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0 pointsazinman26mo ago0 comments

Effectively zero.

Disclosure: I work at Apple. And when I was at Google I was shocked by how many iPhones there were.

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jimmaswell6mo ago· 5 in thread

This is flabbergasting, how could such a large proportion of highly technical people willingly subject themselves to being shackled by iOS? They just happily put up with having one choice of browser, (outside Europe) no third party app stores, and being locked into the Apple ecosystem? I can't think of a single reason I would ever switch from an S22-25+U to an iPhone. I only went from 22U to 25U because my old one got smashed, otherwise the 22U would still be perfectly fine.

brookst6mo ago

Because many of them just want to use their phone as a tool, not tinker with it.

Same way many professional airplane mechanics fly commercial rather than building their own plane. Just because your job is in tech doesn’t mean you have to be ultra-haxxor with every single device in your life.

kaashif6mo ago

I don't have my phone (a Pixel) because it frees me from shackles or anything like that. It's just a phone. I use the default everything. Works great. I imagine most people with iPhones are the same.

dumbfounder6mo ago

Because it’s better.

Forgeties796mo ago

I feel like people dance around this a lot because idk it hurts nerd credibility or something. The fact is on a moment to moment basis, the iPhone is just a better experience generally. They also hold their value a lot longer. I consistently trade in my phone or sell it to other people for easily 80% of what I paid for it. Usually this is 3-4yrs out

Remember how long it took for Instagram to be functional on android phones?

jimmaswell6mo ago

I've tried them out and not a single thing about it was tangibly better IMO. They have no inherent merit above Android except that some see them as a status symbol (which is absurd as my S25U has a higher MSRP than most iPhone models)

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Forgeties796mo ago

That doesn’t surprise me at all haha appreciate someone a little closer to the question answering it! I know it still counts anecdotal but I’ll take it

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brookst6mo ago

Because many of them just want to use their phone as a tool, not tinker with it.

kaashif6mo ago

I don't have my phone (a Pixel) because it frees me from shackles or anything like that. It's just a phone. I use the default everything. Works great. I imagine most people with iPhones are the same.

dumbfounder6mo ago

Because it’s better.

Forgeties796mo ago

Remember how long it took for Instagram to be functional on android phones?

jimmaswell6mo ago

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Forgeties796mo ago

That doesn’t surprise me at all haha appreciate someone a little closer to the question answering it! I know it still counts anecdotal but I’ll take it

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