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You're making a huge assumption that the young mainstream picked iOS over Android was because of function over form. You can't discount that their products are
by beefsack 7y ago
You're making a huge assumption that the young mainstream picked iOS over Android was because of function over form.
You can't discount that their products are very fashionable (Apple markets well, they look great, everyone else has one).
- threeseed 7y ago1) Discount someone from making an opinion based on an assumption. 2) Then in the next sentence. Make an opinion based on an assumption.
- Infinitesimus 7y agoIt's not just an assumption that Apple has a strong fashion /brand appeal ...
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- Dylan16807 7y agoNote how sentence 2 does not claim it to be the reason, but offers it as a potential reason.
- btian 7y agoThen why is iOS not generally successful outside US?
- Nextgrid 7y agoI am not sure why you don’t consider it successful. Here in London iOS is the default. Android-wise I only see two categories of users: power-users that chose Android for functional or ideological reasons, and budget-constrained users that cant afford or don’t see the value in an iOS device. Both those groups seem to be the minority, just looking around for people on their phones in public places yields a majority of iPhones.
- koyote 7y agoPretty much all of continental Europe (including wealthy countries such as Germany) have iPhone market share at less than 20%; the UK is the outlier there.
- Nextgrid 7y agoFrance is also an exception then from what I remember pre-2015 (unless things changed dramatically since then).
- kyriakos 7y agoAndroid is pretty huge in Europe. London could be an exception. Surprising even Chinese brands became popular lately with own physical stores in Western European capitals.
- scotty79 7y agoI think there is a patriotism component in iPhone US prevalence.
- ufo 7y agoAt least here in Brazil it comes down to cost. Iphones are extremely expensive, and restricted to the luxufy segment.
- roenxi 7y agoConversely, it can't be discounted that the fashion might follow functionality. Apples has a lot more experience than Google at creating comprehensively great user experiences. Google's signature successes, Search and Mail, have wildly different success criteria for user satisfaction than an operating system. Apple's signature successes all have operating systems and then there is the iPod which is a bit different. The iPhone is differentiated by much more than Apple's marketing. Everybody markets their product.
- brazzledazzle 7y agoKids can also be extremely mean and some will jump all over “green text” kids. Apple certainly doesn’t help by closing their API. Not that they should have to open it but it’s not like they have a really affordable option anymore so the pressure on low income kids and subsequently their parents is pretty strong.
- anoncake 7y agoIf keeping the API closed causes bullying, then yes, Apple absolutely should have to open it.