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I like the phrase "walled garden." You can certainly (jail)break out if you must but I am happy enough with Apple's curated offerings, including iCloud services and iTunes for media. The closed system has benefits and drawbacks. The walls do chafe at some people and Android OS tends to appeal more to them.
I prefer to get timely OS updates. I see even Google's Nexus-brand phones do not always get such timely updates and most other Android phones have a worse record.
I prefer format-optimized apps and Apple serves up more of those. Yes, technically it is the app creators who do the optimizing by platform but in practice Android versions lag. I expect that situation to improve but we're not at parity yet.
I prefer a large choice in accessories. Because Apple sells so many units of so few devices we get an abundance of choices. I consider this related to their closed system.
At the same time, Apple users are starting to get some of the 3rd party apps that non-Apple users point to. Checked out the latest update of Google's iOS search app, with Google Now? Pretty cool.
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