I asked if people chose iPhone for the blue bubbles elsewhere a couple days ago, and while there was some good discourse on that post, the blue bubbles definitely also came up as a reason.
In my experience, when people find out my texts are green, they oftentimes would rather switch to a different platform altogether like Instagram or just not text at all.
Is this actually a deal-breaker in friendships out there?
Is Apple doing it on purpose to socially pressure Android users to buy iPhones?
Almost definitely.
FOMO keeps the current users locked in the cage as well. So it’s a retention strategy too.