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★ David Pierce Tried a Bunch of Android Phones and Then Bought an iPhone Again
https://daringfireball.net/2026/04/piece_android_iphone_apps
David Pierce Tried a Bunch of Android Phones and Then Bought an iPhone Again

The real goldmine isn’t that Apple gets a cut of every App Store transaction. It’s that Apple’s platforms have the best apps, and users who are drawn to the best apps are thus drawn to the iPhone, Mac, and iPad.

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Apr 15 at 3:45pmDF Tootbot
Show threadshac ron ₪‎Apr 15

@daringfireball I think a key aspect here is customers versus suppliers. Apple treats their customers well and their suppliers roughly (to the benefit of itself and its customers). Apple sees app makers as suppliers, they provide the apps that Apple vends to its customers. App makers don’t see themselves as such, they see themselves as customers, and that is the cause of a lot of friction.

In reality they are partners, and both parties need to recognize that.

Show threadAndrewApr 15
@daringfireball I would really like Apple to address their operating system deficiencies. They've had almost two decades to copy Android's far superior notification system but doesn't appear that they are interested.
Show threadJohn GruberApr 15
@Nowicki I don't know which elements from Android's notification system you prefer, but I personally don't prefer any of it to iOS, and I downright despite the way Android lines up icons in the status bar.
Show threadglasspshrApr 16
@daringfireball I really enjoyed reading this article. Nice work, John
Show threadl0nApr 16
@daringfireball I have no experience with modern Android but over 10 years ago I owned both a Sony Ericsson Xperia and an iPod Touch. On iOS it was about picking the best apps, while on Android, it was about picking the apps that sucked the least.