Oh it would have made a big difference if I had said why do people get so excited instead of raging hard-on?

Honestly, get a f*cking grip.

You don't have to be a psychiatrist to know that diction is subconscious. You did NOT say "excited" because you chose to say "armies of shoppers....raging hard ons." You have a shallow view of people simply for purchasing a product that you don't care for. You see them as a threatening force to your own view, built on primal drive.

At which point did I say I don't like Apple products exactly?

I walked past an Apple store, it was literally rammed with people all huddled over iPads etc. My disdain isn't the product itself, its the ridiculous hype and attention it gets which was clearly visible by 'the armies' that had stormed the store that day.

Psychoanalyzing my choice of words to describe what I saw and CAPITALIZING key words in your response ISN'T big or CLEVER.

You need...to calm down. Google doesn't make hardware for the phones they support. Even their Nexus line is contracted to specific companies. You say Sony > Google, but aren't current Sony phones being powered by Android? Also, iPhones are built on the cheap as has been documented a number of times. While the finish may look good, it doesn't mean it costs alot. While Apple may be headquartered in the US, they also outsource to China for cheap goods. Just because you pay these mind-boggling prices does not mean it's actually better than its competitors. From personal experience, I had a Nexus One for close to 3 years now and it has gone through the full works falling down stairs, falling in water, landing on its screen and what not, yet it stood the challenge. I am pretty sure if I had an iPhone, it wouldn't last a year in my hands.

With all that aside, I personally don't care to convince anyone because at the end of the day, they have to be happy with what they purchase. I am happy using Android and having options. The Android OS has come a long way and Jelly Bean is a cut above the rest. Why should I go to iOS which has barely improved over its last few iterations? The only thing I've noticed about it (iOS) is that battery life has gotten worse from the days of iOS4. Oh well.

@Racer-X sometimes its good getting things off ur chest. Telling folk what u think is one of them.

One of two errors there in ur speech though.

Google does actually make hardware, Motorola part of Google. They may pass the buck to another company to make their products. But they play an integral part in the making of them.

Same why BP didn't drill for oil in deepwater horizon but a company called Transocean did. But they were integral in the decision making.

Q "but aren't current Sony phones being powered by Android"

A They might not might now make the Android platform but the physical plastic injection process, CNC milling, track laying, assembly and many more is done by Sony.

Q "Also, iPhones are built on the cheap as has been documented"

A. If your going to make a bold statement back it up with bibliography at the end of ur speech. Or else its your word on facts. From why I have seen and read, components inside Apple products aren't award winning but the design, materials and external quality have yet to be beaten.

Foxconn the company who create iphone have good history of quality products even before Apple came. Sure Apple could make killer savings if they sent their products to be made at any Chinese factory who doesn't value quality but looks at quantity.

And the rest is ur own opinions which is how it should be on techspy.com. Not techspy gestapo, with the battens and belts at the ready to silence anyone who doesn't follow their own ideologies.

1) HTC, LG, Samsung, Sony, and the list goes on is independent of Google from a hardware standpoint. They simply use their OS.

2) Here are your cost figures.

http://www.washingtonpost.c...

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1...

While there are obvious costs required for R&D, marketing, etc. it's obvious that $500+ for unlocked models is through the roof. Obviously contract phones are cheaper because you end up paying for the phone in the long run via your monthly bill.

Your Sony arguments solidifies my point that not all Android phones are crap, and I refer once again to the list at the top. While the iPhone maybe of quality build, I still don't get why everyone ends up putting them in cases...because they are so fragile. I don't know about the others, but the HTCs can take quite a beating. At the end of the day, I don't want to hold my phone like I'm carrying around a pane of glass.