For many years I was highly against any Apple products
I was a die-hard Android user and could not be budged from my stance on anything Apple related. I work in a datacenter and almost nobody has an iPhone. My preference to Linux over Unix, also made me definitely stay away, from knowing how Linux was born. I had been saying for years and years touting that they were purposefully deprecating old devices in order to force you to upgrade to the next one. While the previous statement has come to light, with the whole battery replacement ordeal, one thing stood out. I previously posted about the SkyGoFree exploit that gives the attacker full root access to your phone, to the point where they can control anything on it. I started digging more and more into Android exploits and started to find it to be daunting.
Let's be honest, how many of us are utilizing our phones to manage our Cryptocurrency, post on Steemit, and even bank?
While the iOS platform may have flaws of it's own, it generally even feels much more secure than my previous Androids did. This does not at all make me a fan still at this point, but, I'm pretty happy with the switch. The mere fact that a lot of third party apps are allowed onto the Google Play Store, without many checks or balances is absurd. Whereas, there is some pretty strict rules as to what is allowed on Apple's App Store. The potential for people to be utilizing exploits in Android apps is pretty high. Now, don't take this the wrong way, I do know that not even Apple is immune from exploits. In conclusion, I just feel a little bit safer on this platform and this still doesn't excuse Apple from deprecating older devices.