I notice a sentiment with android users
When you criticize the OS, it is often met with the response "you are basing this on outdated experience or you have little experience"
To clarify, while I have personal experience with Apple.....If any Kool-Aid would have been MS as I am an avid MS 'fanboy' and I am a WP user.
Since you asked I can also clarify, my android experience began with the G1 in 2008.
I have well over 60-70 android phones I have used.
I made my dad drive me to the Verizon store to get the very first Moto and then became a regular there as I kept exchanging between the Droid Eris and the Moto
These were the first Droids(I later moved onto other droid models) before we switched to Sprint.
I had the first '4g' phone in the Evo 4G and used Wimax...i joined rhe short-lived 3D craze.
I remember Moto's phones such as the backflip and other crappy moto phones that had that craptastic motoblur UI.
I switched to Att and had quite a few models.
I had phones like the Sony Xperia Play (the playstation phone) and the X10(i remember when Sony used that UI).
I even owned crticially panned phones like the Kyocera Echo where it had the two touch screens and it was god awful ugly but it was kind of cool (shame that it has never been replicated since).
I have owned the first 5 Galaxy devices. I owned the original Nexus, Nexus S 4G, Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 4 and 5x.
Meaning i have been with Android since Cupcake i believe (1.5) was called up until whatever version was on it when i officially left it for good earlier this year on my 5X.
So i think my android experience is vast
(Spoiler: HTC Droid DNA is literally my favorite android design ever)
Onward to your points
1. You are absolutely right. It is one android...but it is quite popular.
Not some piece of crap android device (like many android fanatics try to use to explain why performance may suck).
Look at last year's LG G4 which is a high end flagship that has a notorious bad reputation due to it's boot loop issue.
I can point to severl android devices from various OEMs, across various price points that have issues.
Most complaints come with the fact that the phone requires higher specs (when other OSes run just fine on less specs btw) or the fact that the software implementation on the phones is buggy or outdated. Leaving users with having to download custom launchers to try and fix issues.
leads them to rooting to get proper updates or praying that updates will come soon.
2. I didnt say anything about the amouint of users posting negative complaints. I am an expert when it comes to deciphering the good and bad about products.
I do however, visit these forums to get an idea of what issues exist for a product. You are absolutely right, more people complain than praise. But it's those complaints you should listen to as well.
how else would i have known about the LG's boott loop issue and i almost brought that phone for someone. I read many good reviews but i also read that there is a chance i get stuck with those issues.
I am not going off speculation. I am going off REAL USER experience and video evidence.
3. Google's ecosystem is fine for you.
None of their products appeal to me outside youtube and i dislike the fact it is a google service. I use Bing, Outlook, Onedrive, Cortana, Windows 10, Xbox, and various other Microsoft products and services.
I own a surface Pro and a Surface Book. I also have a Mac that never gets used really. I have an iPad.
I have experience with Chromebooks(newsflash, they suck imo).
I use iTunes and Groove for music purchasing. I use Spotify and Pandora for streaming.
Google has a fantastic ecosystem.....but so do Apple and Microsoft.
I also keep up regualrly with Android update version. I previously worked for a carrier so I like to know about ALL OS and their features and abilities and Google's services and new projects.
if anything my IOS/Apple experience is far weaker than my MS and Google experience. (Shhh dont tell my boss).
Do you have any other questions for me or do i need to further explain my familiarity with Android to prove why i am well-versed in knowing why Android sucksfor me and why I choose Windows Phone and my iPhone as dual partners.
i'll be happy to further clarify if need be, mate