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I have an Android phone and recently bought an iPad. After experiencing both platforms I think I'll be buying an iPhone 5 next.

If I we're going to do android again I'd get a phone where I could install stock android (like the Nexus S).

Oh also, I really hope WP7 doesn't take off. The new wave of smart phones run webkit almost exclusively right now and I'd like it to stay that way.

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One reason I'll stick with iPhone is I get amazing customer service from Apple. I had an issue with the sleep button on my iPhone 4 and they replaced it free of charge and out of warranty. The button became mushy because of the case I was using. My gf broke her screen on a 3GS (her fault), and they replaced it no charge.

For my Nexus One, I had to deal with HTC support because the charging connection pins became loose and eventually broke (I might have pushed in the plug upside-down). It was still in warranty and they charged me $195 for the service. I didn't expect HTC to replace for free, but would have won them tons of points.

Do you need an extended warranty to get this level of support from Apple, or can you just walk into the store and demand that they fix it?

For my iPhone 4, I was a couple weeks out of warranty. Just make an appointment with the Genius Bar and be pleasant with them, never make demands.

Just make sure it's on Cyanogen's list of supported devices. I love my MyTouch 4g that I bought for cheap on Craigslist. I'm running 2.3.4 with root access, tethering and zero crapware. And it's more stable than most manufacturer ROMs.

I still like the idea of an Android better than an iPhone, but the foot dragging of Samsung and Sprint to update the Epic makes me at least think of changing to iPhone, or another Android manufacturer, or another carrier. That's a mighty expensive chunk of plastic to be abandoned (as I assume Sprint/Samsung will, based on their non-enthusiastic update) after a year or two (again, assumption/prediction).

my understanding is that gingerbread will be released for the epic 4g. I'm not sure when, i've just seen a bunch of leaked builds on various android websites.

Gingerbread will probably be the last official release for the epic, but i assume a cyanogenmod port will be finished eventually.

"Gingerbread will probably be the last official release for the epic"

Anything connected to the internet needs regular updates to keep up with threats, never mind prettier icons. I got Windows XP updates for a long, long time.

I'm really rethinking the sensibility of an expensive smart phone for my world.

> Oh also, I really hope WP7 doesn't take off. The new wave of smart phones run webkit almost exclusively right now and I'd like it to stay that way.

Why would you want there to be a single web browser engine in the mobile space?

I'm no fan of WP7 myself, but having a single web browser engine isn't a good thing. We need some diversity.

Windows is not known for making good browser engines.

Slip of tongue ? Whose operating system generates its own browser engine ?

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