Most of the things that make the Pixel2 a better experience than iPhone are self-imposed limitations by Apple. * Can't set a different SMS app. * Can't buy digital content in non-Apple apps. No books in Kindle, movies in Prime Video. * Can't use a real alternative browser.
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These are all there so that Apple can maximize their proprietary lock-in, but as both platforms have gotten "good enough" these moved from annoyances to key differentiators.
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Apple fans will still tell you this stuff is so that apple can give you a holistic good experience and that they still "don't have to think about it" and can rely on Apple defaults. Apple fans are suffering from Stockholm Syndrome at this point.
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I wouldn’t discount this so quickly. Both platforms are equally viable as Mikeal said. Seems fair to have both approaches available.
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I'm not discounting it. I'm saying that increasingly, Apple users are not aware that the tradeoff has shifted considerably and assume they prefer the apple approach. But the apple package has gotten more and more inconsistent so "I can trust apple" less and less true.
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People notice it for a handful of things they care about because of desktop usage (mostly Google apps), but they're missing other experiences they wouldn't have thought of that the Android philosophy enables. This used to be cold comfort for Android users. No longer.
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Best example of this is the half-assed USB-C adoption. MacBook switched entirely yet devices are still on a proprietary plug.
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But if they used USBC plugs on iPhones, they wouldn't be able to control accessories via the Lightning licensing program. Just looking out for you, right?
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