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I don't think it makes sense to compare an OS - Android - to a device - iPhone. It makes sense to compare the iPhone to a Samsung with Android or to an HTC with Android. The Android OS (all versions) user base is indeed growing faster compared to iOS but I doubt that Motorola, HTC, Samsung etc will outsell Apple or make as more profit. They Android OS handset makers are all competing with each other for the same market. Just like in the Windows PC world it will be a race to the bottom of profitability.
"In nearly 2.5 years of using Android daily, the author has never purchased an application. All of the capabilities that he wanted were already bundled with the phone or available as free downloads."That attitude from Android users - and recent changes to the Google license - is what makes me doubt the long term viability of the Android ecosystem. Users flocking to get cheap phones running a free OS who are unwilling to pay for software i...