Why do you hate the iphone so much ?

[RadexRichard]

The iPhone is a great phone - I have one myself.
Recently bought it a few weeks after it became available on the Verizon network (I refuse to use AT&T, it's very slow where I live).

But before I bought the iPhone I was looking into Android phones, which I find the iPhones #1 competitor.

[mastercho]

Apple
Designed USA
Made in China

[screwu]

actually I love it, and I don?t know anybody who hates it it is an awesome phone, with lots of apps and features

[eLight]

I've always loved mine. Had one nearly two years now.

[chrishdman87]

I hate it because its too restricted. I hate the fact that you have to go wayyy out of your way to "unlock" it, and even when it is, its still kind of a fagey device.

AFAIK with Android phones, you dont need to do any of the BS unlocking procedures you have to go through with the iPhone/iTouch, and that they ultimately leave it up to the end user what they want to do.

[assojan]

I hate Mac company!

[Myth?]

I'm in love with them.

[Prazsky]

Haters are the ones who cannot afford it.

Haters are the ones who hate Apple products because Apple tries to dictate too much what you can and cannot do with their products. Why do we have to jailbreak a device to get full functionality?

Andriod FTW and even Windows Mobile is cool.

[Invisian]

Well, I didn't try iPhone but I love my Galaxy S [Android OS]

[eLight]

The Android argument is indeed an interesting one. But, how much do you really need to do on your phone? For instance, is playing 720p .MKV movies on an after market player really that much of a necessity? Don't get me wrong, I see many areas where Apple could improve simply by being a little more "open market" orientated. I have an iPad and I wish at times I was able to do some things that I am not able to do (such as FTP into a server, edit a file, upload it again... Is this possible in HoneyComb BTW?) but for what I got it for, I am happy with it for now. It was cheaper than all competitors too.

But, as history in economics has shown us... They won't bother changing their "communist" way until they really have to. And considering APPL is currently valued at a little over $300B USD. Even after their recent NASDAQ 100 weighting change, which a few predicted would spark minor sell offs. Google is $180B USD. I don't think that change is coming any time soon. I think they're the second most valuable company in the world by market capital except for ExxonMobile? Don't quote me on that.