I have both an iPhone 3GS and a Galaxy S - I prefer my Android's OS and app ecosystem.
For the OS, I prefer Android because it is more flexible and smarter. Apps that are doing stuff in the background behave like expected, actually doing stuff in the background. The back button is standardized, apps on Android collaborate more because of the well designed intents system, I like my interactive backgrounds or screen widgets, I like my task manager, I like my Wifi tethering without paying a freaking tax for it, I love that you can install apps from outside the marketplace without a jailbreak, I love the way my contacts are fully synchronized with Google's Contacts, I love how Facebook adds new phone numbers and updates the pictures of my contacts list, I love how upload buttons in the browser are NOT disabled, I like the turn-by-turn directions of GMaps, I like the awesome/native integration with GMail, I like that I am allowed to have Flash on it (I rarely use it, keep it disabled, but it is useful when I need it) and I could go on and on.
As for the marketplace, I like how unrestricted it is. I have an app that blocks calls, SMS messages and deletes all logs of blacklisted phone numbers. This was the first app I installed on my Galaxy S since it is so useful to me. And when I tried it on the iPhone, apparently apps like iBlacklist need a jailbreak - I mean, WTF? That's not a smartphone.
The iPhone 3GS I bought because people like you claim it is so much better. I bought it without a contract so it was a lot more expensive than my legally unlocked Galaxy S purchased with a plan. I regret buying it.
Unfortunately there's a really loud minority of iPhone users that are recommending iPhones, getting really heated over Android. So here's what I suspect - I suspect that this is a side effect of buyer's remorse, trying to justify an investment that you know in your heart is a losing bet (pretty sure this syndrome has a name, but I don't know it).
For the OS, I prefer Android because it is more flexible and smarter. Apps that are doing stuff in the background behave like expected, actually doing stuff in the background. The back button is standardized, apps on Android collaborate more because of the well designed intents system, I like my interactive backgrounds or screen widgets, I like my task manager, I like my Wifi tethering without paying a freaking tax for it, I love that you can install apps from outside the marketplace without a jailbreak, I love the way my contacts are fully synchronized with Google's Contacts, I love how Facebook adds new phone numbers and updates the pictures of my contacts list, I love how upload buttons in the browser are NOT disabled, I like the turn-by-turn directions of GMaps, I like the awesome/native integration with GMail, I like that I am allowed to have Flash on it (I rarely use it, keep it disabled, but it is useful when I need it) and I could go on and on.
As for the marketplace, I like how unrestricted it is. I have an app that blocks calls, SMS messages and deletes all logs of blacklisted phone numbers. This was the first app I installed on my Galaxy S since it is so useful to me. And when I tried it on the iPhone, apparently apps like iBlacklist need a jailbreak - I mean, WTF? That's not a smartphone.
The iPhone 3GS I bought because people like you claim it is so much better. I bought it without a contract so it was a lot more expensive than my legally unlocked Galaxy S purchased with a plan. I regret buying it.
Unfortunately there's a really loud minority of iPhone users that are recommending iPhones, getting really heated over Android. So here's what I suspect - I suspect that this is a side effect of buyer's remorse, trying to justify an investment that you know in your heart is a losing bet (pretty sure this syndrome has a name, but I don't know it).