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It’s easy to say that Apple fans suffer from blind loyalty,
especially when they admit to sticking with Apple even though they
think another product is actually better in many critical ways.
Nonetheless, Mark Spoonauer of Tom’s Hardware
makes some very interesting points in an essay about why he won’t dump
the iPhone 6 for the Galaxy S6 even though objectively he thinks the S6
is a better piece of hardware. It basically boils down to this: Apple’s
app ecosystem simply can’t be beat by any Android phone.
“During my review of the Galaxy S6 Edge,
I came across all sorts of awesome apps that are also on the iPhone,
including the addictive Storm Blade game,” he writes. “However, time and
time again developers choose iOS as their launch platform for the
hottest new apps. The most recent examples are Twitter live-streaming
apps Meerkat and Periscope, but there are lots of others. The
sadistically difficult Mr. Jump game racked up 5 million downloads in
four days, and you can’t get it on Android. Instagram’s Hyperlapse and
Layout apps? iPhone first.”
A
lot of this is due to the fact that Apple fans are simply much more
likely to pay for mobile apps than Android users. Thus, developers will
make sure to bring their apps to iOS first because that’s the most
likely way they’ll get paid for their work.
The
other issue Spoonauer has is he feels very locked into Apple’s overall
ecosystem at this point since he’s also a Mac user. This is something
that Android users encounter when they contemplate switching platforms
as well — their Android devices have been tailored to their needs
through the years and it’s tough to replicate that experience when
moving to a completely new ecosystem.
The whole essay is worth reading and can be found here.
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