Yep I already upgraded to 4.4.2.
I'm liking it more with more time on it. My impression of the apps still stands. I tried out several well rated and recommended apps in some categories that I care about -- rss reader, crossword puzzles, photo editors -- and they generally are not on par with the best ones on iOS. But android apps excel where apple does not allow devs to go. I got swiftkey and it is awesome. It's so good I get annoyed when it fails to correct the gibberish I type. Ivona TTS is currently free beta and it's as good as any I've heard. Best of all, any app that uses the system's TTS can use it. Apple does not allow apps to plug into the OS that way so an app that wants to use tts has to license it itself. I haven't tried but I imagine Dropbox and such service are easier for devs to implement and work more seamlessly for end users.
Some of this is available on iOS via the jailbreak community. But jailbreak apps are made by a tiny, geeky group and target a less tiny but still small, geeky user base, so the situation is reversed as far as app range, quality, and polish go.
Well, I have additional questions but I'll take them over to the android group. Thank you all
