Apparently Gen Z is very heavily favouring the iPhone in America as well although in my opinion it's all for the wrong reason, I mean, "being the dreaded green bubble", give me a break and talk about peer pressure. This is from a website called MacDaily News, but you can find tons of articles about this:
Young Americans want Apple iPhones to avoid being dreaded "green bubbles" Tuesday, February 21, 2023 10:02 am Apple has captured Gen Z in America so thoroughly that younger consumers fear being socially ostracized for being “green bubbles,” not having an iPhone, a trend that will allow the tech giant to gain market share not only in smartphones, but in personal computers (Mac), tablets (iPad), smartwatches (Apple Watch), and multiple other markets. Gen Z users — those born after 1996 — make up 34 per cent of all iPhone owners in the US, versus 10 per cent for Samsung, according to new data from Attain, an adtech data platform. The tech giant’s hold on younger consumers marks a significant change as market research has shown that, for older generations of Americans, there is a relatively even split between owners of devices running Android, Google’s software for mobiles, and iOS. Shannon Cross, analyst at Credit Suisse, said the ramifications of these shifting tastes extended well beyond smartphones, as iPhone users were more likely to purchase MacBooks, Apple Watches and AirPods. “The strength of the Apple ecosystem creates a moat that is fairly impenetrable by the competition,” Cross said. “It really makes it hard to change the trajectory. Apple is just going to continue to gain share over time.” One oft-mentioned issue is that Android phones can’t send texts through Apple’s iMessage system, meaning that a single Android user participating in a group chat of iPhone owners turns the outbound messages of all users green, rather than blue. “A green message — anyone with an Android — throws off the entire chat, because now the whole thing has to be SMS,” said Annelise Hillman, the 24-year-old chief executive of Frontman, a men’s grooming business. “So the social pressure to get an iPhone is pretty insane.” On TikTok, a trend called “He’s a 10 but…” went viral when random women were asked what a perfect guy’s new rating would be once they found out he uses Android. Numerous respondents re-rate the guy at less than 5, or simply call it a deal-breaker. “If that bubble pops up green, I’m not responding,” said one. >From a U.S. teen we just briefly interviewed: “There was this one kid in music >theory who had an Android and I was like (makes face, rolls eyes). Because >it’s a type; it’s a red flag.” – This is why we continually assert that Apple is woefully undervalued. >From two kids brought up with Android phones who switched to iPhone once they >hit high school this past autumn: “We couldn’t have Android phones. No way. It >was awful. Then, once we got the iPhones, everything about them was so much >better and faster — not just Messages — we told our parents they needed to switch, too!” It’s simple, really: Get a real iPhone. We don’t have a ton, thankfully, but we do have a few poor souls who text us with their ugly, dysfunctional green bubbles and it’s a awful experience. They can’t do much of anything. They can’t execute or experience any of the cool stuff we Messages users can. It’s just plain sad. Our Message for them is always the same: “Get a real iPhone!” Several of them have and they’ve thanked us profusely for the advice. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/PH7PR12MB5656CBD627405316ED86AE14C708A%40PH7PR12MB5656.namprd12.prod.outlook.com.
