The constant back and forth about iPhone vs. Android is just getting irritating. Yes, Android growth is passing iOS, but only because there are so many different phones and operating systems to choose from. So news media, stop comparing a platform (Android) with a type of phone (iPhone) and acting like it is some revelation.

Choice may be the name of the game for Android, but it appears to be frustrating some developers. Complain all you want about Apple’s proprietary system but regimented releases for iPhones generally don’t send developers into a tizzy trying to catch up because there are not multiple iterations on the same platform for different devices.

At one time, I was an Android user myself. I had an iPhone 3G, then upgraded to a 3GS and decided that I wanted an Android phone because Verizon> AT&T service-wise. It was love at first sight, but once the honeymoon was over, I went back and got an iPhone 4. I am as tech and geek as they come, and the Droid just didn’t do it for me. The fragmentation was frustrating as a user, because I wanted a certain release and it wasn’t coming to my device right away, even though it had been pushed to other devices. 

From the beginning, my interest in buying new phones has been due to functionality available to customize it to whatever I want. The happy medium I found for that was a jailbroken iPhone 4. Although my Droid was customizable to say the least, it was almost too much. I wasn’t in love with the interface and it had a tendency to become clunky. The newer Android phones are awesome, I only wish I had had the choices they have now back when I bought mine. I recently purchased a Samsung Focus (WP7) phone that will be arriving soon and I have high hopes for it. I will probably post another blog on that once I have had time to play around with it. :)

What is your take on the Android vs iOS vs Windows 7 phones? Do you have a preference or hatred for any device or operating system in particular?