It's not to placate big media, but to increase security, as others have pointed out. But the bigger point is that I don't think it's just the USB port that lim

It's not to placate big media, but to increase security, as others have pointed out. But the bigger point is that I don't think it's just the USB port that limited Android's flexibility. Android was supposed to be a more flexible, more powerful iOS. That didn't play out in ways the average end user cares about.