Purely out of interest

[v-600]

I was just thinking about platform lock in. Do you have all MS, all Google, all Apple? Do you mix and match?

I realise people may have more than 1 phone, tablet or computer but this is just a general interest question.

 

[darkswordsman17]

Mix for me. Have a Win10 PC, Android phone although I was giving strong consideration for a Windows Phone or iPhone. I'd have mostly no problem using Apple stuff as well. I'm considering a Surface Pro for a tablet.

I don't get people that have religious fervor for ecosystems and hate that most companies are trying to lock you into one. They all have pros and cons.

 

[RossMAN]

Since we're an Android/Windows household we're mostly Google.

What if someone uses a mix of Windows PC's, Android phones and Apple iPad tablets?

 

[v-600]

My day to day laptop runs Win 10, I just bought a new ipad mini and my phone is a Moto X (2014).

 

[v-600]

... I'm considering a Surface Pro for a tablet ... They all have pros and cons.

I'd agree with this completely. I love my SP3, it has a few obvious cons but for my usage the pros far out weigh them.

 

[MongGrel]

Have a couple WIN 10 desktops running here, and the wife still uses an older gaming desktop running Vista.

Well she used to, has been glued to her new little wireless tablet lately.

I do not even have a fancy phone myself, she has an android, and a new small Fire tablet she's loving for the price that uses a forked android OS I guess.

http://www.amazon.com/Fire-Display-...1?ie=UTF8&qid=1451542408&sr=8-1&keywords=Fire

Seems to be a pretty nice little pad for the price.

I imagine Amazon is making a killing off those atm, especially if you have Prime.

I voted wrong, but not going to worry about it much really.

 

[lxskllr]

GNU/Linux on the desktop, Android on the phone. I'm not especially fond of Android, but it's the best of a bad set of choices.

 

[JimmiG]

Windows 10 desktop computer, Windows 10 laptop (from work), Windows 10 tablet, Android phone. Works fine for me.

 

[Oyeve]

Win10 desktop and laptop. My two daily phones are lgv10 and note 4. I chose all three in the poll because I also own a few ipads. I don't use them much because they are pretty useless. I also have a tab pro 8.4 but don't use it much either as it is also basically useless. Seriously, tablets are useless. I use my Dell venue 11 pro for most things that I don't need my desktop for.

 

[tsupersonic]

Complete mix and match. I have a custom built desktop on Windows 10, a Surface Pro 2 on Windows 10, a Macbook Pro Retina, a Nexus 6P, an iPad Air. I love gadgets and want to see what every company has to offer.

I also have but need to sell an iPhone 6, Lumia 640, OnePlus X, and Nexus 5.

 

[podspi]

Let's see... (devices in normal use only - total household)

2 Android phones
2 Android Tablets
1 Amazon FireOS Tablet (Android-lite?)
1 Win10 Tablet
3 Win10 Laptops
1 Chromebook
1 Win10 Desktop


Unused I have another 3 android phones, 2 Windows Phones, an iPhone, another Win desktop, a Linux netbook, and the OG Kindle Fire.


I keep on flirting with building another Hackintosh and/or buying a cheap used Macbook, but I know I'd probably never use it...

 

[JimKiler]

Since we're an Android/Windows household we're mostly Google.

What if someone uses a mix of Windows PC's, Android phones and Apple iPad tablets?

Google should be an answer since you can have Windows and Apple devices and still get the google apps for your needs, so even though I have a mix of Win 10 and Andriod I would say I am primarily a google user.

 

[Anubis]

google/MS


TBH i don't know personally in real life a single person who does not have a MS based PC

 

[taisingera]

My desktop is W10, laptop is W7Pro and I have an Android 4.4.2 phone.

 

[soulcougher73]

Win 7 PC, Apple Ipad Mini, Android Samsung S6 phone. So all 3.

 

[Deeko]

Uh, depends. I have a Windows Phone, Windows 10 desktop, and a Surface Pro 2. So you could say I'm all Microsoft. But then I also have a Sony Xperia Z5 Compact, an iPod Touch, and a Nexus 7 that I use regularly enough. Even a BlackBerry Q10 and Amazon Fire Phone that get usage here and there. It's easier to define what I DON'T have...and that's a Mac, an iPad, or Chromebook.

 

[WelshBloke]

Ecosystem wise I'm mostly Google. I tried/wanted to go Microsoft but their store and cloud stuff are horrible compared to Googles (even though I have an office 365 account with a bunch of storage and services thrown in).

That said I probably buy more content from Amazon (I have a fire TV).

Hardware wise...
The desktops in the house run Windows 10 and a bunch of Linux VMs.
The home server is freeBSD based.
All the phones run Android.
Laptops are windows and Linux.

So, pretty mixed really (apart from the lack of Apple) . It's just that only Google and Amazon have a store that works.

 

[DigDog]

i consider google / Android to be the same as windows / MS. so i voted phone + desktop same eco.

 

[arandomguy]

What I am using due to both available product constraints and monetary constraints (or willing spending limits) and what I'd actually prefer is rather different.

 

[Megatomic]

I have 2 Android phones and 2 Windows PCs. No tablets (gave my N7 to my wife).

 

[boomhower]

I am all in with Apple. iPhone, iPad, Macbook Pro, Apple TV and an Apple Watch to round it off. (yes, I have drank the Kool-Aid) My wife and kids all have Apple devices with the exception of their computers as they are Windows since it is what they use at school. It all works well together is why I like it so much.

 

[Megatomic]

I am all in with Apple. iPhone, iPad, Macbook Pro, Apple TV and an Apple Watch to round it off. (yes, I have drank the Kool-Aid) My wife and kids all have Apple devices with the exception of their computers as they are Windows since it is what they use at school. It all works well together is why I like it so much.

I do admire the cohesiveness of the Apple ecosystem. I hope MS is able to do something similar before Windows Phone dies forever.

 

[middlehead]

MS/Google mix. I wouldn't use an Apple device if it was free, I'd sell it.

 

[core2slow]

What if someone uses a mix of Windows PC's, Android phones and Apple iPad tablets?

This is 100% me. Got an SP3 and ipad4 for work and android phone for my personal.

Oh the "perks" of working in IT and having to support multiple ecosystems.

 

[dainthomas]

It obviously makes the most sense to stick with all one ecosystem. You're running all the same apps, get the same alerts etc etc.