This is more of the idealistic view that I haven't seen pan out. Android may be more open, in the times when the latest version is open source. But when the car

This is more of the idealistic view that I haven't seen pan out. Android may be more open, in the times when the latest version is open source. But when the carriers modify, lock down the phone it's a hassle. It's still a hassle on a perfect phone, out of reach to the vast majority. So on those 98%+ stock (including carrier mods) you have apps that aren't as jailed as on iOS and (still haven't read anything on this either way) pretty much the only online advertiser supplying you this for free. Real world circumstances render this correct ideal view mostly or entirely not true.