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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ooofest:
Darn it, hit the Thanks button instead of Quote again. They really should consider a change in button placement . . . then again, I'm getting a new set of reading glasses soon.

I'm an OS/2 fanboy "for life" - truly appreciated it for what it offered during the days of Warp and Warp Server, especially compared to Windows NT . . . at the time.

My stated support of OS/2 doesn't require that I mindlessly put down other platforms across the years; I use Windows and Linux because they have a great deal of compelling reasons to do so in the context of the current day and I sincerely appreciate their many strengths.

Context matters.

- ooofest
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] zaw510:
however，i dont like apple
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] haha111:
Making the change from apple to samsung tomorrow, I can honestly say that I do not like the iphone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] WildBidoof:
fruit

I have tried Apple. I hated it :p

Long live android
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] x714x:
lol @ http://www.droid-life.com/2012/12/0...teve-jobs-patent-invalid-the-crowd-goes-wild/
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sRDennyCrane:
As the article states, this is just a first step, but it's an important one. Anytime someone claims their patents have been violated, it opens scrutiny as to whether that patent was valid in the first place. Let's face it, Apple has some ridiculous patents, including "rectangular with rounded edges".

Stay tuned...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] x714x:
True dat.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] x714x:
http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/13/apple-iphone-found-to-infringe-on-three-mobilemedia-patents/ suck it apple, hope they have to pay a billion dollars :P
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ghostboa:
Haha, I am having the same experience! Wallet/NFC is really convenient.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Turminator8:
I know right? I just wish more places used it. It's so nice.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] HoodBoogie:
I saw this a few weeks ago and was in envy. At the time I had my 4S. As of 5 days ago I am an android user again with my VZW GSIII !!!

Not sure why I ever switched to iOS in the first place.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Barnyx81:
SIII

SIII
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] I_TerraBull:
Samsung
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] shaqdeez:
Apple is to Honda as Android is to BMW.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sRDennyCrane:
Apple's stock prices have been over-valued for a long time. The massive drop it's seen recently is a result of a market correction, the rise of Android, and the total lack of recent Apple innovation. Who wins? Everyone outside the iCult.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-...ow-more-bearish-on-rising-samsung-threat.html
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Gibscreen:
Finally got my wife to see the light on Apple. The last straw was not having simultaneous voice and data on the Verizon iphone. That sent her over the edge and now we both have SG3.

Now everytime I'm at a store with Apple products I play with them. They feel nice. They look slick. But everything is counter intuitive for me. No press-hold to move icons? Really? That took me about 4 seconds to figure out switching from Blackberry to Android. Everytime I deal with a slight clunkiness in Android, I think about the times I play with an iphone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] radomx:
Samsung best.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sRDennyCrane:
Well, that certainly moves the discussion forward.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Turminator8:
I just can't get over the stupidity of Apple's pricing. It's downright outrageous.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sRDennyCrane:
My God, you're right! When I went to Verizon, they had the unmitigated nerve to charge the exact same prices as my Galaxy S III!

THIS AGGRESSION WILL NOT STAND, MAN!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] x714x:
I heard a comment about Apple recently that summed them up pretty good. Remember Sony in the 90's with the Walkman, their hitech vcr's and dvd players/stereos? They pretty much ran that market. Look at them now, just another company. Thats what Apple is in my eyes.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] fizzyness:
I had every Apple Iphone until my Galaxy S3 and i will never go back.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] GalaxyS3IsMeh:
Well in theory the same thing will happen to Samsung. In the us its not as prevalent but in a lot of other parts of the world Samsung is known to have very high quality tvs, laptops etc.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] dsaun:
Offer endless possibilities... with iphone, you're limited to the company's imagination.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] @non4:
Which is none, 6 iPhones and its barely changed except for up to date specs. Samsung has made one of the best modern smartphones with its s3 (and note 2 if you count it as a phone), and even its latest budget phones like the ace 2 and s3 mini have great specs for the price, just wish touchwiz looked good like sense, but at least it isn't filled with bloatware as much as sense is

Sent from my rooted baby monitor
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Ramzes13:
Actually, Apple has had press-hold to move icons forever, just have to drop that there...btw i am a happy S3 owner...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] whatnow275:
Honestly, I would just get bored of playing with an iPhone. I get bored after 30 seconds whenever my friend tries to show it off
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] GalaxyS3IsMeh:
That's my problem, too. The more I try to customize it with jail breaking ( the only real way to do so lol) it becomes slower and unstable which is normally its only advantage over android.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] potato salad:
Got the wife a note 2 after her iphone4 contract ended. She was doubtful at first because she thought it would be too difficult to use. She loves the note! Her only complaint is that the s beam doesn't work between our phones to share pics.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tallgrasshawk:
Are you on an aosp rom?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] potato salad:
No, beans jb rom
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sRDennyCrane:
It's interesting that Apple is releasing an iPhone mini soon... smaller, using cheaper components, etc... right after they get Samsung to agree NOT to release their S III mini in America.

Samsung needs an injunction on this new piece of Apple nonsense.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Crimsonshadow774:
That's Apple for you though. Its ridiculous. "NO NO NO we were going to do that somewhere down the line so you can't."
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Osirix45:
samsung
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Febryan_Uchiha:
Apple sue every company, But why only Samsung try to sue back? If every company that sue back to Apple... Apple surely will be die...

I like and using Apple few years ago, but after how Apple react to smartphone competition, i started to hate them.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] krazienluv10:
soo i guess apple is being sneaky, ive talked to several 4s owners and they argue that there phone has been upgraded to 4g... there 3g icon changed to 4g misleading the average customer to think they have 4g on their latest software update...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] buhohitr:
Apple has lost its Edge

Something to be considered for the future with Apple!!

http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/daily-ticker/apple-lost-edge-152706867.html
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] highfigh:
Mini iPad mini ftw!

Sent from my phone using the keyboard
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sRDennyCrane:
Blame AT&T for that one... when Verizon went all-out in expanding their 4G LTE coverage, AT&T bumped up the speed of their 3G network and called it 4G. An update to the iPhone reflected this. I'd bet the iPhone owners you talked to, all were on AT&T.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sk8er88:
.

Tmobile and ATT use HSPA or HSPA+ which is a fake 4G....but it's still fast, so 4s users were kind of right...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] TXI Kaze:
Allow me to clear something up.

You have 4G...then you have 4G LTE. The iPhone 4S has a radio that allows for 4G, not LTE. This is known as HSPA+. While faster than 3G, it's certainly not as fast as LTE.

This has been a moronic, yet at the same time clever, marketing strategy for AT&T. If you pay close enough attention AT&T advertises that they have the biggest 4G market while Verizon advertises that they have the biggest 4G LTE market. Both are "right." AT&T has the bigger 4G (strictly 4G) network but Verizon has a bigger LTE market because it never dabbled with 4G, just LTE.

Hope that helps. Cheers.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] gseyffert:
Spot on. People always hate on me when I tell them that. But AT&T will never touch Verizon LTE speeds. I've yet to see an AT&T speedtest faster than my 36 mb down test. That's faster than a majority of home internet connections.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] TXI Kaze:
You hit 36 with your gs3? I assume on the new radios. I just got a gs3 again and haven't tested.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] llama555:
Actually Google what 4g technically is supposed to be. Lte isn't even supposed to be considered 4g. Look at the 4g wiki page. Its apparently being debated if either that or wimax is actually 4g
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] croppz:
I dunno if it was posted here or not but that lawsuit that samsung apparently lost, my buddy was telling me they paid apple in nickels ahhaha. Not sure how true that is.

Came back to android after a LONG 2 years on terrible iOS. Couldn't take it anymore. I'm sure it was posted here that Apple tried to get the sale of some samsung devices banned in the US. I cannot begin to understand why the company is headed in that direction. Not to mention that the 5 is probably the dumbest thing to come out of Apple. "We'll make it longer, not wider and give it the same old restricted OS with nothing innovative!".

The ONLY thing Apple has over Android is marketing, and that's it....well and their brainwashed sheep that hang out at starbucks. My mom has an iPhone and I showed her my DNA today and I think I may have converted her back. She was blown away by the screen and everything on it.

Hopefully she doesn't come home with an iPhone 5 in a few weeks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sRDennyCrane:
It's not true.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] croppz:
Well, one can dream right? Haha.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Tony Clifton:
Would have been good though if they did...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] pharmdy:
I think this is just a saying, like Sammy wasn't affected by the suit
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sRDennyCrane:
No, it was an urban myth and ended up being passed around in emails. Complete with a fake picture, too. It all started with a piece of fake news that some very dull-witted folk believed was real:

http://en.paperblog.com/samsung-pays-apple-1-billion-sending-30-trucks-full-of-5-cents-coins-294795/
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] TXI Kaze:
Kinda is a smack in Apple's face that Samsung had to pay all of that money and isn't affected at all. They're still doing what they do best: pissing Apple off and innovating.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] vizographic:
I have to disagree, the impact of the Apple vs Samsung lawsuit was profound. By sueing, Apple served to boost Samsung's market position at the expense of their own. It was a epic mistep by Apple. Their economic windfall was countered because their lawsuit made Apple customers aware of Samsung. There's no advertising Samsung could have purchased that would have penetrated so deeply into Apple's very own loyal core of fans. Apple has effectively told them that Samsung is catching up and will soon surpass them. Apple's legal actions scream fear. So put yourself in their customer's shoes. Your marvel, your jewel, even your social image (sad to say) is threatened. To this class of iphone users the worst possible outcome is that you will be left behind..and....they are very fickle. The technically inclined iphone users, well they want the newest and the best and apparently Apple may not be able to provide; and the rest, well they look to see what everyone else is doing. Is it time to jump ship? I have many Apple using friends, and to the last they accepted that they had "the best". At least, they did until Apple told them different. Talk about shoot yourself in the foot.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using Xparent Blue Tapatalk 2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] TXI Kaze:
So you're disagreeing by agreeing. Okay. Lol. I was saying that this strengthened Samsung.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sRDennyCrane:
With Samsung's star still rising, and Apple stock off 40% from peak ($500 vs. $700), there have been questions about the future of the iPhone manufacturer. Apple's had serious problems in the past, and they're not immune to them now or in the future.

Case in point- Al Gore, who's on the Apple board of directors, just exercised his stock options. His stock option certificates were fixed at $7.48 a share, and Apple is now trading around $500 a share and he has 60,000 share options. I'll save you the time of doing the math- Al will net just under $30 million on this deal. If he had exercised these options a year ago, that number would have been $42 million.

And, All just sold off Currents TV network to Al Jazeera. That will net him about $100 million... meaning Al wasn't in any kind of cash shortage.

So, why would Al sell off his Apple shares? To me, it's a very telling indicator that Apple stock will plummet further. Al could have sold off earlier for a lot more money, he could have hung on hoping Apple stock will rebound. Al sees something in the company that tells him Apple is past peak and will never, in the foreseeable future, be at these levels again. In short, the rats are fleeing a sinking ship.

And Samsung continues to grow.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/al-gore-nets-another-fortune-164510966.html
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] vizographic:
TXI Kaze, sorry you had to read through my entire ranting reply. Yes, I do agree with you. Samsung was strengthened by Apple's lawsuit.

I always filter these corporate battles as a chess game...for entertainment value. ; )

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using Xparent Blue Tapatalk 2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Gibscreen:
Must have been a demo unit I was playing with then. Cause I tried to move the icons and no go. Not much of a demo I guess.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] rip9150:
i lol everyday i hear apple stock has gone down. and by gone down i mean waaay down. sure apple may have been cool back in 2007 (but not really) but now they are like that annoying friend that did something cool one time and are still trying to ride the wave.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] piiman:
I Don't think they paid anything yet.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] eheinzeiii:
I still can't believe Adobe sold out to Apple. Flash player would be great on 4.2.1
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sRDennyCrane:
Flash IS great on 4.2.1. I use it on my Nexus 7.

...next?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] kidruk:
word borefu

Flash is an apk away bro lol ..
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] suchavibrantthang:
[YOUTUBE]x2t6CVika6o[/YOUTUBE]
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Camborg80-Trey:
Everything is better than appple
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] suptt14:
Can't wait for the S4!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sRDennyCrane:
The Samsung commercial played during the Superbowl was really... weak.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] hinds90:
When is the s4 supposed to be released. Lol I've went from droid x, iPhone 4, galaxy nexus,to iPhone 4s. Thinking about going back to android but if the s4 will be released soon I'll just wait to upgrade BUT I.ve found a great shape s3 for a great price. Ahhhh want to do.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] JCBiznatch:
I will forever hate Apple....period
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Abdl:
How could one compare iOS and Android,its just not possible. One can get to play around with android,unlock soo many features tht can't be done with apple. Just compare the App store of the two platforms,I can say 70% if not 80% of the games and applications from Apple Store requires An internet connection for it to work or to initialize! Is it the same with Android?? And when you come to the issue of sending files like images and videos to your phone,do you always have to do the so called "sync"??! You just can't have the same fun with Apple the same way you'll have with android,i own both devices,An ipad 2 and An android running on ICS,iv dumped the ipad coz I just don't know what to do with it again,my android phone is just enough for me,andy rocks!! Haters keep hating!! I just cant get why some people would spend a lot on a flashy phone(iphone) and at the end of the day derive less utility from it,to me thats show-off! And what's the point?? C'mon guys! Android is out throwing iOS,believe or not,its just a gradual process.:cool:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sRDennyCrane:
Deep breaths... deep breaths... envision yourself on a quiet beach...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] indyb6:
I know.. I never bought into the whole iOS vs Android thing, but during a recent visit to my brother & sister-in-law we really got frustrated with Apple's implementation of their software.

We took a lot of pictures and thought it would be a good use of time to share pictures while in the car. Lo and behold, there was no way to transfer pictures/videos from my Android device to my sister-in-law's iPhone via Bluetooth. I mean that was when I realized why people complain about how "closed" iOS was. Then my brother commented that iOS was designed to hide OS complexities from the end user.

I can agree to an extent why a device would not let its users be bothered with file management, but could they not have implemented a separate location for incoming Bluetooth files like Android (or any OS, mobile or desktop for that matter) that would eventually let the user integrate those bluetooth transfers with their albums?

The list can go on & on about how restrictive iOS platform is, but the simple inability to manage incoming bluetooth files goes to show the market segment Apple’s platform targets.

Really disappointing, but this experience enforces my view that iOS is targeted towards the population that treats their devices like appliances rather than a powerful mobile platform.

Enough ranting.. Off to flashing another awesome ROM for my awesome device on a stellar platform :)

Sent from Galaxy S3
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Abdl:
Haha,lol. Ofcourse! But just think about it,be honest with yourself,I'm sure deep deep inside you,you know the truth about it. :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] hinds90:
Lol i'm no apple fanboy but majority of the people who have ios devices don't jailbreak. My iPad and iPhone are jailbroken and it makes them a whole diff animal and now jail breaking is as easy as plugging your iOS device into your laptop and 5 min of your time. I enjoyed my galaxy nexus (rooted with a stable rom) but the battery life sucked and the iPhone had a better camera and screen. Lol even still android is getting better and I'll probably end up back in their camp shortly.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] zetsumeikuro:
Step #1 Buy S3

Step #2 Wait for S4

Step #3 Buy S4

Step #4 Sell S3 or throw it at your dog w/e you want to do

Step #5 Profit
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] hinds90:
Lol yep you're right can't beat a 3 month old gs3 for 250$.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] TXI Kaze:
My favorite argument with Samsung vs Apple is "Samsung sells more phones because they have cheaper models!" Funny since the iphone 4 is free with contract and the 4s is $99 with contract.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] garyhigh:
I have the same plan Bro. Bring on the S4!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] flash_27:
Apple is digging themselves their own grave.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] nirhart:
it is always apple vs samsung

never get tierd
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] buhohitr:
For me if a phone can't communicate well with the internet (4G vs 3G), will be out of my list. The more I played with my S3, the more I found it amazing, like put two S3 together and one click, I could transfer files, picture, screen shots etc.. from one device to another with out using wifi or 3g/4g. Also I use GPS a lot and I believe Iphone GPS doesn't speak the directions out loud.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] teggy_D:
Exactly, apple is doing too much. I just think it's kind of bs that apple got denied in every other country but here. O_o
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mdt73:
The only thing I really miss now is photostream, and how it synced up my little Apple ecosystem. Have you found a way to do that? (sidenote, the free mapquest app has turn by turn voice nav, so that gps point is sort of moot)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] buhohitr:
I'm talking about build-in feature apps and hardware (Pre installed apps on the phone out of the box). I'm not talking about using after market apps(third party). Of course, if we are talking about after-market apps, there are thousands, then this will be a "never ending" story. On a side notes, while I'm using the Apple camera and want to change a setting, I have to back all the way out to make the change and navigate back to the camera again! these little things bother me a lot. On another side note, on my last vacation, I had my entire family (5 people) with laptops using my phone for the internet, and I'm not talking about browsing the internet, I'm talking about they watching Netflix, hulu+, playing games...and I'm also watching movies from Netflix myself with my phone. This is a deal breaker here. :P
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] guigopiva:
Nice phone...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mdt73:
Again, I did the exact same thing with my iPhone, which was running iOs 5, jailbroken, sharing via the mywi app. What I have found hard to replicate, tho, is how well the apple products interconnect. I take a slew of pictures while on vacation with my family, and I don't have do do a thing and they are already sitting on my Mac Mini I use on our home theater via photostream. THAT'S the kind of stuff I wish I still had. That being said, I am still blown away by LTE and, what I call, an adult sized screen. LOL!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] guthrien:
Arguing the merit of the devices doesn't seem that useful. We're all using Android here for one reason or other. Apple might be stupid or lame or whatever other insult we want to give them but it doesn't change their market strength or legal position. They aren't fading financially or in the mindshare as these next few months are going to make painfully clear for some people.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] maartenlandman:
I love Samsung and Android! I think Apple is to selfish
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mdt73:
To think that a single person here is reading up on XDA because they are keeping their phone stock is silly. A hacked iPhone, at the end of the day, is just as capable as most Android Devices. And, I would venture to guess, most of us are former iPhone users. Try doing anything here without rooting or unlocking or loading up your favorite rom.

You want companies like Apple pushing the envelope, because it forces companies like Samsung to create beauties like the Galaxy S3. With no competition, you end up with crap. Keep thinking Apple makes junk... they are the reason why Samsung is forced to be better.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] guthrien:
I personally agree with you, most of the talk about Apple here is childish. Some are more obsessed about Apple than Apple forums. But patenting basic, questionably unique functions isn't going to spur innovation Imo. It's going to slow diversity and bog down design for small particulars as companies obsess over hoarding patents or avoiding litigation.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mdt73:
Oh, I agree their tactics are suspect, along with their tax evasion and other business practices... almost as questionable as the 99% that turn a blind eye to their beloved Apple. Odd story, about a month ago our house got struck by lightning, and the only piece of equipment that wasn't fried was our Mac Mini, which had the Apple Care Plan, and my iPhone. Even after using the strike as an excuse to upgrade every piece of gear on my home theater and rebuilding my gaming rig, I am still amazed that the stupid Mac computer and phone didn't skip a beat. LOL!