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   From: recscuba_google@huntzinger.com   
      
   On 12/18/25 23:27, rbowman wrote:   
   > 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.   
      
   A common complaint.  In a nutshell, Apple's standards are quite rough on   
   developers, so quite understandably, some develop a hate for products   
   which are harder for them to work on.   
      
   The benefit is (of course) a better customer UI experience, but for   
   someone who doesn't appreciate the differences, that won't matter.   
      
      
   > 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.   
      
   Its not just there, as there's many an iOS device in use by small retail   
   businesses too as their commerce interface.  IIRC, the big breakthrough   
   for them was enabled by Square.   
      
      
   -hh   
      
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