Hi, I'm Scott.
I recently almost bought an Android tablet, but the shop didn't have stock of the one I wanted so I walked away. I'm so glad, because while rethinking my decision I realised that what I really want is simplicity, and not just in operation of the device itself, but in the ecosystem, and in the way my, and my families various devices intergrate and work together. (My wife has an iPhone, the kids have iPod Touches, and all my music is in iTunes.) I am an IT geek, and in days gone by I would happily spend hours fiddling and making stuff work, but these days, when I get home from my day job, I want stuff to "just work." I must be getting old.
So I got an iPAD instead (iPad 3, 32Bg, 4G) mostly to use for web browsing, email, and reading technical docs while commuting to and from work, and I really love it, but I soon realised that to maximise the benifits I would have to get an iPhone. I had an iPhone 4 supplied at a previous job, but I never really 'got it' so when I moved to a new employer with an option to take an allowance and supply my own phone I bought a Galaxy S2, which is a fantastic phone (and I still prefer the S2's screen and larger keyboard to the iPhone) but it was a standalone device, with no real intergration with the other devices and services my family uses. So, to cut a long story short, I sold the S2 - 2 days before the S3 announcement
and my seldom used 120Gb iPod Classic (who carries an iPod and a phone these days?) and got an iPhone 4S.
So now I just need to trade my PCs for Macs and my journey to the dark side will be complete.
I really can't see that happening, but you never know.
I recently almost bought an Android tablet, but the shop didn't have stock of the one I wanted so I walked away. I'm so glad, because while rethinking my decision I realised that what I really want is simplicity, and not just in operation of the device itself, but in the ecosystem, and in the way my, and my families various devices intergrate and work together. (My wife has an iPhone, the kids have iPod Touches, and all my music is in iTunes.) I am an IT geek, and in days gone by I would happily spend hours fiddling and making stuff work, but these days, when I get home from my day job, I want stuff to "just work." I must be getting old.
So I got an iPAD instead (iPad 3, 32Bg, 4G) mostly to use for web browsing, email, and reading technical docs while commuting to and from work, and I really love it, but I soon realised that to maximise the benifits I would have to get an iPhone. I had an iPhone 4 supplied at a previous job, but I never really 'got it' so when I moved to a new employer with an option to take an allowance and supply my own phone I bought a Galaxy S2, which is a fantastic phone (and I still prefer the S2's screen and larger keyboard to the iPhone) but it was a standalone device, with no real intergration with the other devices and services my family uses. So, to cut a long story short, I sold the S2 - 2 days before the S3 announcement
and my seldom used 120Gb iPod Classic (who carries an iPod and a phone these days?) and got an iPhone 4S. So now I just need to trade my PCs for Macs and my journey to the dark side will be complete.
I really can't see that happening, but you never know.
Hopefully, I can find a resolution so I can continue where I left off. Have a great day!
