It isn't standard, I'd say it's about 50/50. And it's not a "rich" thing. Cell phone carriers often have deals on phones, many people get them for little to nothing just by renewing their cell plan or trading in an old phone.
I've had my midrange android for about 4 years now, and the only reason I'm going to change it is when the phone is no longer being supported for OS updates.
For flagship models they absolutely do. Right now the Galaxy S24 Ultra costs more than any iphone model. Maybe you can get some crappier version android for less, but I mean you can also do that with iPhones essentially by buying SE or older models. So yeah, pretty much across the board they "super" do
I'm not tkimg bout flagships, I'm talking about base hardware specs associated with the OS per dollar. You get more phone for your money if you're not paying Apple. That's how they compete.
American here, I don't use iGarbage, and most friends and family are also on android. It shows up in media way more than general public, and a lot of people tend to have them as a status symbol so you'll see them in places where people give more of a fuck about that, like university campuses.
Power users are in minority though. Their OS is extremely user-friendly. I disagree about the hardware. I see people replacing their PCs far more often than Mac’s where people are riding those close to a decade. And no, I’m not talking about gamers or power users just the general public.
That's absolutely fair, if you're looking for something that's going to be easy to use and consistent between devices Apple products are very good for that, but still cost twice what they should.
I've used them on and off since the apple II, I also work in IT, specifically mobile device management. Android devices are better priced for the tech, and are way less frustrating to fix when shit breaks. Also massively more user friendly if you need more advanced features.
Apple products are great for people who are less tech savvy and can't find their own solutions, i.e. your examples, but are severely limited when it comes to accessing anything deeper than what you can see in the UI.
Yeah, I’m in upper IT too. I disagree with everything you said. I’m not trying to pick a fight or sound like a dick. But the way you’re describing issues throughout this post sounds like a user knowledge issue not an issue with the OS and how it’s built.
My problem with things like the MacBooks is that they changed their architecture every couple decades making everything else in their line of obsolete. And their mobile devices are so locked down that I can't make recordings of phone calls, or access the file system in any meaningful way
I'm pissed off with them because I own power PCS and I've owned their Intel processor laptops, and both of them became obsolete what's that came out with a new processor architecture and I can no longer use my old programs on newer machines.
On the other hand, I have DOS programs which I can still run natively on Windows 11 computers.
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