Okay, first off the fact that it takes multiple Android devices to surpass Apple’s market share is NOT funny. Nor is it done to beat Apple with many. The reason there are a plethora of devices comes down to one simple and rather important factor: Choice. As in 4 phones (per Apple’s model) are all well and good, but guess what? Those 4 are not for everybody. Some might want a keyboard. Some might want something slimmer. Some might want a bigger screen. And so on and so forth. So quite simply, there are more Android phones because people want more choices.

“Low level hacks through Jailbreaking can be used on all iOS devices, whereas Android users have to have specific rooting methods for specific hardware calls which are unique to each make of devices. iOS users call it Jailbreaking, Android users call it rooting. You can also use one other program to sync your phone to upload things onto your iOS device while not using iTunes. BitTorrent can do it without a Jailbreak. The only restriction you have on a non Jailbroken iOS device is you can’t edit your icons. You can perform low level hardware hacks if you really feel like being bold.”

Low level hacks can be used on all iOS devices. However, you neglect the fact that the majority of those hacks are routinely patched by Apple and the fact that as the operating system and hardware progress, such hacks become useless and new ones must be discovered and ONLY THEN can they be used to hack a new device.

In comparison, there is hardly an Android device that isn’t rooted on day one (and as of late, a great many are rooted before they’re even officially released). Also, there are several tools that are useful on the majority of Android devices that are one-click and thus negate the need for “specific rooting methods for specific hardware”. If you haven’t heard of Super-One-Click, well… that wouldn’t surprise me. But it covers most devices. In fact, up until recently it was the go to for most users. There’s also unRevoked (for some of the more popular devices). But without going off, suffice it to say, you are attempting to greatly over exaggerate just how easy it is to root Android devices, and trying to make it seem like people have to learn a variety of methods. Truth be told, as a regular Android device user and person who roots phones for people, you know one method you know them all. Again, I’m simplifying but that’s the gist of it.

“They are both very hackable, it’s just that people on both sides use different terms. That leads the Robot fanbots of Android to think that you cant havk an iOS device. Honestly, there is nothing wrong with that at all, it’s just annoying so many Android ushered are missinformed about Apple’s product lines and why they have very few choices to consumers. “

On that first sentence, we’re agreed. People use different terms and sometimes confuse them. But DO NOT say that it’s Android fanboys alone. The general public has no clue about rooting or jailbreaking and most interchange the terms. Also, I’ve never met any Android user who didn’t know that an iOS device couldn’t be hacked (I should say, Android hacker, not just user). However, what you fail to point out is that just like with Android devices, there are limitations on iOS. Namely basebands. You don’t have the appropriate baseband and you can’t hack your device. End of story. Til someone comes up with a method of either downgrading the baseband or changing it to another (which sometimes results in loss of functionality, GPS being one I’ve seen recently), or just waiting to see if a hack is produced, or doing without completely.

Regarding misinformed (NOTE: the correct spelling of the word), that’s bullshit. You see, you went from almost sounding reasonable (emphasis on ALMOST), to showing true bias. You can’t even have a discussion without hurling insults, calling Android users Robots and whatnot. If you want to be taken seriously, state the facts as they are without the need to insult others. Also, become more informed, because I’m seeing nothing but bias and naivety in your post. Also, most Android users aren’t misinformed about why there are so few choices in Apple’s product lines. It’s simple, Apple wants to control the entire experience. Not in a dictator-like way (although that’s debatable). But as in, they want to keep things as simple and smooth as possible. From the operating system to the hardware configuration, as long as they control it from end to end they can ensure that it meets their standards and they can avoid having to work to fix any problems that come up (as in say graphics drivers and cards not working in this configuration or with that, like Windows PCs).

“Before anyone remotely accuses me of being an Apple fanboy, let me tell you one thing now. My iOS device has retina display (326dpi 32GB 4th Gen iPod Touch). This allows me to use a magnifying glass so I can see the text better. I use my Droid for phone calls. I have both, and both of them fulfill my needs to communicate with others. In my opinion, I have the best of both worlds according to my needs.”

I wouldn’t accuse you of being an Apple fanboy. I know you are. You see, you can’t call people Robots (Android users) and then say, “But I’m not an Apple fanboy.” It defeats itself. You very much are an Apple fanboy. Having a Droid phone DOES NOT automatically make you unbiased/a non-fanboy. I have a Macbook, guess who I’m no fan of? Apple. I received it as a gift and it’s useful for tinkering with to some degree and then taking said experience and knowledge with me to help fix problems on my friend’s Apple computers. In that sense, I’m more of a Windows/Linux fan. As for mobile devices, I prefer Android. But that doesn’t make me an Android fanboy or a Robot. It just means I like choice and freedom. Being essentially forced to use iTunes (and yes, there are other options but at the end of the day the average user does not know about them and thus they are forced to stick with iTunes) to get the most out of a device is ridiculous. But that’s just my opinion. As you said, you have a device from each OS and it works for you. Right on. But please, may I make a suggestion, get a bit more informed on Android before making such post. You can’t say Android users are misinformed when you appear to be so yourself. You also can’t claim to not be a fanboy when using the traditional fanboy insults. You can’t claim to be unbiased when in fact all you’ve done is defend Apple and insult the Android OS, Android devices, and Android users. That’s not unbiased, not even remotely.

Or to put it simply, if you aren’t going to be able to say anything nice and without resorting to insults and misinformation, perhaps it would be best to just avoid articles such as this. I’m not an Apple fan for a variety of reasons, so you know what I do? I don’t read Apple related articles. Not a fan of Android? Avoid the articles and thus avoid sounding like an Apple fanboy when you go off in said articles. Problem solved.