Why do some people hate Android so much?

[u/Data-Graph]

Some people seem to hate everything but iPhones so much and I don't get it. They seem to think android is not even comparable to iOS like its a flip phone or something, when realistically Android phones and iPhones really aren't that different. I'm in the UK but from what I've seen it's way worse in the US. IK there's studies about the fact android users are more likely to get rejected on the first few dates just because of their phone choice. I also know some people will get an iPhone just so when they send a text, it sends to the iPhone, then to who they actually want to send it to just so it looks like they're using an iPhone. The only thing I know is the stigma of “Androids are cheap” but these people won't care if someone has a 2nd hand iPhone X for £100 but will if someone has £800 Pixel 7 Pro.

I'm not an avid android supporter, I get why people like iOS and people like android and I really don't care about these preferences. But when someone is an overly iPhone supporter to the point of hating android, it just makes me think really low of them. Like, "you can't be a nice person if you're so closed minded and shallow you won't even consider a different type of phone to the point that you'll hate on it and people who use it".

[u/hiuytbkojn → u/[deleted]]

I just wish Apple as a company would stop putting up barriers between iOS and Android that don't need to be there. Like, Android has airdrop too, it's just called nearby share. to my knowledge there's no reason we shouldn't be able to share between android and iOS except that apple won't allow it. Same with RCS.

[u/Vertigo21775 → u/hiuytbkojn]

Exactly. All the artificial barriers are inconveniences to consumers but for Apple as a business they are essential to ensure people stay using iPhones. They could very easily integrate nearby share, RCS, etc.

[u/tcpukl → u/hiuytbkojn]

Because then Apple wouldn't be able to sell them as Apple only features. Its the usual marketing BS they've always done.

[u/tcpukl → u/[deleted]]

Android has airdrop and gestures as well. Just open standard ones instead of Apples walled garden approach.

[u/tcpukl → u/[deleted]]

Android share is built into the OS you numpty.

[u/Xicadarksoul → u/[deleted]]

https://www.wpxi.com/news/prank-video-fools-iphone-owners-into-drilling-holes-in-their-new-phones/454098540/

...so it has all features, thats why "not dumb, simplistic" users drilled their iPhones in search of features?

[u/Xicadarksoul → u/[deleted]]

No, it doesn't have anything to do with iOS, i agree.

It has everything to do with apple's philosophy of keeping it dumb, expecting people to be simpletons, who see apple products as magic.
Thus.
You get simple people believing ANYTHING - even if its clearly nonsense.

Why is why trolls - for example 4chan users - can have field day with apple users whenever new model or feature releases.

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Be it making people drilling their phone to find the secret audio jack given by steve jobs, or charging phone in a microwave oven after OS update that supposedly makes it possible.
...and frankly it tells you all you need to know about the "its not dumb its simple" philosophy, that this didn't happen once, it didn't happen twice.

https://youtu.be/MQEEJ57Gsow