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

ArgumentsiOS is a superior OS because of its larger selection of applications. Considering the fact that the purpose of these mobile OS's is to provide a platform for users to run applications, selection of applications is a dominant factor in determining which OS is best. iOS currently has more available applications with around 574,607 applications [1]. This number is much greater than the less than 400,000 applications currently available for AOS with 31% of those applications being classified as "low quality apps", which are useless to its users [2]. iOS's larger number of available applications provide its users with more variety, enhancing their overall experience of the OS.On top of the fact that iOS has more available applications than AOS, iOS has a better way for its users to manage their applications and media.iOS allows users to use Apple's iTunes software on their computers (both PC and Mac) to manage, sync, download and browse applications and other media. While AOS users can use Google's Android Market webpage to manage their applications, it does not provide users with nearly the same functionality that iTunes allows iOS users. iTunes provides a desktop application user interface, allowing for users to set preferences and settings that are unavailable on Google's webpage. These feature combined with huge selection of applications, access to the largest selection of music through iTunes and all of the other media available through iTunes provides iOS users with the best selection and variety giving them an experience AOS cannot give its users, making it the better OS.Refutations My opponent refuted my argument that Android phones become quickly outdated by saying iOS 5 will not be compatible with many iPhone & iPod models. I do not see how this argument makes any sense considering that iOS 5 is already available and is compatible with the iPhone 3gs as well as the iPod Touch 3rg Gen [3]. The iPhone 3gs was released in June of 2009 with iOS 3 and is still able to run iOS 5 which would be released over 2 years later. This allows iOS users to take advantage of new features without having to upgrade their device as frequently as an AOS user does. I challenge my opponent to find me ONE Android phone that was released in 2009 and has received an update to run the current version of Android 4.0 ICS.My opponent mentioned that Google has "mostly" fixed the issue of applications not working across different devices which I do not believe to be the case. By just browsing the Android Market and looking at comments, one can clearly see users complain of problems they encounter with the app as well as change logs listing bug fixes for specific devices. I wouldn't consider this an indication that the problem is "mostly" solved but rather an indication that the problem is still very much a serious issue.My opponent also mentions that it is easier for developers to put apps in the Market and that it is a good thing, while this is actually a bad thing. This ease allows large amounts of malicious applications to be put on the Market, posing a threat to AOS users. Such applications can potentially steal user's sensitive information resulting in the risk of identity theft and fraud. This is a problem that iOS users do not have to worry so much about, as Apple ensures that all of its applications are not harmful to its users. [1] http://148apps.biz...[2] http://www.appbrain.com... [3] http://www.apple.com...