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Just a friendly reminder to whoever downvoted me: you're really not supposed to downvote on HN for differences of opinion. I understand a lot of people have a lot invested in Apple, but having used and developed for both devices, this is my best, somewhat educated but possibly incorrect, guess as to the future of these platforms. And none of this is really new. So rather than anonymously downvoting, why don't you venture an opinion of your own?

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I didn't downvote you, but having read your comment I imagine some of the motivations of those who did were:

- 'Horrid tools like Objective-C' is a value statement made without justification.

- 'Imperious App Store overlords' sounds rather like a straw man.

- 'several-thousands-of-dollars investment in Apple hardware and software' is inaccurate.

The problem in general with iOS vs Android is that is has indeed become like Mac vs PC, in that individuals who have decided on their allegiance feel the need to promote their chosen platform in comments, often through (probably unintentional) exaggeration. I'm not being patronising here, I'm quite sure I do the same.

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