When it comes to the big iOS vs. debate. Android, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates knows which side he is on.
According to 9to5Google, Gates shared his preferences in a recent audio-only interview via the Clubhouse app. It may not be surprising that he is a firm Android team.
Gates told journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin and Clubhouse co-founder Paul Davidson that, after proclaiming that he preferred Android in the past, nothing has changed. While he keeps an iPhone handy if he wants to use it for any reason (like using the iPhone-only Clubhouse), he has an Android device for everyday use.
Clubhouse is an application that allows you to participate in conversations with audio only. The social network resembles a massive series of podcast-like conversations. At the moment, it is invite-only and only iPhone users can participate.
Gates prefers the more open nature of the Android ecosystem, as he is more “flexible” about how the software interfaces with the operating system.
“I actually use an Android phone,” Gates told Sorkin. “Since I want to keep track of everything, I usually play with iPhones, but what I carry with me is Android. Some Android manufacturers pre-install Microsoft software in a way that makes everything easier for me. They are more flexible about how the software connects to the operating system. So that’s what I got used to. You know, a lot of my friends have iPhone, so there’s no purity. “
In 2019, Gates admitted that the way he handled Microsoft’s mobile division was his “biggest mistake”. Microsoft eventually let Google make Android the only real rival to the iPhone. Microsoft lost a $ 400 billion market at the time, something Gates deeply regrets. In 2017, however, he went ahead and adopted an Android phone.
During the interview, Davidson indicated that an Android version of the Clubhouse could be on the way. He called it a “main feature”, which could mean that the iPhone Clubhouse could dissipate soon.