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Re:Apple’s Share of Smartphone Industry’s Profits Soars to 92% by sneak on Monday July 13, 2015 @10:31AM (#9878268)
Hardware is nothing without software.

They make more desirable phones because they make iOS.

People don't so much care about the iPhone; they want iOS and the safety, convenience, and integration with the Apple software ecosystem.

Apple has leveraged this into a hugely profitable position by making the only hardware supported by this OS.

The iPhone is crap when evaluated on battery life or camera quality, for example.

It's software that's eating the world.

Re:Apple’s Share of Smartphone Industry’s Profits Soars to 92% by JustSomeNobody on Monday July 13, 2015 @10:40AM (#9878339)
I would kind of agree with you. I use android because I can simply plug it in and drag and drop any file I want. Yes, there's dropbox, etc. Those aren't options for me. Also, I love the way Android allows data to be shared between apps. I find it very intuitive.

If iOS had those things, I think I'd try switching, just to get something new.

Re:Apple’s Share of Smartphone Industry’s Profits Soars to 92% by computmaxer on Monday July 13, 2015 @10:56AM (#9878472)
AirDrop - you don't even have to plug it in.
Re:Apple’s Share of Smartphone Industry’s Profits Soars to 92% by JustSomeNobody on Monday July 13, 2015 @11:08AM (#9878554)
Not sure this would cover my requirement.
Re:Apple’s Share of Smartphone Industry’s Profits Soars to 92% by gyc on Monday July 13, 2015 @10:44AM (#9878382)
It seems based on the tech site reviews that I've read, flagship Android phones have only now caught up to or surpassed iPhones with regards to camera quality with the latest iterations of flagship Samsung and LG phones.