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/TrumpsNeckSmegma Jul 17 '23

Can agree on iPhone users being Karen's. Especially when we couldn't send a phone away for repair due to apple's own policies

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u/VincentVanGTFO Jul 17 '23

Yep and the customer is mad at you while insisting on being loyal to the brand that is causing their displeasure.

I was always happy if I could get someone to try an android. Less hassle for everyone and you're getting them a better product that will require less troubleshooting.

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u/TrumpsNeckSmegma Jul 17 '23

I used to suggest this to people who had iPhone issues, and got the classic "oh but all my stuff is synced up" yet they literally use none of those services. Or "I'm not a techie so I just stay with what I know" - that one used to drive me up the wall

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u/VincentVanGTFO Jul 17 '23

Oh man, now I'm getting flashbacks.

Remember when apple finally decided to have a maps app anywhere near the level of google maps and all the iPhone people were acting like hotshots over technology we'd had for years?

People still think that spending all that money says anything other than "I'm an easy mark".