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Not surprising. Android software and hardware UX is typically subpar, with very little attention to detail, and things just feel out-of-touch and made by engin

by crehn 5y ago

Not surprising. Android software and hardware UX is typically subpar, with very little attention to detail, and things just feel out-of-touch and made by engineers and marketing bots. My hypothesis is all these things contribute to a lack of "coolness" (for lack of better word), which has a tremendous impact on the market.

ekianjo 5y ago
> Android software and hardware UX is typically subpar, with very little attention to detail, and things just feel out-of-touch and made by engineers and marketing bots. My hypothesis all these things contribute to a lack of "coolness" (for lack of better word), which has a tremendous impact on the market. It goes the other way around as well. If you are used to Android you will be very disappointed by the lack of customization available on iOS. I know I can't stand to use an iphone because of that.
- rsanek 5y ago
  As a decade long Android user that switched to iPhone when the 13 came out, I was expecting that but I've actually been pleasantly surprised. The new shortcuts app in iOS offers a surprising amount of customizability and scripting. True, you can't replace the entire launcher like with Android, but I've found it to be much less of a difference than I thought.
- MBCook 5y ago
  Apple has slowly been improving that over the years. You’re right, it’s not to Android levels, but it’s not what it was five years ago when it was totally locked down.
- notreallyserio 5y ago
  I thought I'd be disappointed after moving to iOS but it turned out I didn't need as many customizations as I'd thought. The defaults are mostly pretty good.
crate_barre 5y ago
I hate to break it to you but it probably has nothing to do with that. We’re talking about a demographic that wants to fit in more than any sycophant humble bragger on LinkedIn. The most likely reason is certain crowds in school have iPhones. Maybe the broke ass kids have that shoddy cheap Android. That’s like wearing Payless or knock-off sneakers. No, not me, everyone’s got Jordans mom, and the new iPhone dad. It’s almost like you don’t care about me and want me to be seen as a loser in school. Gosh.
- crehn 5y ago
  > The most likely reason is certain crowds in school have iPhones. Why do you think that is?
  - crate_barre 5y ago
    Lol because I’ve been to high school and have once, in a past life, been a teenager.
    - crehn 5y ago
      I mean, why do you think that certain crowd has gravitated to iPhones and not Androids?
      - Jensson 5y ago
        Stuff like this? https://www.fastcompany.com/90391587/why-we-dont-want-you-and-your-android-green-bubbles-in-our-imessage-chat https://www.fastcompany.com/90391587/why-we-dont-want-you-an... Also when the poor kids has cheap androids then kids will associate those with low status. It isn't like kids ask for items from their parents based on very rational reasons, they want the items that the popular kids in school has and avoid the items the poor kids in school has.
        crehn 5y ago
        That doesn't answer the question why do you think that group initially acquired critical mass enticing others to change?

by crehn 5y ago

ekianjo 5y ago

> Android software and hardware UX is typically subpar, with very little attention to detail, and things just feel out-of-touch and made by engineers and marketing bots. My hypothesis all these things contribute to a lack of "coolness" (for lack of better word), which has a tremendous impact on the market. It goes the other way around as well. If you are used to Android you will be very disappointed by the lack of customization available on iOS. I know I can't stand to use an iphone because of that.

rsanek 5y ago
As a decade long Android user that switched to iPhone when the 13 came out, I was expecting that but I've actually been pleasantly surprised. The new shortcuts app in iOS offers a surprising amount of customizability and scripting. True, you can't replace the entire launcher like with Android, but I've found it to be much less of a difference than I thought.
MBCook 5y ago
Apple has slowly been improving that over the years. You’re right, it’s not to Android levels, but it’s not what it was five years ago when it was totally locked down.
notreallyserio 5y ago
I thought I'd be disappointed after moving to iOS but it turned out I didn't need as many customizations as I'd thought. The defaults are mostly pretty good.

crate_barre 5y ago

I hate to break it to you but it probably has nothing to do with that. We’re talking about a demographic that wants to fit in more than any sycophant humble bragger on LinkedIn. The most likely reason is certain crowds in school have iPhones. Maybe the broke ass kids have that shoddy cheap Android. That’s like wearing Payless or knock-off sneakers. No, not me, everyone’s got Jordans mom, and the new iPhone dad. It’s almost like you don’t care about me and want me to be seen as a loser in school. Gosh.

crehn 5y ago
> The most likely reason is certain crowds in school have iPhones. Why do you think that is?
- crate_barre 5y ago
  Lol because I’ve been to high school and have once, in a past life, been a teenager.
  - crehn 5y ago
    I mean, why do you think that certain crowd has gravitated to iPhones and not Androids?
    - Jensson 5y ago
      Stuff like this? https://www.fastcompany.com/90391587/why-we-dont-want-you-and-your-android-green-bubbles-in-our-imessage-chat https://www.fastcompany.com/90391587/why-we-dont-want-you-an... Also when the poor kids has cheap androids then kids will associate those with low status. It isn't like kids ask for items from their parents based on very rational reasons, they want the items that the popular kids in school has and avoid the items the poor kids in school has.
      - crehn 5y ago
        That doesn't answer the question why do you think that group initially acquired critical mass enticing others to change?