Linux isn't even relevant in this context with it's <1% DWM install base. Android, yes you have a point, though a Mac and Android is a strange combination.
What's strange in it? I've been using macs and android phones for over a decade. And a lot of tech savvy people do the same. Macbooks have been a solid dev platform for a while, and do not really require any mobile platform preference.
> though a Mac and Android is a strange combination.
Probably so, but there is one demographic well represented here that does this routinely: Developers. Macs are the default and often mandatory computers issued to developers at tech companies (I strongly disagree with this approach and think employees should get the platform they are most comfortable on, but Macs only is the current state of things in most places).
So many use Macs because of work, but have Android phones due to reasons I won't articulate here, mostly due to time but also with the audience on this article I expect it would melt down into an argument about which flavor of ice cream is better (metaphorically, not literally). Suffice it to say, Android users would agree with the reasons, Apple users will say you shouldn't be doing those things anyway, and we'll have to agree to disagree.
For me it's pragmatic; MacBooks are or have been the best laptops, and Android phones have been the best value for money while also being less locked down. IPhones are just really expensive luxury devices imo. My phone will probably break for some reason out of my control within a few years of getting it, or it'll become outdated, so I want to get the best hardware + software combination I can for around ~$400USD
I don't see how that could possibly be true objectively, it's my impression that neither platform has any intrinsic hardware qualities that allow it to last longer, but with a Pixel I do have more control over how long I can keep it running if it doesn't succumb to irreparable physical damage.
Anecdotally, it's also my subtle impression that iPhone users are more inclined to update frequently regardless of how much longevity they could get out of it. I just buy my phone and keep it operational for as long as possible, only buying another if my current one is physically inoperable, and I feel like I'd get to that point more quickly with an iPhone, since parts are more expensive and not as readily available.
Main thing is iPhones get security updates for about 8 years. My iPhone 6S is still fine. Pixel in particular will now get 7 years, but this wasn't the case in the past. Random other Android phones don't have good support, and even third-party repairs might be harder.
That's a fair point, and the 6s is a great piece of hardware imo. I just find it frustrating that after security updates stop for my mac, I can definitely keep using software that's always worked on it, supposing I have the executable and any third-party backend services are still running. On my old iPad 3, since the App Store is the central software distributor, more and more apps have been pulled off of it at the discretion of the publisher. It was never really that useful of a device to begin with, but to use the same software, I'd need to buy a new piece of hardware, despite new iPads offering practically nothing substantial in terms of added value (for me) since mine came out. They're nice I guess, but not hundreds or thousands of dollars nice when I likely wouldn't use them for anything different.
