Yes.So if they had to pay loads for Android, they'd put **** screens in their phones?
Samsung, OnePlus, Lg(?), whoever... If they had to pay for Android, they would either have to charge more for the phones, or use screens with lower quality.
I haven't looked for recent prices, but aren't the phones at the Ultra-Premium end over $1300 from Samsung, etc.? Those very nice screens can't be cheap.
Sorry to be a buzzkill I am not happy with having to spend a lot of money on the best things, either. I do miss the days when Apple's best was $650 (and moreover the days when those were the "premium" phones). When that X was announced at $999, it was all over..... I didn't think people would eat those up, but they did... Now we all have to pay $999 for the BEST Apple phones. I'm surprisingly disappointed with the build materials of the 12 this year (Pro is beautiful, though).