XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy   
   From: bowman@montana.com   
      
   On Thu, 18 Dec 2025 21:58:07 -0500, -hh wrote:   
      
   > I do wonder sometimes of how many people are Android users simply   
   > because they are "Apple haters" for whatever reason.   
      
   When I finally bought a smart phone I don't remember specifically   
   rejecting Apple. However before that we had started developing a tablet   
   app on Android so Android probably seemed logical.   
      
   We did buy a Mac mini to compile the app for Apple but abandoned the   
   project. Going through the Apple Store hoops for a proprietary application   
   that would be tied to specific PSAPs wasn't worth the hassle. You can   
   sideload an apk although I've read Google is going to kill that off.   
      
   I was surprised by how many public service agencies use Apple tablets and   
   phones. Your tax dollars at work. The dispatch centers themselves are   
   Windows all the way so if Microsoft hadn't dropped the ball I doubt Apple   
   could have picked it up.   
      
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