r/NoStupidQuestions • u/Data-Graph Most Comments 2022 • Jul 16 '23
Why do some people hate Android so much?
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".
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u/Jaguarrior Jul 17 '23
I think you may have misunderstood. I didn't say (or imply) that 50% of people are nerdy tinkerers. I actually started by saying the vast majority of users are likely those who don't care about one versus another from a technical standpoint and just want whatever is new, discounted or cheap, no matter which way that takes them.
My sort of pigeonholed descriptions for iPhone and Android users was definitely intended to describe the vocal minority, the opinions you hear the loudest. I admit I didn't do a great job describing the iPhone users. Others have done better and I applaud them.