Not everyone can buy a Bentley.
Again, we are getting back to the advantage of an integrated solution.
Most Android aficionados think that the Pixels are the best Android phones - another integrated product
The reason Apple products are more popular in the US is partially because people in the US have higher incomes and in the US, because if 0% interest payment plans and carrier subsidies, they are more affordable.
When people can, they buy the integrated product instead of worrying about some theoretical “freedoms” or running Linux on the Apple Pencil
Everything you've just said above is nonsense. People in the US have significantly lower incomes on average then most other western countries. You really don't seem to know what you're talking about. At all. Yet you feel the need to insert yourself into every conversation.
I won't be replying to you again, and by gods how I wish HN had a block function for people like you.
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/median-in...
You mean people like me who have facts on their side?
The US might have the 5th highest income, but I said people in the US don't have higher incomes than other western countries on average.
The US has a crazy skewed income disparity. It's an extreme minority making high incomes, and it certainly doesn't support your rather silly argument.
No, the reason people in the US have much more of an Apple fixation than other countries is because Apple is seen as an elite/luxury item, and due to cultural reasons everyone wants to be seen as being able to afford/own that, even when there is no truth to it. Same reason some people pay ridiculous amounts for Balenciaga t-shirts.
OK, now I'm done.
Again, you were wrong unless you can find a better citation. Because as of now, you have provided…nothing
> No, the reason people in the US have much more of an Apple fixation than other countries is because Apple is seen as an elite/luxury item,
Geeks just can’t stand the fact that when given the choice and have the ability, choose Apple devices and don’t care about running Linux on the Apple Pencil.
Can you name one country where higher income individuals don’t overwhelmingly by iPhones? It’s definitely true in China - the largest country in the world
I'm in the UK, and working in IT, I can assure you that everyone in my team can afford and iPhone.
Only one does.
The cashier at the supermarket have them, you can see them in the back pockets of folks stacking shelves. It's not a device that requires people to be wealthy to own, just a desire.
Creatives buying Apple has always been mostly a North American phenomen, in Europe Apple only started being market relevant after the NeXT reverse acquisition, with iPod and iMacs rescuing it from insolvency.