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It probably has nothing to do with technical capabilities, but more like productivity. For people who have lots of time and don't mind fighting around with problems, nonworking settings, slow/varying FPS, corrupted official OS updates, malware etc. Android might be a better choice but other than that it's really hard to image any rational person taking Android over iOS. Especially considering that the security level of iOS is on a completely another level when compared to Android.

It's almost the same thing why these days almost all developers and companies prefer OS X. Because it's the only one that gets the job done without unnecessary and non billable issues and still has awesome software support.



> Android might be a better choice but other than that it's really hard to image any rational person taking Android over iOS.

Assuming you can afford it, not everyone lives with US salaries and subsidized phones.


> It's almost the same thing why these days almost all developers and companies prefer OS X.

Patent nonsense. Most companies prefer Windows, and the bigger the company, the more likely it is to be a Windows shop - because Windows offers plenty of business-friendly options. OSX is far from "getting the job done" at an enterprise level. And on the server side, OSX is nowhere to be seen; it's all other unixes and windows.

I'm not a fan of Windows, but it's absolutely ludicrous to say that companies prefer OSX. Small companies in certain fields do, but it's still a Windows market.




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