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I recently paid >$1000 for the privilege of access to iMessage when switching from Android to iPhone. I'd have been _much_ happier staying on my preferred opera
by rattray 3y ago
I recently paid >$1000 for the privilege of access to iMessage when switching from Android to iPhone. I'd have been _much_ happier staying on my preferred operating system and paying $24/yr.
(iMessage has, for me, actually been worth it - but still, I frequently find myself wishing that something like Beeper Mini existed so I could go back to android).
- azinman2 3y agoWhat do you prefer about Android?
- rattray 3y agoLong list, I've been meaning to write a blog post.
- eddyg 3y agoWould be very interested in seeing the list of things that you feel _aren't_ possible on iOS and aren't things I'd consider extremely "niche" or purely "cosmetic". (Sadly, I'll probably never know if you ever write such a blog post...)
- cutler 3y agoAffordability.
- PrimeMcFly 3y agoHow about not being in a walled garden and actually having access to your device?
- averageRoyalty 3y agoYeah, I hear Android manufacturers and app developers are very encouraging of unlocked bootloaders and user root access. It's not 2008 anymore, we're all in walled gardens now.
- PrimeMcFly 3y agoMany people still buy Androids exactly because you can still flash different roms.
- averageRoyalty 3y agoAgreed, and I'm one of them. However flagship devices have been neutered, and core (for many peoples lives) apps require significant compromise. Whilst there are edge cases, the majority of Android users are effectively within a walled garden, which the opposite used to be one of its strongest appeals.
- PrimeMcFly 3y agoI'd still say it's not a walled garden, as long as you can install f-droid or the amazon app store. I can still access port, torrents, install a rel alt browser etc. It's a significantly less walled garden.
- dwaite 3y agoYou switched from Android _just_ for iMessage? Why on earth for? Could you elaborate?
- quantumsequoia 3y agoI did as well. Because there are group chats I need to be in that I can only access if I have iMessage I can't convince dozens of people in the groups to go sign up for signal just to accommodate me
- robk 3y agoit's very hard to socialize with non-techies in the US without it. you miss so much.
- rattray 3y agoFor both social and work life it's an important way of communicating for many people. Some people are just a little less quick to message you back if you're a green bubble or ask to use WhatsApp, especially in certain circles.
- kortilla 3y agoIn many circles in the US, it is the way to communicate. You just end up left out of “fun” group chats where people want to use iMessage features and then end up left out of actual events because people forgot to invite in the greenie group.