Of course it hasn't. You are precisely stating my point. Android requires the user to do more work because it manages less of the experience itself and offers

Of course it hasn't. You are precisely stating my point. Android requires the user to do more work because it manages less of the experience itself and offers needless choices. The reason so many people like Android is because it is cheap, widely available, and can be tailored to the carriers wishes. No serious commentator believes that it's because the majority of people want to manage power consumption manually.