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

Post by npunt » Tue, Apr 09, 2019, 1:19 AM UTC

aphextron wrote: post #21

stevenjohns wrote: post #8

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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.

Android has always been a stop-gap for Google. Fuchsia is going to be the first real competitor to iOS.

Post by ufo » Tue, Apr 09, 2019, 1:21 AM UTC

btian wrote: post #18

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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).

Then why is iOS not generally successful outside US?

Post by mandelbrotwurst » Tue, Apr 09, 2019, 1:24 AM UTC

khaki54 wrote: post #44

I swear my stepdaughter hates me because I gave her my old Nexus 6P. It's a sweet phone, I don't understand the issue. I don't want to give in and buy her an iPhone, but she had tears in her eyes when I told her $800 wasn't the greatest use of funds.

Post by paulcole » Tue, Apr 09, 2019, 1:25 AM UTC

mandelbrotwurst wrote: post #45

khaki54 wrote: post #44

I swear my stepdaughter hates me because I gave her my old Nexus 6P. It's a sweet phone, I don't understand the issue. I don't want to give in and buy her an iPhone, but she had tears in her eyes when I told her $800 wasn't the greatest use of funds.

Blue chat bubbles > green ones seems to be a big piece of it. You're not wrong.

Post by mandelbrotwurst » Tue, Apr 09, 2019, 1:26 AM UTC

threeseed wrote: post #42

RcouF1uZ4gsC wrote: post #28

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>Treating young people like they are less savvy or reasoned about the decisions is always a mistake. I am not sure it is always a mistake. People have made billions of dollars by doing. Look at how sneakers are advertised and sold. On a more sinister note, take a look at the whole Joe Camel cigarette advertising campaign.

Most people who are buying expensive sneakers are not young. And it's nothing to do with advertising and everything to do with fashion, hobby, exclusivity etc. Likewise bringing up cigarette is ridiculous since it ignores the fact that they are highly addictive.