You're kind of missing the point. The platform depends on the hardware, and in the very limited scope of "I can't do this on platform X but can on Y" the huge differences in hardware configurations on Android, and how that affects app selection and performance is arguably a bigger detriment than not being able to add…

Yes, apple was pretty strict at first, they have since become much less strict in their approval process.

The only app that doesn't have an equivalent for in the App store that I know of is the phone app.

I agreed that the iOS solution was inferior. I also pointed out that the stock browser was far better in iOS than Android. And neither of those things somehow tips the scales in either direction.

Yes, it was a true statement. Since I've had exactly 0 times arise where I couldn't do what I wanted on my iPhone (as a limitation of hardware or software; there are a couple of things I've thought "oh, that'd be cool" that couldn't be done on either iOS or Android), and a couple times where an app wouldn't install…

That's why there are no alternative calculators, or text messaging apps, or browsers, or camera apps, etc. in the App store, huh? Oh wait...

That illustrates a common vein in the platforms as well. You don't feel you should have to pay for a better solution, Android users in general are less willing to pay for apps. For me, Android or iOS, if there's a better app for a utility I use often, then I'm happy to pay for the better service. Navigation is used…

iTunes on a Mac is actually fine. On Windows it's a POS though.

I only asked because I think it's an old argument that no longer really holds any water. The "back button" and newegg examples are developer flaws, not platform flaws. And yes, the native navigation is better on Android, but frankly, I've found that third party navigation apps outshine them both by far. But that's…

Oh, it's very rare, and only affects lower end Android devices and not Top 10 type apps. But it does happen more often than on iOS (which is exactly 0 times for me). It only has to happen once on and android device, because I've never had it happen in iOS. My point is that, with the massive amount of apps and…

A couple of points, first off, I wouldn't really consider any of that "freedom" because you're still at the whim of developers and OEMs for much of that. It's not inherent freedom for the user.

I love that so many people have fallen like fools for the "freedom" marketing garbage. I'm no free-er on my Android phone than I am on my iPhone. Maybe once you root or install custom ROMs, but then you can just jailbreak the iPhone and be back on a level playing field. They are two platforms who are competing well…

I've been unable to do things on Android far more often than on iOS. Mainly due to fragmentation and incompatible apps. So I really don't put much stock in the "I can do things on Android that I can't do on iOS" argument. That hasn't really held any water for at least a couple years now.

What can't you do? Honestly curious.

I know a lot of people with Android phones. A very small number of them really cares about "customization" (they're the same guys that put giant spoilers on their Civic and have a flashy LED headache of a stereo in their car). Android users need to at least admit that this is a "feature" that about 1% of users…

It can, easily. It's just, obviously, easier to use the whole Apple ecosystem. That's all.

How is it undercover? Just because they didn't get a booth? Or show up in a fleet of Apple branded buses? If they were trying to be covert about it, do you really think they'd send a recognizable, high profile executive?

Spying? Really? Attending a public conference that is heavily covered by every tech blog on the planet is akin to corporate espionage now? Every other company that is there is doing the same thing. It's not spying.

Haha, absolutely not referring to you, just an opportunity for a pun. Sorry

They're better than some of the jerky commenters.