• danielfgom@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    9 out of 10 teens use iPhone. Because of status and iMessage.

    Looks like Android is becoming the OS for the rest of the world. Which is ok since I live in the rest of the world.

    Not really surprising. Apple had a great name in the US since the iMac and iPod and has been sure to build on it. If I were American I might also be proud to use an “American product”

    Thankfully outside the US we have the choice of android. Having said that, the rich and people who love status, do use iPhones

  • OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml
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    9 months ago

    They worked really hard to make this title sound good for Android

    It’s also always shocking to hear 9 in 10 US teens use iPhone

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      9 months ago

      9 in 10 US teens use iPhone

      US is really a unique market in that regard

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      9 months ago

      It’s not really that surprising when you know the whole blue and green bubble thing was targeted at teens and young adults, the two groups feeling the most societal pressure to fit in. Turns out when you make people not owning your devices clear outsiders then people not wanting to be outsiders will buy your products.

  • /home/pineapplelover@lemm.ee
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    9 months ago

    I’m the 10th teen using an Android. Degoogled at that. I think one of my friends is looking to switch from iphone to android so I’m converting some people here.

  • Possibly linux@lemmy.zip
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    9 months ago

    I think this article is not really useful. What does it matter? It seems silly yo try to come up with numbers for os switching.

    I also don’t see any “switched from iOS to Android” numbers which is odd

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    9 months ago

    The fact that Android is less popular among younger generations poses a challenge for its future success in the US market.

    I think this concern is overstated. While nobody knows the future to certainty and there’s value in brand familiarity, there’s also a huge difference between getting your phone on your parents’ plan versus managing the plan for yourself or your family.

    Priorities change, and I’m not just talking about cost here. For one, I think people care less about what others think as they get older, and that peer effect is a major selling point on Apple products.