As an Android user and developer, there are really good points made here.
> Fragmentation
- This is a huge issue. The thing now is that at the last Google IO, Google made it clear that you must agree to update your devices in a timely fashion to the latest OS rev if they can run it.
> Backups
- This is also a big issue, although 4.x supports a secure, encrypted backup (as well as entire phone encryption) system
> Security
- This argument can be made for both platforms. Sure, Apple has an approval process, but they've had that slip before, and on apparently the worst possible things (most notably tethering apps and such)
- Unknown sources is turned off by default and usually discouraged from the end user toggling it
> Apps
- Agree. There isn't near as much effort put into designing solid apps on Android as there is on iOS.
> Fragmentation - This is a huge issue. The thing now is that at the last Google IO, Google made it clear that you must agree to update your devices in a timely fashion to the latest OS rev if they can run it.
> Backups - This is also a big issue, although 4.x supports a secure, encrypted backup (as well as entire phone encryption) system
> Security - This argument can be made for both platforms. Sure, Apple has an approval process, but they've had that slip before, and on apparently the worst possible things (most notably tethering apps and such) - Unknown sources is turned off by default and usually discouraged from the end user toggling it
> Apps - Agree. There isn't near as much effort put into designing solid apps on Android as there is on iOS.