[kernal]

Devil’s brother advocate: People prefer using iOS over Android because they cannot handle having complete control over their UI and UX. They prefer having strict rules on what they can and cannot do and what apps they can and cannot use.

[voltaireodactyl]

It’s a division of markets similar to the auto industry: you see tons of Camrys customized with after market parts, but very rarely a BMW/Lexus similarly tricked out.

[kernal]

Similarly BMW and Mercedes posers are notorious for sticking M and AMG badges on their cars. The badge doesn’t make the car go faster, but the perception that they belong to this elite club is worth it.

[ElFitz]

Not entirely untrue. The last time I had an Android, I rooted it, replaced the boot animation with a Tardis, installed some anti-virus / anti-theft app that silently forwarded all received sms to my other number (and realised after selling it I hadn’t properly removed it).

By the end of that first weekend I had had to reinstall Android / AOSP a dozen times, only to realise Monday morning I had somehow screwed up the cellular stack so I couldn’t use it.

That’s when I realised I couldn’t trust myself with that kind of power.