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by randiantech 3617 days ago
Android has reached a level of maturity that makes comparison with Apple ecosystem neglectable nowadays; simply its no longer a selling point compared to previous years. Also, high end Android phones were able to introduce new technologies to the mobile market much faster that Apple (in example: VR). Just anecdotical, Im a Windows Phone user, but due to R&D work I use Apple and Android devices regularly. That unique, luxury feeling of Apple phones is no longer that visible as it was a couple of years ago.
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rebeccaskinner 3617 days ago
I think the point is that there's less to differentiate any given Android phone from another one, compared to differentiating an iPhone from an Android phone. You can argue about maturity or other types of "better-ness" but for many people they are still sufficiently different to not be fungible, which is less true within the Android ecosystem.
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erichocean 3617 days ago
> Android has reached a level of maturity that makes comparison with Apple ecosystem neglectable nowadays; simply its no longer a selling point compared to previous years.

This spirit of this comment has been replicated verbatim every year for the last 5 years by some random HN commenter.

I guess, eventually, it might be true.

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bgroins 3617 days ago
Rather than dismiss the comment outright, could you elaborate on what part of it is untrue?
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bitwize 3617 days ago
UI jank, or lack thereof on iOS.

Security, or lack thereof on Android.

Relative size of app ecosystems.

Whether devs can make money selling apps (hint: it's much harder on Android).

Fragmentation.

Etc.

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eonw 3617 days ago
saying android is much harder is not factually correct, it varies greatly by the niche of the app/game. some do much better on android then ios store.
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dntrkv 3617 days ago
It is factually correct, just because there might be some niche apps that perform better on Android does not negate the fact that, overall, the App Store generates far more revenue than the Play Store.

http://9to5mac.com/2016/01/20/app-store-ios-downloads-vs-and...

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solipsism 3617 days ago
How do you replicate the _spirit_ of something verbatim?
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