Comment by monooso

For context, I'm a long-time iPhone user, who switched to a Pixel 8a about 18 months ago.

> Apple has had better mobile hardware for years.

I can't say I noticed a difference in quality when switching. Maybe some people can, but for me it was just a different, but still well-made phone.

> Apple has higher consumer trust.

I can't speak for consumers in general, but this is certainly no longer the case for me.

I also used MacOS for 20 years, and switched to Linux about a year ago because I didn't like the direction Apple was headed. It may be my choice of reading material (HN), but I receive almost daily confirmation that this was a sound decision.

> Apple has better app selection (for most people).

Not selection, necessarily, but certainly quality.

As a side note, my iPad (my sole remaining Apple device) quietly updated to iOS 26 a few days ago. Despite having spent months reading about how bad it is, I was still genuinely shocked.

Again, I can't speak for "consumers", but for me Apple now has a far worse user experience.