Survey: 83% of US teens have an iPhone, Android 9%

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Post by tpush » Mon, Apr 08, 2019, 11:58 PM UTC

Survey: 83% of US teens have an iPhone, Android 9%
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Re: Survey: 83% of US teens have an iPhone, Android 9%

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Post by matchbok » Tue, Apr 09, 2019, 12:42 AM UTC

Sort of makes sense. Android is generally a mess and hasn't really added much of value over the last 4 years. Whereas iOS has had huge yearly updates with actual features.

Plus, iMessage is a huge draw. Android has what, 5 messaging apps?

Re: Survey: 83% of US teens have an iPhone, Android 9%

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Post by whalesalad » Tue, Apr 09, 2019, 12:43 AM UTC

blue bubbles vs green bubbles is a real thing

Re: Survey: 83% of US teens have an iPhone, Android 9%

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Post by mr_cyborg » Tue, Apr 09, 2019, 12:52 AM UTC

whalesalad wrote: post #3

blue bubbles vs green bubbles is a real thing

I tried out Windows Phone for two weeks a few years back and my significant other was upset that I went green.

Re: Survey: 83% of US teens have an iPhone, Android 9%

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Post by Kaveren » Tue, Apr 09, 2019, 12:53 AM UTC

whalesalad wrote: post #3

blue bubbles vs green bubbles is a real thing

I do wonder what the impact of this is. I can't think of any good way you could study it other than surveying people. Does this have a discernible market effect under demographic most vulnerable to social pressure?

Re: Survey: 83% of US teens have an iPhone, Android 9%

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Post by beefsack » Tue, Apr 09, 2019, 12:54 AM UTC

matchbok wrote: post #2

Sort of makes sense. Android is generally a mess and hasn't really added much of value over the last 4 years. Whereas iOS has had huge yearly updates with actual features. Plus, iMessage is a huge draw. Android has what, 5 messaging apps?

You're making a huge assumption that the young mainstream picked iOS over Android was because of function over form.

You can't discount that their products are very fashionable (Apple markets well, they look great, everyone else has one).

Re: Survey: 83% of US teens have an iPhone, Android 9%

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Post by threeseed » Tue, Apr 09, 2019, 12:55 AM UTC

Kaveren wrote: post #5

whalesalad wrote: post #3

blue bubbles vs green bubbles is a real thing

I do wonder what the impact of this is. I can't think of any good way you could study it other than surveying people. Does this have a discernible market effect under demographic most vulnerable to social pressure?

People just like to make it sound like it's a really big deal amongst young people. When in fact it's probably just one of dozens of reasons for which they phone they choose.

Treating young people like they are less savvy or reasoned about the decisions is always a mistake. Likewise you can't just treat hundreds of millions of people as thought they are one homogenous hivemind.

Re: Survey: 83% of US teens have an iPhone, Android 9%

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Post by stevenjohns » Tue, Apr 09, 2019, 12:55 AM UTC

matchbok wrote: post #2

Sort of makes sense. Android is generally a mess and hasn't really added much of value over the last 4 years. Whereas iOS has had huge yearly updates with actual features. Plus, iMessage is a huge draw. Android has what, 5 messaging apps?

I honestly can't understand why Google hasn't been able to replicate the success of iMessage. It can't be /that/ hard to figure out if the person on the other side is using an Android with a compatible Messaging app version and then switch over to an internet-handled chat.

Re: Survey: 83% of US teens have an iPhone, Android 9%

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Post by threeseed » Tue, Apr 09, 2019, 12:57 AM UTC

beefsack wrote: post #6

matchbok wrote: post #2

Sort of makes sense. Android is generally a mess and hasn't really added much of value over the last 4 years. Whereas iOS has had huge yearly updates with actual features. Plus, iMessage is a huge draw. Android has what, 5 messaging apps?

You're making a huge assumption that the young mainstream picked iOS over Android was because of function over form. You can't discount that their products are very fashionable (Apple markets well, they look great, everyone else has one).

1) Discount someone from making an opinion based on an assumption.

2) Then in the next sentence. Make an opinion based on an assumption.

Re: Survey: 83% of US teens have an iPhone, Android 9%

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Post by inamberclad » Tue, Apr 09, 2019, 12:58 AM UTC

stevenjohns wrote: post #8

matchbok wrote: post #2

Sort of makes sense. Android is generally a mess and hasn't really added much of value over the last 4 years. Whereas iOS has had huge yearly updates with actual features. Plus, iMessage is a huge draw. Android has what, 5 messaging apps?

I honestly can't understand why Google hasn't been able to replicate the success of iMessage. It can't be /that/ hard to figure out if the person on the other side is using an Android with a compatible Messaging app version and then switch over to an internet-handled chat.

Signal does it just fine - I can only assume that Google is distracted or just doesn't care.