Why Dell Streak 5 didn't make it and Samsung Note I & II did?
I would guess MARKETING?
I loved mine the two years I had the Streak5. It did everything I wanted and then some. I even held off of the Note I for a year because I loved the Streak. But no updates finally caught up with it.
I will never understand why the support was so poor from Dell? Had they been on the ball, with marketing, updates and supplies, it woulda/coulda/shoulda have been Dell, not Samsung with the big hit right now. You'd be surprised how many times I got asked about that Steak 5, even in the AT&T stores... ah well, that is history now. I bet Dell is smacking themselves in the head right now, just like Microsoft is about their late start with phones.
For now, it is the Note II for me.
william58 said:
Why Dell Streak 5 didn't make it and Samsung Note I & II did?
I would guess MARKETING?
I loved mine the two years I had the Streak5. It did everything I wanted and then some. I even held off of the Note I for a year because I loved the Streak. But no updates finally caught up with it.
I will never understand why the support was so poor from Dell? Had they been on the ball, with marketing, updates and supplies, it woulda/coulda/shoulda have been Dell, not Samsung with the big hit right now. You'd be surprised how many times I got asked about that Steak 5, even in the AT&T stores... ah well, that is history now. I bet Dell is smacking themselves in the head right now, just like Microsoft is about their late start with phones.
For now, it is the Note II for me.
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+1 loved the design too!
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william58 said:
Why Dell Streak 5 didn't make it and Samsung Note I & II did?
I would guess MARKETING?
I loved mine the two years I had the Streak5. It did everything I wanted and then some. I even held off of the Note I for a year because I loved the Streak. But no updates finally caught up with it.
I will never understand why the support was so poor from Dell? Had they been on the ball, with marketing, updates and supplies, it woulda/coulda/shoulda have been Dell, not Samsung with the big hit right now. You'd be surprised how many times I got asked about that Steak 5, even in the AT&T stores... ah well, that is history now. I bet Dell is smacking themselves in the head right now, just like Microsoft is about their late start with phones.
For now, it is the Note II for me.
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I just sold my Dell Streak on ebay for about 180 bucks. I loved it also and got many questions from random people!
good stuff!!
william58 said:
Why Dell Streak 5 didn't make it and Samsung Note I & II did?
I would guess MARKETING?
I loved mine the two years I had the Streak5. It did everything I wanted and then some. I even held off of the Note I for a year because I loved the Streak. But no updates finally caught up with it.
I will never understand why the support was so poor from Dell? Had they been on the ball, with marketing, updates and supplies, it woulda/coulda/shoulda have been Dell, not Samsung with the big hit right now. You'd be surprised how many times I got asked about that Steak 5, even in the AT&T stores... ah well, that is history now. I bet Dell is smacking themselves in the head right now, just like Microsoft is about their late start with phones.
For now, it is the Note II for me.
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Yeah I almost got one back then.
But just so you know they didn't go to waste or died out. There were set up & secured for use for the Government employees. Because of the size of the phone. Wish I knew were I read that article. So it's wasn't all that bad for Dell making into a government facility as a phone. How many others are being use. Defiantly not that Crapple phone.
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Just my 2¢
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I never knew this phone ever existed, but likely would have bought one.
The success of the Note 2 isn't just about size. It's also about what Samsung has done with Android, since really the SGS3. They've taken core Android services and made them gimmicky, like S Beam.
I think
I had one as well. what used to piss me off was the lack of available accessories within store reach. i.e Best Buy, etc...Also seemed like the battery wouldn't last a day either. I did enjoy it though and it was pretty durable.
I loved my dell streak. Only phones I held onto for over 2 years. Great phone Dell screwed the pooch on promoting this product.
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The dell streak was a pretty hefty device. It was pretty thick and the lack of after sales support (software upgrades) was pretty much non-existent. Battery life wasn't great either. I think people back then just weren't ready for a phone of that size yet. I think with the slow increase of screen sizes over time, people were eased into the idea of a larger screen device better.
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I had one as well. what used to piss me off was the lack of available accessories within store reach. i.e Best Buy, etc...Also seemed like the battery wouldn't last a day either. I did enjoy it though and it was pretty durable.
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I agree. I was frustrated I could get no accessories for it here in the states. I had to order my red faceplate from China and it took 6 weeks to get here. I really liked the looks of this streak... didn't seem too big at all.
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I kept the black battery cover as to set it off and to look different.
I could not transfer the long speaker screen as it was thin and glued in place, so speaker shows.
Cause it did nothing cool, it was just big and slow.
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Cause it did nothing cool, it was just big and slow.
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Obviously, you did not have one
Actually I did so that was experience talking.
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Actually I did so that was experience talking.
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You a lady then with small hands? That I can understand. I'm an average size male and it was perfect for me.
As far as I was concerned it blew away the iPhone 4 at the time as I took one back for the Streak.
No complaints at all, fantastic phone and served me well until I got the Note II.
Streak was a bad ass phone and the note stepped up the standards for a lot of phones. I think the note 2 will be a flagship phablet device for quite some time. I don't regret getting mine. I would love to scoop up a streak on the side to play with again tho
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You a lady then with small hands? That I can understand. I'm an average size male and it was perfect for me.
As far as I was concerned it blew away the iPhone 4 at the time as I took one back for the Streak.
No complaints at all, fantastic phone and served me well until I got the Note II.
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Size fit my big ass hands nicely but it was just a big phone. It was too early for its time, too expensive, too slow, not to mention good luck finding a charger anywhere!
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Size fit my big ass hands nicely but it was just a big phone. It was too early for its time, too expensive, too slow, not to mention good luck finding a charger anywhere!
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I guess your an iPhone kinda guy then...
If I liked little kiddie phones lol
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If I liked little kiddie phones lol
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You have a tiny kiddie phone....
Now you call a Note2 a kiddie phone?
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http://www.1review2day.com/samsung-galaxy-nexus-a-little-bigger-in-the-lte-version/
I thought about getting it but they ruined it!
Anybody have thoughts on this? Mat black rather than metal? Ugh... That signature curve is now a block rofl.
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When i first saw the images of the LTE version i was disgusted. The color choice and the added bulkiness definitely took away from the sleak design. I'm happy with the E4GT and i hope my next phone come 2012 has some quad core goodness
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It. Is. Hideous. The poor poor phone has been continually hobbled. First the went to OMAP, ****ty GPU, then they stayed with no SDcard and only 16gb, then 5mp camera, then they jammed in a giant LTE radio on top of the CDMA version usually being larger. Sure, it's probably got a bigger battery, but, that's to make up for the battery-thirsty LTE....and this phone should have been out like 2 or 3 months ago and Verizon still hasn't dropped a date. But nobody cares....and now it's fat and ugly?
Yeah, I changed my screen density to 160 and can totally live with that for now, lol. The only thing extra you are getting are the earliest updates from Google....oh yeah, and expensive tiered data. If Sprint keeps slowly improving it's data speeds (as I have experienced slowly over the past month) Verizon ceases to have any advantages....especially once we get our GNexus, which my Sprint rep said should be around May. (grain of salt, YMMV, etc etc etc).
God. It looks more like a DroidX than a Nexus.
Waits for nexus quattro or sgs 3
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Why in the **** do these companies keep changing the way the phone looks between carriers geez. Stop one thing i can say about appl they keep it uniform. Sam sung HTC and everyone needs to keep with one dam model. One high end model and one low end geez stop with the bull****
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paniro187 said:
Why in the **** do these companies keep changing the way the phone looks between carriers geez. Stop one thing i can say about appl they keep it uniform. Sam sung HTC and everyone needs to keep with one dam model. One high end model and one low end geez stop with the bull****
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Agreed. Have a high end "super phone" model, a low end "economy" model and a mid-range model that is the "super phone" from 6 months ago. Cycle downward so the low-end has variety too eventually.
Really? You all can tell from a poorly-lit, low-res shot of the side and back that this phone is "hideous?" Really?
Bummer for those expecting Galaxy Nexus form factor in CDMA & I agree with Dan it looks like a freaking DroidX.
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Really? You all can tell from a poorly-lit, low-res shot of the side and back that this phone is "hideous?" Really?
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That's what I thought lol, I thought it looked fine. Not as fancy as other phones, but not something to complain about.
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Haha...it barely looks different... oh you people...
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Haha...it barely looks different... oh you people...
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Barely different
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The Nexus curvature look is pretty much absent in CDMA version.
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Bummer for those expecting Galaxy Nexus form factor in CDMA & I agree with Dan it looks like a freaking DroidX.
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It looks almost twice as thick, though I'm sure it's not that bad. At least 50% thicker. No curve? And it looks slightly more squared and has a big lump. Square it up a bit more, make it a tad thicker and put the bump at the other side and we've got a DroidX.
I'm pretty spoiled by this ET4G I guess. 720p and NFC (and a number of nominal downgrades) just doesn't have the allure anymore, especially with that shape.
I really want to own a Nexus device though. N1 was legendary and will have ICS before we do (does have?), same for the NS/4G. The only phone faster and smoother in operation I have ever used is the ET4G, by a hair.
Once we get a good solid AOSP kernel we're in the game and that won't matter and I guess I'll hold out for the next Nexus device on Sprint. *sigh*
The curve is still there, but since the phone is thicker it's less obvious. That's all. Chill, people. LTE required it to be thicker. Period. Is this seriously that big of a deal? Would you rather them have skipped LTE to make it slightly thinner so it can be slightly prettier? How often, really, is ANYONE going to look at their phone from this angle? The first day, and maybe a few times when they're showing it off to friends while the phone is still exciting and new. And then never again.
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The curve is still there, but since the phone is thicker it's less obvious. That's all. Chill, people. LTE required it to be thicker. Period. Is this seriously that big of a deal? Would you rather them have skipped LTE to make it slightly thinner so it can be slightly prettier? How often, really, is ANYONE going to look at their phone from this angle? The first day, and maybe a few times when they're showing it off to friends while the phone is still exciting and new. And then never again.
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Honestly, no...this hasn't changed my mind. I'm still not going to get it, but, that's for a number of other reasons. First and foremost being that Sprint's service has been steadily picking up for the past month and promises to pick up a lot more over the next 6 months based on planned tower upgrades. But my second--a very close second--reason is unlimited data wins. Even if it's not as fast. 2gb of data (or 4gb if they still have that promotion going on whenever this phone comes out at some fictional date in the future) over LTE (that I have seen tested in my area at between 15-30mbps reliably) could suck down 2-4gb of data in...well....between 10 and 50 minutes of full-throttle downloading depending on the promo you get and the speed you get....
Yeah, I'm all set with that trap.
The phone is .5mm thicker and the curve and thickness look off due to the color. If the other one was black it'd look nearly identical. .5mm is very small.
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No one said it would be "huge" even though it does look noticeably bigger. Just stating the differences that i for one am not satisfied with.
Instead of metal bezel, it'll just be mat/black. I honestly think it's going to be built like the Epic touch. PLASTIC.
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Those differences are minimal at best. People are reaching hard with this one.
To be honest, the only feature I really wanted from the Galaxy Nexus was the 720p HD screen.
However, even though the Samsung Galaxy S II only has a WVGA diplay, the Super AMOLED Plus makes up for it (by a lot compared to other WVGA displays) and aI dont think I'm going to miss out on HD resolution that much until my next upgrade.
I think once we get ICS on our E4GT none of us should really care about the GN.
Would anyone on Sprint really care about the GN if it was being released with Gingerbread? Minus the screen, it would almost seem like a downgrade.
What we should be looking forward to is quad core phones. Now that will be a true upgrade...
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I think once we get ICS on our E4GT none of us should really care about the GN.
Would anyone on Sprint really care about the GN if it was being released with Gingerbread? Minus the screen, it would almost seem like a downgrade.
What we should be looking forward to is quad core phones. Now that will be a true upgrade...
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indeed!
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Check it out-
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1488994
Talk about accessories
What device you moving on to?
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eao1991 said:
Talk about accessories
What device you moving on to?
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I really, really, REALLY don't want to say.
the iPhone 4s on AT&T
/hangs head in shame
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I really, really, REALLY don't want to say.
the iPhone 4s on AT&T
/hangs head in shame
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I really, really, REALLY don't want to say.
the iPhone 4s on AT&T
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Normally I would be trolling this but I respect you for answering my question.
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God, they're such a horrible company as carriers go, IMO.
Why the iPhone? No option for SGSII? The Galaxy S Note is coming soon too... So sad to see you go man.
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I really, really, REALLY don't want to say.
the iPhone 4s on AT&T
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Oh No MetalHead! What Happened???
He must support SOPA, frivolous patent lawsuits, be against big corporations, afraid of change, andjust enough freedom to change your wallpaper. And I agree with Oscar about att, they have the worst customer service I have ever dealt with EVER!
Anyways usually people who have used android and got stuck with an iPhone are desperate to come back within a few weeks.
I could never imagine going from 4.52 screen to 3.5 screen .
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based on my past, you think id be here to bash you for switching to iphone. im not going to. youre an adult, you understand your choice.
question is, Sprint sells the iPhone and wont cap your data. why leave for theirs? no upgrade availability?
I won't comment IPhone part but AT&T as carrier is horrible. After 7 years of service I paid termination fees for 3 lines (only 4 months after accepting last 2 year term) because of their horrible customer services (t-mobile cs is not far away from them). Not to mention your 2GB data limit on AT&T, and increased termination fees....
If AT&T somehow manage to become only wireless carrier I will move to PAYPHONE, but won't go there... but that just me. Good luck! Sorry if my post wasn't on place...
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....hey have the worst customer service I have ever dealt with EVER!
Anyways usually people who have used android and got stuck with an iPhone are desperate to come back within a few weeks.
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Why the iPhone? No option for SGSII? The Galaxy S Note is coming soon too... So sad to see you go man.
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I went with AT&T because Sprint's data speeds have gotten worse and worse. There's no point in having unlimited data if you can't even use it. I could leave my E4GT downloading something at full speed for a month and not even hit the 5GB cap that I have with AT&T now. I have been averaging 100-150 kb/s which is absolutely ridiculous. AT&T's HSPA+ gets me anywhere from 5-6 mb/s on average and that's faster than I was getting with Sprint's 4G, when I was able to actually lock on to a signal. There was seriously no point in having such a bad ass phone if I couldn't even use data on it. I also tried Verizon and the Galaxy Nexus a month or so ago and was not happy with their service, and couldn't justify leaving the E4GT for a device that was for all intents and purposes, inferior. So that left me with T-Mobile and AT&T, and T-Mobile's phone selection sucks.
Now for the why I got the iPhone. My intentions originally were to grab the SGS2. I knew for a fact that I was going to love it, so I wanted to take advantage of the 30 day buyer's remorse period and try something different for a few weeks, return whatever I got and then pick up the SGS2. It was between the iPhone and the Titan. I opted for the iPhone because I have an iPad 2 and already have a ton of universal games that I can download right away to the iPhone. The screen is tiny on it, but the more I use it the more comfortable it is. I don't have to do any type of finger acrobatics to reach the farthest corners of the screen. So yeah it's tiny but there is a plus to that. And the retina display is lovely (black levels suck but it's a fair trade off). So after having the iPhone for a couple weeks I really started to fall in love with its simplicity. It really is a beautifully made device, and iOS does feel very elegant to me. I swear to god my intentions were to return it but I love it now, what can I say. What's crazy is that I really thought I was going to hate it (and I did for the first couple of days).
So now, I have decided that I would stick with the iPhone over the SGS2- I already had an SGS2 variant and I am digging the change. So my other option now is the Note and man that thing is slick. But it has a strike against it already- Snapdragon. Not a real Galaxy device in my eyes. Whatever though, the Adreno 220 is a sick GPU so I'll let it slide. So I go to Best Buy the other day and they have a dummy Note on display. It's f*cking MASSIVE. No way in hell would I be caught dead holding that thing against my face. It quite literally makes the E4GT look like an iPhone size wise. Seriously, hold an iPhone up to an E4GT and that is roughly the same size difference between the E4GT and the Note. It is way to big to be practical for me so it is ruled out.
So now I have decided to keep my iPhone. I have looked into jailbreaking and all the available mods and there are tons. I think I'm going to have a lot of fun modding this thing, and you would be surprised how many ways you can customize it. Dare I say it, but it does seem you (the average modder) can do more with a jailbroken iPhone than an Android phone, and I haven't even scratched the surface of it. I still love Android, of course, and I do miss a lot of things about it terribly, but I am enjoying my time with my new iPhone.
One of the perks of AT&T over Sprint is this whole sim card business. I already started searching craigslist for a good deal on an SGS2 so I can have both devices and switch 'em around depending on my mood for the day. I most definitely will get another Android phone, there is no question about it.
So that's my story. I haven't switched alliances, I am still an Android fan first, I am just having an affair with the iPhone
metalhead, as it so happens, i received my epic 4g touch today and i'm coming from at&t. the reason i'm leaving at&t is because i'm on unlimited data plan and they're sending us (customers with unlimited data) texts and emails saying that we're in the top 5% of data users and that if we continue, our speed will be throttled. (last month i used close to 2gb of data and they still sent me the text.) this throttle will only be for unlimited plan customers, not for tiered customers (so you wouldn't be affected by throttling). but if they treat me like that, who has been with them since 1999, i can only imagine how bad they'd treat new customers. i'm sure they'll find a way to screw you guys too...
p.s. i have a family plan with 5 phones total and that doesn't matter to them.
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I really, really, REALLY don't want to say.
the iPhone 4s on AT&T
/hangs head in shame
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Dont be ashamed about moving to iphone,iphone got its pluses.I would get one if it had S Amoled and 4 inch screen.
Or its Symbian/WP7?
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the iPhone 4s on AT&T
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I want your trident!! =P
I know I know.. I can read. Haha
GLWS man.
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I have to agree with you on the sprint data. Not enough to make me go to an iphone but I'm finding it harder and harder to justify paying for a useless unlimited plan. I live in an area where the fastest 3g speeds I've seen are 100kbps so I have to use the prl hack to get a whopping 600kbps. On top of that, the only 4g service around me works for about a one mile radius around best buy so they can show off how fast the network is. Other than that the closest 4g is about two hours away. but I still get charged an extra $20 a month for two phones for "premium data".
Lol @ iPhone.
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Enjoy the iPhone OP, honestly if you're happy and it does the job for ya, then F the haters.
Spoken like a gentleman. I'll pass the word around to a few people about your sale. Wish you the best man I hope you'll lurk around here every once in awhile.
A valid reason to go to iPhone btw I appreciate your honesty. Stay kool Metalhead.
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Is it me, or is Samsung becoming the next Apple?
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Best LCD Monitors
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All they need is a set-top box and its a wrap.
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Is it me, or is Samsung becoming the next Apple?
Best Ultra Portable PC Laptops - Samsung Series 9
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All they need is a set-top box and its a wrap.
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Apple has never had the best of any of these...haha
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Not unless they suddenly become the most valuable company in the world...
I'm not an Apple fanboy at all, I love Android, but the way they do business really can't be beat. Their products do need a step up though, they're falling behind.
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Not unless they suddenly become the most valuable company in the world...
I'm not an Apple fanboy at all, I love Android, but the way they do business really can't be beat. Their products do need a step up though, they're falling behind.
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Yup I agree they make have more money then that US government probably lol jk anyways mm Samsung is a hit or miss sometimes and I never like the GS2 and the GS3 looks nice but I hate touchwiz way more then sense so is a no for me ... reason why I hate it so much is because from the beginning they made it look like a cheap iOS
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Yup I agree they make have more money then that US government probably lol jk anyways mm Samsung is a hit or miss sometimes and I never like the GS2 and the GS3 looks nice but I hate touchwiz way more then sense so is a no for me ... reason why I hate it so much is because from the beginning they made it look like a cheap iOS
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...so you have hate it because of what it looked like TWO years ago?
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...so you have hate it because of what it looked like TWO years ago?
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Cause it hasn't change much I use to have a gs1 and I had a Epic touch 4G sure they changed the touchwiz a bit but I still don't like it idk why but I just don't like touchwiz and this new phone has something just like siri I know cause it looks almost the same( I do own a iphone 4S). They always trying to make the things so similar to the iphone that is not even funny like the first galaxy s for T-Mobile look like a 3GS lol and that new voice actions like siri. Sense try to make them a bit different and Google definetely go different way too
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Lol Samsung is bigger than Apple, when you look at the entire company. Samsung does a whole lot more than just electronics, and pretty much dominates Asia in everything from phones, computers and TVs, to cranes, bulldozers, and even whole buildings...
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Lol Samsung is bigger than Apple, when you look at the entire company. Samsung does a whole lot more than just electronics, and pretty much dominates Asia in everything from phones, computers and TVs, to cranes, bulldozers, and even whole buildings...
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Galaxy also has been outselling the iPhone 2 years running last I read.
It's funny cuz whenever I think of Apple, I think of this scene,
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Except it's Steve Jobs instead of Ferrell, so all Samsung has to do is get into the brainwashing game, the marketing is getting better too....
Well, with all the fancy marketing terms and strong fanbase with lots of fan boys.
I'd say yes.
I can also say that the iPhone is still the single best selling phone in the world. No one has topped it yet. However, Samsung sells more Galaxy phones, not one of them has gotten even close to the 35mil set by the iPhone.
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They wish...
No way Samsung can beat apple.
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For the record. From Wikipedia:
In this corner, Samsung:
Revenue US$ 220.1 billion (2010)[2]
Net income US$ 21.2 billion (2010)[2]
Total assets US$ 343.7 billion (2010)[2]
Total equity US$ 141.1 billion (2010)[2]
Employees 344,000 (2010)[2]
And in this corner, Apple:
Revenue US$108.249 billion (2011)[3]
Net income US$25.922 billion (2011)[3]
Total assets US$116.371 billion (2011)[3]
Total equity US$76.615 billion (2011)[3]
Employees 60,400 (2011)[4]
HeCareth said:
All they need is a set-top box and its a wrap.
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I have infact seem a Samsung set top box with a built in blu ray player http://www.trustedreviews.com/samsung-bd-d8500_TV-recorder---set-top-box_review. That makes it a wrap.
Never will you see an apple washing machine or fridge, Samsung is a major player in most things electronic.
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I think Samsung is similar to apple in that they release disappointing incremental products... they could have done so much more with the S3... just like apple could have done more with the 4s...
Its just that there is no pressure for either company to push the boundaries because they have no real competition.
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HeCareth said:
Is it me, or is Samsung becoming the next Apple?
Best Ultra Portable PC Laptops - Samsung Series 9
Best Smartphones - Galaxy S, SII, Nexus, SIII
Best LCD Monitors
Best TV's
All they need is a set-top box and its a wrap.
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They dont need a STB http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/10/samsung-smart-tv-directv-without-stb/
samsung has built many of DirecTV's Set Top Boxes over the years, so they have those too! lol
Smokeey said:
Well, with all the fancy marketing terms and strong fanbase with lots of fan boys.
I'd say yes.
I can also say that the iPhone is still the single best selling phone in the world. No one has topped it yet. However, Samsung sells more Galaxy phones, not one of them has gotten even close to the 35mil set by the iPhone.
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That is also set to the fact that if you want iOS you have a choice of 1 phone. Although I would not call that a choice, more like no choice.
If you want a Android device, you have so many to choose from with all different price ranges with all different features. Of course it would be harder for an Android manufacturer to sell 1 of their devices and match the numbers of an iPhone.
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Apple has never had the best of any of these...haha
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Correct, if you're a delusional hater of Apple.
Apple had the *first* ultrabook, and it's still considered the best by many (the MacBook Air).
Apple has had the best-selling smartphone in the world for years now with the iPhone line. In fact, it still is.
Apple's monitors are world-renowned for their quality. They're hella-expensive, but they're damn fine monitors.
Let's not forget Samsung actually makes their products. And apple's.
let it be.
Hey guys! Let's make a high quality phone with a sturdy build and then encase it in glass!
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Apple vs Samsung is an entirely different debate than iOS vs Android. I prefer Android, unless Apple does something completely off the wall (like buy web OS to incorporate components into future versions of iOS). Apple, however, takes the time to make sure the device itself has a design (look and feel) that makes people think they are holding a premium product. Samsung phones, even though they are great, feel cheap.
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It's true. After two months, I sold my Samsung Galaxy S III, AT&T branded, blue, shiny, and beautiful. Why did I do it?
This excellent Chicago Sun-Times article may offer an explanation: Android vs iOS Sun-Times article.
It's a good article by Andy Ihnatko. Just as Andy, I too cheated on my iPhone with the Samsung Galaxy S III. And it was not a one-time transgression, it was a full-blown two-month affair.
In the end, I went back to my iPhone. All other reasons aside, I had one -- the iPhone is just more reliable. Yep, I said it. In the age of innovation, I choose that. But for me, someone who uses the device very heavily for talk, text, email, calendar, news, boarding passes, and everything around it, the consistency and reliability matter a great deal.
I agree with Andy on most points, with a few exceptions. The screen is the first. Yes, the SIII screen is large and beautiful, as are many of the SIII Android brethren. However, I found that the SIII screen was just not as bright, not as easy to see outside, and the auto-brightness was just not as seamless. Not only that, the SIII (and this is a Samsung thing), display seems a bit pixelated despite the high resolution. It's the "pentile matrix" thing. Whatever it is, it bothered me.
The form factor is the second issue -- and is related to the screen. I don't have large hands, so if Andy had to two-hand the SIII, I certainly did too. And while I appreciated the extra real estate, it was infuriating not being able to reach the top left with my thumb. I frequently found myself holding the phone in awkward ways, wishing I had a freakishly long thumb. I felt that something between the iPhone's 3.5 and SIII's 4.8 would be a perfect compromise. But the SIII was just a tad too big.
The replaceable battery... I like that too. You know what I like even better? Not needing to replace it. The SIII just didn't last as long as the iPhone on a single charge. Not even close. I can squeeze a solid 12 hours out of the iPhone with my heavy use. The SIII died in 8. And so I bought an extra battery, and a desktop charger, and was quite proud of myself. But I wish I didn't have too.
Ergonomics. Yes, I love the back button. And the menu button. But try to hold the phone sideways to watch a movie and see if you hit one of those by accident. Again. And again. Or put the phone on the side in a car to use as a (stellar) navigation unit, and accidentally hit the power button. Or the sensitive volume rocker. Oh, and let's adjust the volume. Wait, which of the 3 volume sliders should I be adjusting? I forget.
I do miss the S III. There are times I wish I still had it. It was a passionate affair, and it was fun. But the S III mistress proved too high maintenance in the end, a bit unrefined at the cocktail parties, and a bit too wild for business gatherings. But I think we may see each other again.
In the meantime, I thought I'd keep things interesting. And so I started cheating on my iPad with a Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1. It's the first few weeks, too early to tell. Either you or my therapist will know how it ends.
Cool story bro
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Hmmm seems like you can not wait for some kind of announcement from cupertino tomorrow...Nice story anyways
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TLDR
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Yawn
There's only one reason that the ability to hold the device in one hand and profeciently use it would come in handy, and for that reason I've seem many automobile trunks end up in the front seat and many single handed users end up in cemeteries. ....
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I wonder if the larger screen will demand more power, hence more consumption, yet to be seen. Unless Apple has found a better way to conserve power on a processor they use that is made by Sammie, seems the something in the speed department will suffer
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well this is a no Brainer..... you use a Iphone for months, and of course your more tuned towards the Iphone... hurdurrrr
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I used iphone 2008 to 2010, at the time the hardware was the best, now in 2012 not so much, I probably couldn't go back to dealing with itunes and small screen anymore.
Well that was pointless.
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I have had every iPhone and every galaxy phone. I'll can say I can hold the s3 with one hand and do what I need. I rather have my android then use my iphones.
Hold on. Let me get this straight. You took all the time to write out your OP but you failed to be able to read? This is an android forum dude. I know you can read because you can write. So what part of the Android development part of this website did you not comprehend? You should go post this in some iPhone forum or website. Get your checkbook out first though.
There must be something to the S3 because the Rotten Apple Heads feel a need to justify owning iphones. Can the Steve mojo live forever? Everyone I know who has tried android loves it. Once you go droid, the apple is void.
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cya later....have fun with your iPhone 4S+ announcement tomorrow..........
meanvulcan said:
It's true. After two months, I sold my Samsung Galaxy S III, AT&T branded, blue, shiny, and beautiful. Why did I do it?
This excellent Chicago Sun-Times article may offer an explanation: Android vs iOS Sun-Times article.
It's a good article by Andy Ihnatko. Just as Andy, I too cheated on my iPhone with the Samsung Galaxy S III. And it was not a one-time transgression, it was a full-blown two-month affair.
In the end, I went back to my iPhone. All other reasons aside, I had one -- the iPhone is just more reliable. Yep, I said it. In the age of innovation, I choose that. But for me, someone who uses the device very heavily for talk, text, email, calendar, news, boarding passes, and everything around it, the consistency and reliability matter a great deal.
I agree with Andy on most points, with a few exceptions. The screen is the first. Yes, the SIII screen is large and beautiful, as are many of the SIII Android brethren. However, I found that the SIII screen was just not as bright, not as easy to see outside, and the auto-brightness was just not as seamless. Not only that, the SIII (and this is a Samsung thing), display seems a bit pixelated despite the high resolution. It's the "pentile matrix" thing. Whatever it is, it bothered me.
The form factor is the second issue -- and is related to the screen. I don't have large hands, so if Andy had to two-hand the SIII, I certainly did too. And while I appreciated the extra real estate, it was infuriating not being able to reach the top left with my thumb. I frequently found myself holding the phone in awkward ways, wishing I had a freakishly long thumb. I felt that something between the iPhone's 3.5 and SIII's 4.8 would be a perfect compromise. But the SIII was just a tad too big.
The replaceable battery... I like that too. You know what I like even better? Not needing to replace it. The SIII just didn't last as long as the iPhone on a single charge. Not even close. I can squeeze a solid 12 hours out of the iPhone with my heavy use. The SIII died in 8. And so I bought an extra battery, and a desktop charger, and was quite proud of myself. But I wish I didn't have too.
Ergonomics. Yes, I love the back button. And the menu button. But try to hold the phone sideways to watch a movie and see if you hit one of those by accident. Again. And again. Or put the phone on the side in a car to use as a (stellar) navigation unit, and accidentally hit the power button. Or the sensitive volume rocker. Oh, and let's adjust the volume. Wait, which of the 3 volume sliders should I be adjusting? I forget.
I do miss the S III. There are times I wish I still had it. It was a passionate affair, and it was fun. But the S III mistress proved too high maintenance in the end, a bit unrefined at the cocktail parties, and a bit too wild for business gatherings. But I think we may see each other again.
In the meantime, I thought I'd keep things interesting. And so I started cheating on my iPad with a Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1. It's the first few weeks, too early to tell. Either you or my therapist will know how it ends.
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I applaud your honesty without being an ass about it. I chose the SIII because of the big screen but unlike you I have large hands and can reach around the whole thing.
I do miss the iPhone battery life but I like having the screen more. I'm also a bit of a tinkerer so jail breaking isn't quite enough for me.
But I respect your choice and wish you the best of luck with your iPhone. I hope it serves you as well as my SIII will serve me.
Cheers!
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Lol wow....
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Yea... i was the exact opposite. my first smartphone was an old Motorola Q running Windows Mobile. After that, when the iPhone 3GS (the first REASONABLE seeming iPhone) came out, i upgraded to that. It was nice... and there weren't really any great Android devices at that time. My biggest beefs... lack of customizing options without jailbreaking, and requiring iTunes for damn near f*cking EVERYTHING! When the iPhone 4 came out... pre-ordered that. Also nice... liked the screen, nice camera... but still.... no customization, no ability to use something other than iTunes. When the Motorola Atrix was announced on AT&T, it seemed like quite the awesome phone. They came out, i bought one, and sold my iPhone 4 on eBay for like $450. Haven't looked back at Apple's ways. iTunes just completely sucks. Makes it seem even worse when you realize that any song you pay for is just a rental, apparently. But it sucked having to be tethered to iTunes to do damn near anything. "Oh, you can make a custom ringtone, but it has to be in this format, with a file size lower than this, and with a playback time shorter than this". Yea.... i'd much rather be able to slap any old MP3 onto a folder on my phone using any old file browser on my computer (Or *GASP*.... on my PHONE!?!?!) and be able to use it, no matter the length or file size.
But yea... you enjoy your iPhone if it's more suitable to you.
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Post this in ios forums nobody wants this crap here dude this is an ANDROID development site not a why you like being an izombie site
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Well I managed to drive off with my T-mobile Note 2 on my fricken hood of my car!! What a dumb ass I am! LUCKILY, as I have been preaching about, I had the Monthly4G insurance and it's going to cost me $130.00/deductible for a brand new one... I went to put the groceries away and put my daughter in her car seat and it totally slipped my mind... I NEVER do that.... Oh well... Just glad I had the insurance!! Protect your devices people cause an accident could cost you $700 instead of $130... I am soooo mad at myself!!
DUI?
Glad you have insurance
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I did that with my G1 once, 3 mile drive from the mall back home and OMG, the phone was still there. No case, just that beautiful rubber grip it had. I miss that phone.
sorry to hear that.... :-/
Hi OP, just fyi if u bought the phone at full price via a credit card (maybe on contract works too) your card may protect against accidental damage for 90 days (thats what my card does - citi)
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I did the same with my EVO 4G last year. At walmart, I put the phone on top of the car, put the shopping cart back, got in the car and drove away. I remember hearing some noise in the back and I was like "what did my wife leave in the back thats rolling around like that". This was at 2am in the morning and I lived 5 miles away from the store. I was doing about 60 miles an hour back and a rabbit jumped in front of my car, I tried to avoid it but hit it. Once I got home is when I realized what I did and I was like in panic. I rushed back to the store, this time doing like 70 and on the way said a little prayer to God, "please anyway you can show me a little miracle here". Got to the store and looked in the area that I drove away at and couldn't find it. A voice in my head said, "Just look in the back of the car". I went and looked and the phone was on my back windshield!!!! Nothing really holding it securely, the very sec I touched it, fell into my hand. I really believe that was a miracle because no way the phone should have stayed on the back glass like that especially with me speeding and swerving 10 miles.
JUST to confirm I'm reading this correctly, with the insurance they'll replace the device for $130? I cracked a lil of the glass, nothing major, but that's a VERY reasonable price to replace this blessed of devices!
dirtybudha said:
JUST to confirm I'm reading this correctly, with the insurance they'll replace the device for $130? I cracked a lil of the glass, nothing major, but that's a VERY reasonable price to replace this blessed of devices!
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Check the terms of your policy. In general, broken glass only qualifies for repairs/part replacement.
I'd file a claim for lost phone instead if you think the glass damage is more than $130. hehe
achusaysblessyou said:
Hi OP, just fyi if u bought the phone at full price via a credit card (maybe on contract works too) your card may protect against accidental damage for 90 days (thats what my card does - citi)
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Paid with green bills... Credit is not that great so I pay with cash now... Thanks for the tip though! My device is shipping out tomorrow so I will have my replacement soon... YAY!!
dirtybudha said:
JUST to confirm I'm reading this correctly, with the insurance they'll replace the device for $130? I cracked a lil of the glass, nothing major, but that's a VERY reasonable price to replace this blessed of devices!
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If you claim your phone was ran over by a car or lost than you would get a new one... Don't know what they would do with physical damage but this model is so NEW that there is definitely NO refurbs... :good:
Baratheonist said:
Check the terms of your policy. In general, broken glass only qualifies for repairs/part replacement.
I'd file a claim for lost phone instead if you think the glass damage is more than $130. hehe
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YUP!
Glad it wasn't other way around lol! We all know how much we love our devices and takes care of them like our baby. Can you imagine if you had left your daughter on top of hood while you put note 2 in a car seat.... <_< lol no insurance would cover that!
JFizDaWiz said:
I did that with my G1 once, 3 mile drive from the mall back home and OMG, the phone was still there. No case, just that beautiful rubber grip it had. I miss that phone.
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I still have my G1 in a drawer somewhere..2 of them actually but one of them met its demise with a wall at full speed when my step-daughter got mad and tossed it at the wall. Lol. I also have 2 Nexus One's. I believe one of them is damaged too tho. :good:
lol ,,i call B.S.:silly:
zen0s said:
Glad it wasn't other way around lol! We all know how much we love our devices and takes care of them like our baby. Can you imagine if you had left your daughter on top of hood while you put note 2 in a car seat.... <_< lol no insurance would cover that!
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Ya I don't think she is quite that small to leave on the hood but I definitely would rather lose the phone.... :laugh: Though I think the note 2 may be able to be strapped in the car seat....
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lol ,,i call B.S.:silly:
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Oh really?? I think you picked the wrong person to call B.S. on Mr. FIREONHIGH Lol
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Oh really?? I think you picked the wrong person to call B.S. on Mr. FIREONHIGH Lol
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Haha, you told him! Jealous of all your toys... then again, I never have any of my old toys as someone usually gets my stuff (GF, parents, sister) or I pawn it off on Ebay/Craigslist to support newer toys
julez456 said:
Oh really?? I think you picked the wrong person to call B.S. on Mr. FIREONHIGH Lol
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I love how you put his/her handle on your Note 2. :laugh:
julez456 said:
Oh really?? I think you picked the wrong person to call B.S. on Mr. FIREONHIGH Lol
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LMAO Good **** man!! I am close but you got me beat by 2 devices....
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Haha, you told him! Jealous of all your toys... then again, I never have any of my old toys as someone usually gets my stuff (GF, parents, sister) or I pawn it off on Ebay/Craigslist to support newer toys
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Lol..I've done the same. Sold or given away a lot of my devices.
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I love how you put his/her handle on your Note 2. :laugh:
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Lol..I didn't want him calling more B.S. so I had to prove these were my devices.
shojus said:
LMAO Good **** man!! I am close but you got me beat by 2 devices....
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This ain't all my devices. I've sold or given away a bunch of my phones. (a black Note 1, Sensation 4G, Vibrant, Galaxy S2, 2 iPhone 3GS are just some I can remember off the top of my head)
Sorry to hear. I'd cry but good deal on the insurance
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Let us know if Asurion gives you a hassle. My note fell out of my tank bag this morning and I have to call for a replacement too. I have heard so many horror stories, I'm afraid to do it.