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  • iquanyin@lemmy.worldEnglish
    226·
    8 months ago

    “The one that really jumped out at me was this idea that parents don’t want to get their kids Android phones if they have Apple phones" 🤣🤣🤣🤣 i’m sorry, but who came up with that, google? i can’t even imagine parents with apples buying androids for their kids, nor vice versa. how silly.

    i do agree that texting and other basic phone functions should of course be interoperable.

    • Dozzi92@lemmy.worldEnglish
      18·
      8 months ago

      Yeah, I wouldn’t get my kid something I am not personally well versed in. My parents learned that the hard way by failing to stay ahead of me in knowing how to use Windows, back when we had 98, and 2000, and Vista, etc. I’m grounded, you’re locking the computer? Safe mode with networking it is, I’ll print my pornographic images after they download in 10 minutes.

      My mom just laughs anytime my kids misbehave. I guess I have it coming.

    • derf82@lemmy.worldEnglish
      15·
      8 months ago

      There are a lot more cheap Android options. I wouldn’t want to get a kid a pricey iPhone for their first smartphone.

      • capital@lemmy.worldEnglish
        417·
        8 months ago

        Cheapest iPhone is $430.

        Being tied into FindMy is probably worth that, especially for parents.

        • derf82@lemmy.worldEnglish
          12·
          8 months ago

          You can get a new android under $200. And google has their own feature to locate their phones.

          • capital@lemmy.worldEnglish
            219·
            8 months ago

            Ok. Which is a current iPhone owner more likely to buy.

            1. The thing that ties into their current services and is a device which they are familiar with to help their kid when questions arise.
            2. Save ~$200 to deal with another service and have to do more work to support the device when questions arise.

            The juice isn’t worth the squeeze before we even get into how many years of updates that $200 phone is gonna get vs the cheapest iPhone.

                • derf82@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  8·
                  8 months ago

                  I despise any corporate apologists and fanboys. The fact that people complain about interoperability issues tells you many reject your idea.

                  The way Apple is going, my next phone will probably be a FairPhone that operates Android.

                  • UckyBon@lemmy.worldEnglish
                    1·
                    8 months ago

                    Google is way better than Apple for sure.

                    Sadly Fairphone isn’t that fair as it isn’t sold in the countries it sources its materials and labor from. Heck of a marketing trick if you ask me.

        • gian @lemmy.grys.itEnglish
          2·
          8 months ago

          Cheapest iPhone is $430.

          A ruggered Android phone cost about 200 € and there are also under 100 € android phones.

          As a first phone for a kid is more than enough, given how it will be treated