Apple's iOS is better than Google's Android OS

REFUTATIONS ARGUMENT: My opponent states that Android's faster development and competitive environment gives inconsistent experiences from manufacturer to manufacturer. Ex. Samsung phone users will have a different experience than HTC users. MY RESPONSE: I fail to see how this generates bad experiences. With RIM, Palm, iOS, MSN Windows, and iOS... I would expect phone users to at least look into the features a phone's OS provides before purchasing. With so many varied experiences on AOS, a user has a greater range of choices. With iOS, they're stuck with just one. I see this greater range being a large benefit to AOS, helping make it a superior choice. ARGUMENT: phones become outdated more quickly with new features not on older models. MY RESPONSE: When you buy a phone (or a computer) it is with the understanding that as technology increases, your product will eventually become obsolete. When you buy a phone, how many software upgrades do you expect? My opponent says that upgrades happen LESS frequently with iOS and that it should be considered a benefit. This makes little or no sense. How does a phone that receives fewer updates get more features?!? I'd like to see how my opponent rationalizes away this argument considering how iOS5 will not be compatible with many iPhone & iPod models. ARGUMENT: Android's Open Source is a hindrance for Developers MY RESPONSE: This was a previous complaint of early Android OS, that the market was splintering as each service provider and phone manufacturer tweaked AOS, allowing some apps to work on some phones but not on others. Google has since worked to correct this problem. As it stands now, it is generally accepted that Android Market has more free apps than the Apple App Store AOS is now more stable across phones, allowing the majority of apps to work across phones. (i.e. they mostly fixed the problem that my opponent is talking about). It is easier for developers to put apps in the Market than in the App store, which encourages future app development ARGUMENT: Android's easily rooting nature allows for the possiblity of bricking your phone/voiding warranty. MY RESPONSE: As far as I know, Google has never attempted to arrest/sue developers who found root methods, like Apple did to their developers. I challenge my opponent to find 5 documented cases where a rooted user bricked their phone (excluding where they wrongly accepted an update while rooted) and their warranty was voided by their carrier. The odds are miniscule for such happening. My Arguments So, I have defended against my opponent's rebuttal. What about iOS? He tried to say that receiving fewer updates is a benefit... which is hardly the case. iOS has fewer features than AOS. Again, how does he reconcile that iOS5 will not be compatible with all previous iOS devices? In a "usability battle" survey, Android beat out iOS (http://spyrestudios.com...) with respondents choosing Android over iOS for ease of use. This refutes his earlier argument that AOS is less user friendly than iOS. Please keep in mind that I do not think that iOS is a bad OS. I think it's great. However, I also think that the diversity, freedom, and customizability of Android makes it a superior OS. I'd also like to point out that my opponent has not refuted my argument regarding the ability to more customize AOS by end users compared to iOS. http://www.techspot.com...) http://mobiledevices.about.com...