Interesting figure that comes out of the article: 87% of US teens prefer iPhones. Also the explanations given aren’t quite surprising, I guess it’s mostly because of iMessage. Teens will feel like outcasts if they get an Android phone while their friends still use iMessage because of the green bubbles.
It’s actually hilarious how we allowed consumerism to take us this far and that we have now peer pressure over smartphones.
“You’re telling me in 2023, you still have a ’Droid? […] You gotta be at least 50 years old.”
I don’t think you’re supposed to have your opinion swayed by what teens think but it is important to know what they think because they reflect future trends and ideals.
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Why would I care what teens think? Android gives me more control over my phone.
Because their opinion will decide what we will be using in decade or two.
Touch luck world, i will be too out of touch to care. Full boomerism here i come!
https://media.ccc.de/v/camp2023-57129-the_nix_phone_and_the_end_of_android
Bold of you to assume that just because a product is better, it will overtake Android.
You don’t personally have to, but some of us have kids who will have to deal with this nonsense, and the social pressure on teens is hard enough.
I don’t think you’re supposed to have your opinion swayed by what teens think but it is important to know what they think because they reflect future trends and ideals.
They’ll vote against whatever the kids want just to pwn them, even if it ends up hurting themselves in the long run.
Who’s they in this context?
Not the kids.