Angry Android users drive Apple iPhone success, but Facebook still prefers Google

Apple and Android have been competing for the longest time. The release of new products and software tilt the odds from time to time. Consequently, recent data suggest that Apple may be winning this time, thanks to angry Android users.

Android continues to struggle with slow updates and poor security. Throw in carrier interference and more angry users surface. According to a report by Forbes, these reasons can be enough to drive Android users to jump ship. Apple, which has been working on improving its OS, now has a window of opportunity to take away users from the Android ecosystem.

"There’s no doubt that Android users will be aware of the iPhone as a choice, but once they have left a store with an Android smartphone, that used to be it. Not anymore. Apple is slowly moving to make itself visible to Android users as a valid alternative. While its second Android application is not going to make any huge voice (it’s a management app for the Beats Pill bluetooth speaker), its first app made Apple’s intentions clear," wrote Ewan Spence.

Apple's move to iOS application can push the adoption rate faster since users can now transfer data faster. The Cupertino, California, tech giant is paving the way for Android, including Apple Music’s launch, later this year. Although the success of such move is still debatable, forecasts appeared optimistic.

Nonetheless, this does not seem to put off Facebook's management as it reportedly been encouraging employees to use Android phones instead. Facebook's chief product officer, Chris Cox, supposedly gave the orders to Facebook employees.

“I am mandating a switch of a whole bunch of my team over to Android, just because people, when left up to their own devices, will often prefer an iPhone,” Wired quoted Cox during a briefing. Cox's reasoning is that Android runs on more than a billion devices -- almost on par with the number of Facebook users. He wants employees to use Android “so that they can be reporting bugs and living in the same experience that most Facebook users experience today.”

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