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When it comes to cables - it's roughly even - I can use the same cable on my phone as I do on my Nook (the Sony 505 which is an older generation needs a different one, but it's electrically identical and adapters are cheap).
Apple does have an advantage in that docks do tend to work across devices - but even with Apple, devices that aren't the same size and form factor don't fit all the same physical accessories so it's not something that's really worth worrying about.
The big advantage I see to the non-Apple devices is the fact you're not locked in to proprietary software. I can plug any one of my Droid, Sony, or Nook into one of my computers and mount it as a mass storage device. Even with an OS that's locked down otherwise, I have my own data storage area that I can access as I wish.
It's the software lockdown with Apple that drives me nuts - and while I can see the benefits of their curated approach, I still think they went too far when it comes to locking things down.
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