I asked if people chose iPhone for the blue bubbles elsewhere a couple days ago, and while there was some good discourse on that post, the blue bubbles definitely also came up as a reason.

In my experience, when people find out my texts are green, they oftentimes would rather switch to a different platform altogether like Instagram or just not text at all.

Is this actually a deal-breaker in friendships out there?

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[–] 50 points 3 years ago (6 children)

Perhaps in the US but it's not so pronounced elsewhere. I think I only know one person with an iPhone.

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  • [–] 14 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    It's still about 30% here in Germany. It is rising though. And I think this is because of "clever" marketing. The highschools here in Germany started forcing parents to buy Ipads for their children a couple of years ago. Children with low income parents get it from the city for free. Nominally it is, because it is "easier to maintain", but I honestly really doubt this.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    But you don't understand! The USA is the entire world! Everybody else in the world is just like Americans or wants to be!🙄

    I know five people with iPhones here. I interact with almost three orders of magnitude more people than five...

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