It’s all nonsense.
People with enough bad taste to use Android stood out when they could not receive full resolutions videos or photos coming through at them via antiquated messaging text protocols.
Alphabet, formerly Google (Android), and their cohort could not help them and have been whining.
Meanwhile there are many messaging app out there. No one is really forcing anyone to use anything specific.
It’s all ebb and flow and popularity/ adoption seems to be driven by what someone’s family and social circle adopts to communicate.
Most people use native + 3-4 apps depending on who they want to talk to. For privacy, features etc etc.
They would have been $100 apart if they had applied the same $200 off to both. Still very close to each other.
The MacBook Air is the best value and design in Apple’s current laptop offering. Both a thin. Make sure two USB C ports are enough and think about whether you need to drive external monitors. Other than that, it should be a good experience.
You’d pick the 13” if you want portability/ small footprint, to work in cramped environments for example. 15” otherwise you can see and handle more with the extra pixel count/ screen space and to enjoy the occasional movie playback.