As someone who's used and uses both for work and isn't a fanboy of either, sorry but apple does not have an easy to learn interface. It seems like every single choice they made was done to just be different from the alternative, more often than not to the detriment of the user. If they lock people in to how their ecosystem works low tech people can't easily change.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

If they lock people in to how their ecosystem works low tech people can’t easily change.

Other people can just mimic the iPhone interface. That's basically what Android did.

The real difficulty of switching to another device from Apple is the multi-year contract that the phone companies try to get you on.

[–] Riven@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Back in 2012 apple won a UI patent and we know how those megacorps do. No idea to what extent but that sorta stops any big contenders on copying them. The multi year contracts are a meme from the past but it's the same sort of people who aren't techliterate enough to learn a new UI, that keep with the contracts.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

The multi year contracts are a meme from the past

I don't know if I'd can cell phone contacts a meme.

[–] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago

Carrier lockdowns seem to be an US only thing now.

[–] Riven@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 months ago

They sorta are, plenty of options for cheap quality untilited phone plans out there even with international included and very few people actually need a state of the art 1k phone to make payments on.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not policing how people should spend their money. All I'm saying is that plans are from the past and don't need to exist, like faxes.