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Poll: What mobile OS do you use?

4 points by lucb1e ↗ HN
Add a comment if you have any particular reason for choosing this OS.

To draw a line between smartphones and normal phones (since it's a poll option): any phone that has 3g+ and a webbrowser with Javascript is a smartphone.

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lucb1e
Android for me. I love the openness of the system and being able to run a full Linux dekstop system in the background. I've got an Xfce desktop that I can open from any computer or by connecting VNC to localhost. It also has an ssh server that allows me to do pretty much anything that I could on my computer. Some dependencies are missing, but with qemu I can even run some x86 software.
ToniCipriani
webOS. By far the one that I find the most comfortable to use, especially with one hand, like a phone should be. The gestures help a lot.
stevewillows
After switching to android (on an S3 with an lcd density mod of 172), IOS feels massive and not intuitive.
sucrenoir
I had another experience. I had an S3 (with CM) then an HTC One for several months. Now i am back on iphone 5 and i feel it's more intuitive, fast and reliable. But i miss the openess...
lake99
I always pick the most hacker-friendly option. Even if I were to never write an app for it myself, I can be sure thousands will, and release it free of charge.

A few years ago, it was Symbian, where I wrote a few Python scripts for my specific needs. Now, it's Android.

hnriot
Haha, 3 people on here that are lost. Being on hn and not having a smartphone seems silly. I'm guessing these are just people who like to lie on polls.
intrazoo
It is odd, but I recently noticed that my 2 most tech savy friends (use linux, take CS classes, read PG, etc) both have dumb phones. For one of them, it's a bit of an cost thing, but my friends explanation was: Since I am on my first/real device almost all the time, I don't need a second device as much.
glitchdout
Mobile data is still expensive and I fear I'll get distracted in classes (where there is wifi) if I have a smartphone. So yes, I only have a dumb phone. Problem?
nsm
meego on a n9!