> over some proprietary OS where you cannot even sideload apps. Developers can side load apps on IOS that are under development work have a limited distributio

> over some proprietary OS where you cannot even sideload apps. Developers can side load apps on IOS that are under development work have a limited distribution. Also, most developers don’t like or use Linux as their desktop OS. > It is not like Android smartphones are breaking apart immediately after purchase. Some of them are that bad, yes. > I think the real reason why people buy Apple is due to belief (artificially created by marketing, not based on real studies) that Apple makes expensive, but high quality devices. Back with the incredibly condescending view that Apple users clearly don’t know what they’re doing. In spite of so many comments explaining the reasons: hardware and software design, hardware build quality, accessibility features, handoff features, multi-device ecosystem integration, privacy and security, there is a long list of rational reasons.