I’m planning on switching platforms and I’m just curious of the opinions of people here. I think that Android can have advantages in areas of privacy and external app installation, but most of the benefits come with a lot of tinkering out of the box.

I’m a very capable person at modifying my phone and I don’t generally mind doing that. I can make the interface work however I want. But I find myself caring less and less about how I interact with things in the light of what Apple is doing.

I’m looking at Android and it seems to be pretty far behind iOS at the moment. The messaging service is a huge sticking point and progress isn’t being made to unify iMessage with RCS apps. It seems to me like Samsung is making more progress with the platform than Google itself is. Like they’re the ones carrying it right now.

Keep in mind, I’m not a shill here. I haven’t used iOS in years. I still think they’re overpriced phones and Apple isn’t a great company. And I wish USB-C was a thing. This isn’t an ad. I’m just frustrated with the android platform and Apple seems to be leaving it behind.

Example features: FaceID, iMessage, home screen UX, battery life, and extended software support.

So can anyone tell me if they feel the same or help me in my decision? Not trying to start a tech war btw

  •  Titan   ( @Titan@beehaw.org ) English
    19•1 year ago

    I noticed that with all my friends and family, once they get into the ecosystem, they can’t get out.

    Apple has a lot of proprietary systems that forces users to get into the ecosystem. That ecosystem is expensive to maintain. And say you wanna switch back to android. Then you’re met with the sunk cost fallacy. What are you going to with all the hardware and services you bought that is now useless outside of the ecosystem?

    •  CleoTheWizard   ( @LimitedBrain@beehaw.org ) OPEnglish
      2•1 year ago

      Not wrong and I’m aware of that danger. However, I’ve stepped out of that ecosystem before and will be buying used devices for whatever I buy. Apple devices don’t lose value at anywhere near the rate as other devices. So I feel comfortable that if I needed to abandon ship, I’d have the option without losing too much money.

      I also think it helps that I’ll be keeping my data out of iCloud and I also won’t be buying anything that can’t be used separately. So no airpods max headphones or home speakers for now. Hopefully those steps help mitigate that because I know how their walled garden works.