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I gotta wonder what the Venn diagram overlap of Mac users and Android users is. I bet it's pretty small. But not as vanishingly small as the number of Android

I gotta wonder what the Venn diagram overlap of Mac users and Android users is. I bet it's pretty small. But not as vanishingly small as the number of Android users who have a Mac user friend who will send them registration data every week.

rpmisms 3y ago
Lots of devs use Android, because hackability.
dkjaudyeqooe 3y ago
Why would it be small? MacOS and Android are both open platforms, iPhone is entirely closed. I've always used Macs and have never considered buying an iPhone.
- Grustaf 3y ago
  Because half the population have an iPhone, a tiny fraction have macs, and the overlap between mac and iphone owners is probably very large - if you like the mac you probably like the iphone. And there are benefits to getting both from the same ecosystem of course.
promiseofbeans 3y ago
You get a lot of devs who prefer to work on mac, and then use android so they can pimp it out
dnissley 3y ago
I fit here. I just want to be able to install apps and not be locked to only getting software from an app store. That's it. Mac and android both fit the bill. iPhone does not -- they're super nice devices otherwise and if they enabled this ability I would probably switch right away.
zik 3y ago
I think it's not as small as you think. I have a macbook but mostly use Linux and an android phone. I think a lot of people just get what they want to use at the time and that means touching a variety of ecosystems.
jemmyw 3y ago
Mac + Android here. I imagine there are a few where I work as the company provides Macs. I've always preferred Android to iOS.
solardev 3y ago
I have a Mac, an iPad, Airpods, and a Pixel phone. I tried an iPhone for a few months thinking it would make life easier, but I hated it so much I bought a Pixel at full price just to switch back. I wish the iPhones weren't so crippled, but I guess that's what most users love about them? Shrug.
wolrah 3y ago
> I gotta wonder what the Venn diagram overlap of Mac users and Android users is. I bet it's pretty small. raises hand Four of the six laptops I've carried in my adult life have been Apple products, from my college TiBook through my current work Macbook Air, and haven't carried an iPhone since the 3G. I haven't felt the need to root my Android phones in a few years but I still sideload a few apps so as long as Apple restricts that iOS is in a disadvantaged position. I also have a lot of Bluetooth devices that use the standard serial port profile, which Apple restricts for some unknown reason, so all of those would have to be replaced by more complicated WiFi-based devices that speak proprietary protocols to their specific apps instead of widely supported standard protocols. If I were starting fresh right now with no smartphone history I'd probably pick Apple but at this point the inertia is too strong. Tablets on the other hand, Google half-ass pays attention every few years where Apple actually cares. I just use my tablet as a consumption appliance so the iPad is perfect.

rpmisms 3y ago

Lots of devs use Android, because hackability.

dkjaudyeqooe 3y ago

Why would it be small? MacOS and Android are both open platforms, iPhone is entirely closed. I've always used Macs and have never considered buying an iPhone.

Grustaf 3y ago
Because half the population have an iPhone, a tiny fraction have macs, and the overlap between mac and iphone owners is probably very large - if you like the mac you probably like the iphone. And there are benefits to getting both from the same ecosystem of course.

promiseofbeans 3y ago

You get a lot of devs who prefer to work on mac, and then use android so they can pimp it out

dnissley 3y ago

I fit here. I just want to be able to install apps and not be locked to only getting software from an app store. That's it. Mac and android both fit the bill. iPhone does not -- they're super nice devices otherwise and if they enabled this ability I would probably switch right away.

zik 3y ago

I think it's not as small as you think. I have a macbook but mostly use Linux and an android phone. I think a lot of people just get what they want to use at the time and that means touching a variety of ecosystems.

jemmyw 3y ago

Mac + Android here. I imagine there are a few where I work as the company provides Macs. I've always preferred Android to iOS.

solardev 3y ago

I have a Mac, an iPad, Airpods, and a Pixel phone. I tried an iPhone for a few months thinking it would make life easier, but I hated it so much I bought a Pixel at full price just to switch back. I wish the iPhones weren't so crippled, but I guess that's what most users love about them? Shrug.

wolrah 3y ago

> I gotta wonder what the Venn diagram overlap of Mac users and Android users is. I bet it's pretty small. raises hand Four of the six laptops I've carried in my adult life have been Apple products, from my college TiBook through my current work Macbook Air, and haven't carried an iPhone since the 3G. I haven't felt the need to root my Android phones in a few years but I still sideload a few apps so as long as Apple restricts that iOS is in a disadvantaged position. I also have a lot of Bluetooth devices that use the standard serial port profile, which Apple restricts for some unknown reason, so all of those would have to be replaced by more complicated WiFi-based devices that speak proprietary protocols to their specific apps instead of widely supported standard protocols. If I were starting fresh right now with no smartphone history I'd probably pick Apple but at this point the inertia is too strong. Tablets on the other hand, Google half-ass pays attention every few years where Apple actually cares. I just use my tablet as a consumption appliance so the iPad is perfect.