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'Android's now better than iOS': Instagram boss weighs in on the age-old iPhone vs. Android debate (www.businessinsider.com)
submitted 2 years ago by L4s to c/technology
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'Android's now better than iOS': Instagram boss weighs in on the age-old iPhone vs. Android debate::Instagram head Adam Mosseri's best tech "hot take"? He believes Google's Android platform has surpassed Apple's iOS.

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Maybe because android let apps scrap so much data.

[–] ultratiem 17 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Yeah I think he’s saying better for us, not better for you

[–] ShittyBeatlesFCPres 19 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It’s definitely better for him. I’m sure half of Meta’s C-suite switched to Android after Apple’s privacy push tanked their earnings. He probably had to wait 3 extra months to get another yacht because of that mean Tim Apple.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's not a privacy push, it's a monopoly push. Ot made it harder for third parties to collect data, but now apple is collecting it and selling ads.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Genuine question: where is apple selling ads besides the AppStore and which data are they collecting compared to meta?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

On the collection part: Take a look at this video or the sources linked in the description if you'd rather read. Tl;dr: about the same things google collects. Not quite as invasive, but they're getting there.

On selling: this article breaks it down, tl;dr is that they are focusing on their walled garden strategy by putting ads into apple apps.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

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[–] dezmd 7 points 2 years ago

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

In one sense android is strictly better then iOS. Running independent app stores, and loading your own apps. i.e. F-droid. Firefox, and chrome web engines (iOS requires all browsers use their engine WebKit)

[–] zeppo 5 points 2 years ago

Mosseri said one sentence and they managed to write an article about it.

[–] Quattrokongen 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ehmmm, he's a bit late on that. Android have been superior to iOS for at least 5-6 years by now.

All you need to do to find out why, is to watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwOGpc6rLFc

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

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