Was your Android experience 15 years ago? I feel like I have heard this from every iPhone user I speak to "Oh I used to use Android". Man, idk. Any time I've fiddled with an iPhone I feel like my hands are tied.
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It was 10 years ago and I didnβt hate it. I know Iβd be great on Android, Graphene, or Light. Itβs the social pressure to be in the walled garden. And because of that, all of our other home devices have followed suit.
That's definitely what it comes down to, social pressure. Apple is a brand, like Nike or Ralph Lauren. Everyone else is a broke bitch for not buying in, and they don't want to be seen hanging around "the poors" π
Aside from iMessage and the increasingly deteriorating design guidelines and principles Apple utilizes for both hardware and software, both Android and iOS are on feature parity.
There's no reason to fanboy for either aside from desiring more freedom to do shit on your phone, which Apple makes a bit more difficult compared to Android's sideloading.