Nearly 9 in 10 US teenagers use an iPhone, spelling disaster for Google’s mobile future

  • V ‎ ‎ @beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    RCS has failed to take over the market, creating a strong preference for iMessage. Additionally, iPhones just work. The curated App Store means far less malware and buggy crap apps. Pile on the social aspects and few people under 25 are going for iPhones.

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      1 year ago

      I don’t know what RCS even is.

      We all just use Whatsapp here, both on iPhone and Android. If you bought an iPhone for some reason and tried to text people through iMessage you’d get laughed out of the room.

      Also, holy crap, how long has it been since you looked at the Play Store? Is that narrative about Android still running in the US? I legitimately hadn’t heard that one in years.

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      1 year ago

      You sound like every cringe teenager worried about the status of blue or green messages. Cringe bro. Just absolutely cringe.

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        1 year ago

        Frankly I don’t care. I use a mixture of both ecosystems. I’m not going to deny reality either and pretend that the average American in their target demographics doesn’t. I find it disappointing that as soon as anyone points out something someone else doesn’t like others go straight to attacking the person and not the point. The real cringe is taking the sides of companies that don’t care about you beyond the revenue you bring them.

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      1 year ago

      That doesn’t explain the difference in market share. Seems like there are cultural differences.

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        1 year ago

        It might be, and given the States’ rather unique culture I have a feeling it’s a big contributor other factors notwithstanding.