Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates revived the old ‘iPhone vs Android’ debate when he not too long ago revealed that he has a individual preference for Android devices. In an interview on the audio chat app Clubhouse, the billionaire mentioned that he prefers an Android smartphone to an Apple iPhone for the reason that the former comes with some pre-installed Microsoft software program.
According to Geek Wire, journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin interviewed Bill Gates on the invite-only app Clubhouse on Wednesday evening. Mr Gates spoke about many subjects, which includes cryptocurrency bitcoin, the coronavirus pandemic and why he prefers Android more than Apple smartphones. Ironically, Clubhouse is only readily available on Apple iOS at the moment and does not assistance Android.
Mr Gates mentioned that has applied iPhones, but the device he is employing these days is Android.
“I actually use an Android phone,” Bill Gates mentioned. “Because I want to keep track of everything, I’ll often play around with iPhones, but the one I carry around happens to be Android.”
When questioned additional by Mr Sorkin, the Microsoft co-founder mentioned that some Android devices come pre-loaded with Microsoft software program.
“Some of the Android manufacturers pre-install Microsoft software in a way that makes it easy for me,” Mr Gates mentioned. “They’re more flexible about how the software connects up with the operating system. So that’s what I ended up getting used to. You know, a lot of my friends have iPhone, so there’s no purity.”
You can listen to the complete chat right here.
In 2019, Bill Gates had mentioned that his “greatest mistake ever” was Microsoft losing to Android as the regular platform for non-Apple devices, reports The Verge. “The greatest mistake ever is whatever mismanagement I engaged in that caused Microsoft not to be what Android is. That is, Android is the standard non-Apple phone platform. That was a natural thing for Microsoft to win,” he mentioned.