Why do people do this? Name a device with comparable mass market success that is remotely close to being as secure as the iPhone.
You're changing the semantic definition of "user" to mean "secure against the [restricted user account]" and thus mocking an argument that was never made.
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> Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize.
It doesn't sell as well as iPhones or is only available on a small number of countries, but that's a different question. Most people don't buy iPhones because their security is good... they just want an iPhone.
You’re misunderstanding why people want an iPhone. There are many reasons, but “they just work” is a common refrain…and security underpins that.
Even if you installed something malicious - something that should be a widespread problem on Android but isn't for some reason - the app would still run in the same sandbox that stops it from do a lot of bad things. iOS/Android is not Windows and Apple will always control that sandbox and OS updates.
But I'm not going to insist on this, it's your phone after all... I just look at what happens in some countries where you go from a good situation to a bad one pretty quickly (eg: Russia, some things in the US, etc) and suddenly Apple bans a VPN that lets you read outside news and things like that and you're essentially f*cked. I don't see how being in this position is good for anyone.
It's worth pointing out that this is a very recent development in Android land that only arrived due to EU regulations.