XPost: comp.mobile.android, misc.phone.mobile.iphone   
   From: arlenholder@anyexample.com   
      
   In response to what Ned Latham  wrote :   
      
   >> What's not easy is explaining to them the difference between iOS & Android   
   >> so that they can make an informed choice.   
   >>   
   >> If I tell them the truth about either, it scares them too much.   
   >   
   > I understand their feeling. Both systems are intrusive and unintuitive.   
   >   
   > Android is based on the open-source OS Linux; AFAIK, iOS is wholly   
   > proprietary. Other than that, opinion and feeling are all we have,   
   > I think. Most of us, anyway.   
      
   Hi Ned Latham,   
      
   Thanks for understanding that it's not easy to explain to someone who is   
   not in the least technical and who is scared about everything, the answer   
   to the question of "*Should I get an iOS or Android?*" budget smartphone.   
      
   The problem is that if I simplify it down to the level which is almost pure   
   bullshit (i.e., what the MARKETING people spout), it would be easy:   
   a. iOS is easier, safer, and yet, twice as expensive overall.   
   b. Android is harder, less safe, and yet, half as expensive overall.   
      
   Notice the dilemma?   
   A. Not only is that "Marketing" summary highly inaccurate...   
   B. Even if it was accurate, there's a gotcha on both sides!   
      
   1. They're budget sensitive   
   2. They're complex averse   
      
   If they go with iOS, they'll likely like the ecosystem simplicity, but...   
   o They'll pay more for the ecosystem in almost every way   
   a. More for apps   
   b. More for storage   
   c. More for accessories   
   d. More for repairs   
   etc.   
      
   If they go with Android, they'll like the performance & versatility, but...   
   o They  might not get the simplicity they so very much desire.   
   a. Less for apps   
   b. Less for storage   
   c. Less for accessories   
   d. Less for repairs   
   etc.   
      
   Worse, if they "upgrade", they instantly lose the benefit they have today   
   of the start phone prices being "about equal" between these two ecysystems:   
   o Current Android & iOS smartphones on sale now for less than $250   
      
      
   If I tell them the truth, their eyes glaze over within 30 seconds, so to   
   speak (although this is all done over the phone as they're "back east").   
   --   
   It's not easy when someone wants' to save money & to obtain simplicity   
   (except if you're MARKETING - and then you don't care about the truth).   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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