On Sat, 14 Sep 2013 18:19:03 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" nowayalso.jose.com wrote:



"F.O.A.D." wrote in message
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I'm aware of many of those differences. Very few have any significance
or importance for me. As I stated, I tried out a new Samsung. Nice
phone, but nothing to make me consider switching.

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As a casual and basically disinterested bystander in the cell
phone/smart phone thing, I've come the opinion that Apple has done a
superb marketing job on their products, with a following who can't
live without having the latest and greatest , either in phone models
or ever changing operating systems.

Seems to me that most of the hype is about new gimmicks and apps that
are initially fun to use but quickly fade into programs using memory
that you rarely use.

BTW, my wife found an app for her phone (an Apple something) that counts steps, converts to miles,
compares to others, finds a 'companion' for competition, and probably some more stuff. It does have
her out walking more, which is a good thing.

John (Gun Nut) H.
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