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Importance of Android "differences" a figment?
You know, I honestly wonder if the whole "Android is fragmented, different icons, different skins, oh my" thing isn't just a product of groupthink in blogspace. I mean, how many times does a normal person (as opposed to a tech blogger - or those who read tech blogs 
) pick up and use someone else's phone, so that they could even see any difference? You buy an Android phone, you take 2 minutes to get used to the order of the icons, etc. - and it's not an issue till the next time you invest in a phone - and since it's probably been 2 years for most of us, things will have changed anyway, so we have to plan on investing that 2 minutes again to relearn the icons.
Before the whole Android fragmentation hue and cry, I don't think I ever saw two phones that worked exactly the same ... certainly feature phones all varied.
Disclaimer - I use a BB Storm, the original model - work provided. When I look at other people's phones, they ALL look good ...
) pick up and use someone else's phone, so that they could even see any difference? You buy an Android phone, you take 2 minutes to get used to the order of the icons, etc. - and it's not an issue till the next time you invest in a phone - and since it's probably been 2 years for most of us, things will have changed anyway, so we have to plan on investing that 2 minutes again to relearn the icons.Before the whole Android fragmentation hue and cry, I don't think I ever saw two phones that worked exactly the same ... certainly feature phones all varied.
Disclaimer - I use a BB Storm, the original model - work provided. When I look at other people's phones, they ALL look good ...
Posted by daboochmeister
Updated - 17th Jan 2011
