But I capitulated to Apple for one simple reason: iMessages. While Android controls as much as 85% of the smartphone industry globally, and Facebook-owned WhatsApp, with its 2 billion users, is the most popular messaging service globally, Apple still rules the U.In fact, Apple controls 53% of the U.smartphone market.
Link: After four years on Android, the iPhone finally wore me down
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