[Nexus One General] uberamd:
Agreed completely. This is whats wrong with many Android users (and Linux users actually), they go out of their way to try to tell people how much better their devices are than everyone elses and use comments like "iFLOPPED" and "Sell your soul to Steve Jobs." Sorry, but why is it that you need to resort to comments like that? If you buy Android or Apple, you're buying A PHONE, NOTHING MORE. I use Android phones and I like them, but having also used an iPhone since 2G was released, I wouldn't EVER try to stop my friend from buying an iPhone. They are both GOOD PHONES. And the screen and camera on the iPhone 4 is unmatched my any Android phone on the market. I had an iPhone 4 for a week before giving it to my sister and going back to my Nexus One, and I can attest that these things are really nice about the iPhone.

This Antenna issue has blown out of proportion and too many Android users like the OP use it as an argument incorrectly. I had an iPhone 4, I had the Antenna Issue, but I also never dropped a call. And dropped call statistics do indeed show that it is only dropping 1 per 100 more than the 3GS. So get over the Antenna issue please.

And OP, did you sell your soul to HTC or Google when you purchased your Nexus One? Did you install custom ROMS? Are you aware that doing so voids your warranty? How high and mighty of HTC and Google to say "sure you can install roms, but we won't ever service your device again." $550 phones, 0 warranty. Thats nice. Jailbreaking is always reversible and it really never voids your warranty. Did you factor that into your argument? Probably not.

My point is this, each phone has its benefits. My non-technical sister LOVES her iPhone 4. It works great for her, she loves the apps, and its intuitive. Geeks like Android more, its more flexible and more PC like. If someone I know asks about a phone that has the best apps, I will point them to the iPhone 9 times out of 10. Why? Because right now the apps are better on the iPhone than Android in both quality and quantity (and I'm not talking BS "market app" counts, 90% of each store is spam crap). You need to let people decide on their own what they want and not be a preachy annoying guy who tries to show-up sales people. If I were your friend, I too would have been incredibly embarrassed by you. Theres a time and a place, and that wasn't right. I could go to Best Buy and show up every salesperson there but I don't because they are people too and I wouldn't like to be on the receiving end of that either.

Also, can't the Nexus One not record 720p without a modified kernel? Doesn't that void the warranty? Didn't HTC disable 802.11n intentionally on this device? Didn't HTC disable the FM Radio intentionally on this device? Oh, but they are the heroes, right?

PS: In the interest of full disclosure, let me say that I am in no way an Apple fanboy. I own a MacBook Pro but I also own 3 Android phones, am working on an Android market website, have a youtube channel showing Android related videos, paid my Android developer fee, and have a lovely Android sticker on the back of my laptop :). Liking Android and Apple are not mutually exclusive, you can like both things at the same time.