From keyboards to messaging: Twitter pokes fun at Apple's changes in iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite

Naina Khedekar|Jun 03, 2014, 12:05:48 IST

As Apple releases the newest iteration of iOS, it is quite likely to be compared with Android. At WWDC, Apple pulled the wraps off some cool offerings, but were they novel? Not everyone thinks so. Apple, known to set trends and build new offerings, has been accused of ripping off some older innovations from Android, Viber and WhatsApp. So what does Twitter think of all these shenanigans? Some users think, in terms of features, Apple has unveiled what we saw at Google I/O events years ago.

@mashable Lol. What is this? Google i/o 2011? XD — Revolution Apps Soft (@RevAppSoft) June 3, 2014

Remember when SJ said the iPhone was 5 years ahead? Today they copied stuff Android was doing in 2009. — Philip Berne (@philipberne) June 2, 2014

Others thoughtthere is nothing Android users need to be envious of when it comes to the new iOS 8 features. In fact, looks like, some iPhone users also believe the same.

Using iOS 8. I'm bored already. Back to Android soon. — Brandon Miniman (@BrandonMiniman) June 2, 2014

At its keynote, Apple said, “We’re delighted Apple has decided to embrace the importance of opening its platform to third party keyboards. While Apple is trying to be more open than ever to third-party integration, at the same time it has been slammed by Android fans for copying and lagging behing when compared to Android. Here are some more reactions from Twitter.

FYI, most of iOS 8/Yosemite’s coolest features won’t actually be useful until there are apps (betas at least) that take advantage of them. — Mike Beasley (@MikeBeas) June 3, 2014

When I found out you can leave group chats in iOS 8 pic.twitter.com/4wiiB2Z6et — Trriipy™ (@Trriipy) June 3, 2014

Siri is getting smarter and smarter. I bet iOS9 nnti she might be a real person. #iOS8 — Mirul (@macmirul) June 3, 2014

Swype, Android's coolest feature, is FINALLY coming to the iPhone $AAPL http://t.co/cFbZU4QMou — BI: Tech (@SAI) June 2, 2014

I woke up expecting something new.. Something fresh... All I see is a list of expensive imitation features.. #ios8 — Giridhar (@cgiridhar) June 3, 2014

By Naina Khedekar

Armed with a Bachelor of Electronics Engineering degree, it is writing where Naina finds her calling. She has got her finger on the pulse of what's new and trending in the world of technology, right from gadgets to innovations. When she isn't hammering away on her keyboard, she is busy looking for figurines to add to her growing collection of Kinder toys. It doesn't get more diverse than that.

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