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The US market, for example, but I wouldn't draw the line at countries. The linie lies where your wallet is. Or at least where some pretend it is. The problem i
by Krasnol 2y ago
The US market, for example, but I wouldn't draw the line at countries. The linie lies where your wallet is. Or at least where some pretend it is.
The problem is the fact that it's hard to switch for many people who are not on the technical side of life. They really are locked into an environment. This is why it's so important to broaden this environment. Give people choices outside.
- al_borland 2y agoIt’s hard to go the other way as well. I worked with a guy, who was reasonably technical (it was his job), who switched from Android to iOS. He was calling me in his office every other day to complain about something or to figure out why his Google stuff wasn’t playing nice with the Apple apps. Changing platforms is inherently difficult and requires a lot of education and discovering new solutions to old problems, regardless of the platform. Every platform has lock-in for non-technical users when it comes to this.
- Krasnol 2y agoOf course it's both ways. The difference is what it's about here. On Android, you have a huge variety of alternatives. You don't have them at Apple. It's even worse: they are making it hard for you to chose alternatives. Often it doesn't even make sense, since software and hardware are made just for each other. The lock-in factor is much smaller on Android. PS. I was that guy. Had to switch to Apple at work. It was a pain. Not only for me, which is why they switched back after the person who decided it got fired (for different reasons). We've lost a lot of money that year.