03-01-2023, 05:22 PM
My first smartphone was a Windows one and I still think the easiest to use. It conked two months after the guarantee and contract ended and as I was desperate not to miss any work-related calls I zipped down to the local Argos and bought a Doro dumphone for about £25. Next Smartphone was an Android. I found it far less intuitive after the Windows but conked and went back under guarantee. Out came the Doro again. Eventually, they gave me my money back. Only really needing phone and text I stuck with the Doro for a few years – especially as I found it would bounce off a concrete floor – until I got the one I have now; a Moto(rola) Android. Sub £100 but full Android latest system.
Today iPhones, iPads and Apple stuff in general have become a fashion statement. In my working life a lot of it was originally done on Macs so I had to use a Mac to be compatible. When computers became more common in the home, and PCs were far cheaper than Macs, Windows became dominant and Mac users, who at the time did have the benefit of a slicker and generally more robust OS, were often accused of being snobs or superior. I got tired of pointing out that in areas of my industry Macs were industry standard and if I went on a course at the local tech which, inevitably, was equipped with PCs I tried to keep that I used the ‘opposition’s’ system under my hat. I invariably got found out when I didn’t understand that I should be right-clicking something (only one butten on a Mac mouse in those days) or used the Windows key when I should use Control.
People and friends who knew I was a Mac user would usually have a sneery dig as I was seen as the odd one out – especially when I couldn’t readily read their Microsoft documents or my Mac editions caused their layout to fall to pieces on my more expensive kit. Ironic now that I use Windows 11 (and also Linux), a cheapo but perfectly adequate smartphone, and my newest Mac is now twelve years old, all those who sneered back then all now sport iPhones, iPads and several are using iMacs and MacBooks!
This not to have a dig. A relatively more expensive iPhone might be supported longer or last longer physically than my Moto so might work out cheaper in the long run. I haven’t studied this but at the time decided I didn’t want to commit much money. What I will say is though I am more used to it now it took me quite a while to figure out how to use the Android system – I don’t find it at all intuitive. Having said that I know several people who have just the same complaint about their iPhones and iPads!
Today iPhones, iPads and Apple stuff in general have become a fashion statement. In my working life a lot of it was originally done on Macs so I had to use a Mac to be compatible. When computers became more common in the home, and PCs were far cheaper than Macs, Windows became dominant and Mac users, who at the time did have the benefit of a slicker and generally more robust OS, were often accused of being snobs or superior. I got tired of pointing out that in areas of my industry Macs were industry standard and if I went on a course at the local tech which, inevitably, was equipped with PCs I tried to keep that I used the ‘opposition’s’ system under my hat. I invariably got found out when I didn’t understand that I should be right-clicking something (only one butten on a Mac mouse in those days) or used the Windows key when I should use Control.
People and friends who knew I was a Mac user would usually have a sneery dig as I was seen as the odd one out – especially when I couldn’t readily read their Microsoft documents or my Mac editions caused their layout to fall to pieces on my more expensive kit. Ironic now that I use Windows 11 (and also Linux), a cheapo but perfectly adequate smartphone, and my newest Mac is now twelve years old, all those who sneered back then all now sport iPhones, iPads and several are using iMacs and MacBooks!
This not to have a dig. A relatively more expensive iPhone might be supported longer or last longer physically than my Moto so might work out cheaper in the long run. I haven’t studied this but at the time decided I didn’t want to commit much money. What I will say is though I am more used to it now it took me quite a while to figure out how to use the Android system – I don’t find it at all intuitive. Having said that I know several people who have just the same complaint about their iPhones and iPads!
Nick
