When plenty of smart people are doing something you’re not, there’s often a good reason why. Rather than dismiss it as “tribal” did you buy or borrow an iPhone

When plenty of smart people are doing something you’re not, there’s often a good reason why. Rather than dismiss it as “tribal” did you buy or borrow an iPhone or ask them why? I’ve used a bunch of Android phones at work and a bunch of iPhones. If you’re a hacker who wants to mess with their phone, want customisation, or don’t have more money, then an Android makes sense. Other than that, buy an iPhone. You’ll spend more time getting things done, more things will “just work”, and it’ll break less often and have fewer bugs. The design is great, the aesthetics of the X are wonderful. And then there’s privacy. Apple are hammering it because (a) Tim Cook sees it as a priority, for rather obvious reasons, and (b) it’s a competitive advantage that Google will never be able to counter unless they stop basing their business on adverts. Good. Let’s hope they hammer it more and more and force google to change. Android in its current spyware form is not a good thing.