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Re:Survey: 83% of US teens have an iPhone, Android 9% by mcphage on Tuesday April 09, 2019 @08:12AM (#19613782)
> Does anyone consider the possibility that she prefers the overall iphone experience, and is not choosing it to be cool?

Does she have experience with both platforms, to be able to prefer one over the other?

Re:Survey: 83% of US teens have an iPhone, Android 9% by lawnchair_larry on Wednesday April 10, 2019 @11:41AM (#19625778)
Probably, but you don’t even necessarily need to have experience with both. It’s perfectly reasonable to prefer something that is familiar or compatible.

One need look no further than asking lifelong Windows owners if they would be happy with their next computer being a Mac. They’ll likely tell you hell no, whether they have used one before or not.

Re:Survey: 83% of US teens have an iPhone, Android 9% by khaki54 on Wednesday April 10, 2019 @09:02PM (#19630197)
Ding ding. She doesn't, I think it's a status / inclusion thing, but I'm sympathetic to that as well. I grew up poor