This is going to be a another can of worms I will be opening ,, I know I know.
When Apple shares were 15 bucks each ,, 1998 or so ,, I said to buy APPL, on Nasdaq,,, well the rest is history. I was such a gungho Apple user ,, my whoe Manhattan flat was decked with Big Macs,, Mac Notes ,, Ipods ,,
Yes design was superior ,, OS was safer than the MSFT ,, graphics were more awesome. Price was 40% higher.

Now days ,, dumped all Apple shares and products ,, not long ago.

Tmottten mentioned being subjugated by the Itune and how Apple uses this and other tools to squeeze revenues, from you , is much a model that we have seen from garmin. I refuse to go along with it ,, first of all.
Meanwhile ,, Apple is becoming another garmin like ,, entrapped in it's own shell of smallness,, organization wise. Where else Android platform is being shared by the masses hence more solutions and contributions.
The nail in the coffin,, was until recenty, in Korea ,, Apple after service,, will not repair the units brought in ,, rather they made you buy a refurbished unit at 70% of the new cost ,, while taking your unit back. We sued the Korean Apple and they stopped this cheeky practice.

Iphone 6 has sold 10 million units in three days of launching ,, but they will not sell much from there,, for it is now a copy of the Galaxy Note 3,,
Already frought, with problems below,, how many Iphone afficianados are there in this world vs Android and Window users and manufacturers. Same old argument Mac vs Windows ,, more units ,, bigger market share ,, more APPS ,, more FREE stuffs ,, more accurate SOFTWARES ,, on and on.

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/0...ype=blogs&_r=0

http://venturebeat.com/2014/09/23/wa...before-buying/

Bend test: Galaxy Note 3 vs. iPhone 6 Plus | Android and Me

http://money.cnn.com/2014/09/24/tech...one-bluetooth/

http://venturebeat.com/2014/09/24/ip...dware-testers/

http://www.latinopost.com/articles/8...s-detailed.htm

One BILLION smart phones sold in 2013... Look at Iphone numbers vs Androids,,, and you will see a history being made here.

Worldwide Smartphone Sales to End Users by Vendor in 2013 (Thousands of Units)
Company
2013
Units
2013 Market Share (%)
2012
Units
2012 Market Share (%)
Samsung
299,794.9
31.0
205,767.1
30.3
Apple
150,785.9
15.6
130,133.2
19.1
Huawei
46,609.4
4.8
27,168.7
4.0
LG Electronics
46,431.8
4.8
25,814.1
3.8
Lenovo
43,904.5
4.5
21,698.5
3.2
Others
380,249.3
39.3
269,526.6
39.6
Total
967,775.8
100.0
680,108.2
100.0
Source: Gartner (February 2014)

Almost 85 % of the phones being used are Android ,,
Do you want to look cool or ,, be practical?