The ecosystem, apps, warranty, longer software support. Just the few that come to mind.
Huh, none of those are what draws me to iOS.
- I quite frankly find the Apple "ecosystem" to be a super annoying trash can. I have to actually turn off iCloud on my Mac so I don't get annoyed by my Mac trying to be a phone. And on the subject of iCloud, I've already had it lose some of my data, so I avoid it entirely. I actually don't trust Apple at all. All their sneaky, tricky, bullcr*p about "privacy" and "security", when it's clearly all about maintain the massive profits of the monopoly control, absolutely destroys my trust of them. I avoid all built in Apple apps when there is an alternative. And where there is no alternative, is where Apple gets lazy and doesn't bother to develop the app very well.
- All the same apps are available on Android. Well, certainly all the ones I use. Android also has a decent file system (ahem, talking about ecosystem ffs). And built in Apple apps are embarrassingly trash.
- Warranty in my country is legally longer and more comprehensive than Apple's default warranty, and same for every other phone, so that's a non-event
- Software support?! You'd maybe have a point if Apple didn't constantly break things with every iOS update, AND make it impossible to go back to an older version if the new version is giving you problems. Tragically f'ed up level of control freakiness.
What attracts me to the iPhone is:
- That I know the hardware works consistently well. I know I can buy a new iPhone and it will be fast and responsive.
- I won't have to sift through the kludge of crap-ware that the hardware company slaps on top of Android. (Or maybe it's just that I'm more familiar with Apple's cr*p-ware).
Damn, now I'm realising that I'm actually using iPhones because I'm too lazy to research Android phones properly and find one I like!
