It's not really that surprising when you know the whole blue and green bubble thing was targeted at teens and young adults, the two groups feeling the most societal pressure to fit in. Turns out when you make people not owning your devices clear outsiders then people not wanting to be outsiders will buy your products.
9 out of 10 teens use iPhone. Because of status and iMessage.
Looks like Android is becoming the OS for the rest of the world. Which is ok since I live in the rest of the world.
Not really surprising. Apple had a great name in the US since the iMac and iPod and has been sure to build on it. If I were American I might also be proud to use an "American product"
Thankfully outside the US we have the choice of android. Having said that, the rich and people who love status, do use iPhones
Here in Brazil it is a gigantic status symbol. We have the most expensive iPhone in the world. iPhone 15 Pro max here is 9.3k, our minimum wage is 1.4k.
I never liked the OS and even if I could buy one, I'd never.
I've met people who said they don't really like their iPhone, but uses them to keep Status in check.
People are very stupid
The fact that Android is less popular among younger generations poses a challenge for its future success in the US market.
I think this concern is overstated. While nobody knows the future to certainty and there's value in brand familiarity, there's also a huge difference between getting your phone on your parents' plan versus managing the plan for yourself or your family.
Priorities change, and I'm not just talking about cost here. For one, I think people care less about what others think as they get older, and that peer effect is a major selling point on Apple products.
I'm the 10th teen using an Android. Degoogled at that. I think one of my friends is looking to switch from iphone to android so I'm converting some people here.