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Android isn't cool with teenagers, and that's a big problem (www.androidpolice.com)

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[–] BirdBruce@alien.top 0 points 10 months ago (5 children)

Full disclosure: not a teenager, haven’t been for 25 years.

I used to be an outspoken Android fan. My favorite thing about Android was being able to skin the launcher to make a truly unique-looking interface. I switched to iPhone about 6 or 7 years ago because I needed hearing devices that use an app that isn’t available on Android. That’s literally the only reason.

Since that time, I now I have an Apple One Family account which includes a good amount of cloud storage, Apple TV, Arcade, yadda yadda yadda. It all works without issue across all devices. The coolest benefit of having this was this last Summer when my wife and I lived apart for about 4 months, we were able to watch Ted Lasso and Foundation and some other stuff together.

I now use Logic Pro X recording software, which is exclusive to Apple. Its available on Mac or, more recently, on iPad. I use it independently on both. You can also use your iPad as a remote mixer/controller connected to Logic running on the Mac—this is an AWESOME feature that I now wouldn’t want to live without.

Outside of Logic, you can also use your iPad as a wireless second screen for your Mac. It’s not the most elegant solution, but it works without having to do anything. At the end of the day, it’s another value-add to the greater ecosystem.

Headphones: AirPods 3. Watch: Apple Watch 7.

Basically what I’m saying is my entire work and personal ecosystems are Apple-based, so it doesn’t even make sense for me to even consider a non-Apple phone.

And that’s really what it comes down to: a difference in vision. I don’t really drink the Apple kool-aid, but I do believe they have a comprehensive vision of how all hardware and all software interact with each other. They are a specifically a hardware and software company.

Google, on the other hand, is an ADVERTISING company. Everything product Google makes—and let’s be clear, it’s ALL software—is designed to serve you ads. They have no interest in any kind of cross-device compatibility beyond how it might serve you ads better/faster.

I don’t foresee going back to Android unless Apple does something really egregious to somehow betray my trust or confidence.

[–] clumsykitten@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Everything product Google makes—and let’s be clear, it’s ALL software—is designed to serve you ads.

I do hate ads, but I think they're easier to get rid of on Android ironically? Between Firefox and revanced YouTube I'm good for now anyway.

Google does design hardware including a phone and the CPU for the phone.

[–] Sopel97@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

They have no interest in any kind of cross-device compatibility beyond how it might serve you ads better/faster.

What? It's apple that's lacking compatibility. Even SMB is gimped. You got enclosed in an apple garden and you like it, ok, but your assessment is completely backwards.

[–] RanaI_Ape@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

They have no interest in any kind of cross-device compatibility beyond how it might serve you ads better/faster.

It's not just about serving the ads. The data you generate by using their devices and carrying them around with you is valuable to them. They present value to advertisers by being able to effectively target ads to very specific demographics. To that end, it behooves them to make a cohesive ecosystem which makes people more likely to use more devices more often.

[–] thiskillstheredditor@alien.top 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You’re absolutely right, they have a comprehensive vision and it’s long-term. The marriage of thoughtful software and clean hardware is Apple’s secret sauce and they’ve been perfecting it since the 80’s. Google throws everything at the wall to see what sticks, which is admirable in some ways but almost always leaves users in the lurch when they move on to something else.

[–] Bitlovin@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Google throws everything at the wall to see what sticks, which is admirable in some ways but almost always leaves users in the lurch when they move on to something else.

Quite literally in the case of the ridiculously incompetent shit they did in Louisville when they tried to microtrench Google Fiber there, it failed, and then they bailed and left the taxpayers to cover the mess. Fuck Google.

[–] cmdrNacho@alien.top 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I do use both but the exact opposite.

We all use Gmail, gcal, tasks, gdrive, keep, etc.

We have nest products everywhere. We have Google pucks everywhere.

I use a Samsung and there's key software they offer that no other phone manuf. offers.

There's a lot more flexibility in using software and files without being specifically tied down to Apple, so it makes easier for cross compatibility against Windows, Mac, Android and iOS

I'm sure we could argue the merits of each ecosystem but the differences are minimal these days

[–] Sopel97@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Yea, the only people who praise apple's cross-device compatibility are people who own only apple devices. Go figure.