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 I'd argue that Windows in general is garbage and overpriced. I only use it because gaming demands it still. I quit using Windows for 2 years and switched to Ubuntu and was very happy with it. Only reason I'm not still using it is because wine was giving me fits with some of the newer games at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Joseph Cappellino Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Johan Appelgren - I think Windows 8 is better for touch-enabled devices, where Windows 7 is better for desktops (keyboard and mouse). From what I hear, Windows 10 bridged the gap between the two rather nicely. And, history shows that every other version of Windows is good, and the other bad: Windows 1: Good Windows 2: Was that even a thing? Windows 3/3.11: Good Windows 95: Not so much Windows 98: Good Windows 98Me: Awful Windows XP: Excellent Windows Vista: Don't even go there Windows 7: Awesome-sauce Windows 8: Meh (best on touch devices) Windows 10: Early results say it's good. Generally, it comes down to major changes that weren't really vetted out. Win3.11 to Win95 brought a cohesive desktop, but had many issues in usability. Win98Me was mostly an underlying change incorporating a lot of NT technology into Win98 (but it caused many issues). XP to Vista brought about the first major UI/UX change since Win95. Win8 brought the metro/modern UI/UX to the desktop. Again, this was great for touch-enabled devices, yet awkward and unwieldy on desktops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_L I Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Don't forget Windows 2000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_L I Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Apple's elitism/culture warring is one reason I don't wasn't to buy any more of their products. Turning them into expensive, untinkerable throwaway nappliances is another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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