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How are we still, 15 years later, stuck in the feigned incredulity stage of android vs ios?

"I don't see how anyone still buys an ____. How can you not see the overwhelming evidence that ____ is unequivocally the better phone?"

If either device can fit in either blank, as it has all over this thread, perhaps that's because there hasn't been any undeniably impactful feature improvements on either platform in the last decade.




Tribalism. Just like politics and brand preferences in other economic sectors (cars, computers, and so on).

I for one think both Android and iOS are pretty awful operating systems. I still look forward to a viable third option, and would especially enjoy a phone that functions more like an accessory or terminal to my computer, rather than a first-class computer in its own right.


I quite like Android in it's more libre form, disconnected from artificial manufacturer-imposed restrictions, ie. LineageOS.

I tend to purchase hardware based on the availability (or likely availability) of 3rd party ROM support.


It's a useful signal: these people aren't worth engaging with.


> How are we still, 15 years later, stuck in the feigned incredulity stage of android vs ios?

We aren't. Sent from my Librem 5.




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