I just have to say one thing (it may have been said but I just skimmed thru) at least when apple releases a new device it's running the newest software and not software that's 2 or in some cases 3 years old and we don't have to wait a year to get an upgrade to a newer version that's still not the newest.
Wow,, did I just really read that !!!
With every Android phone and every Apple phone I have ever purchased there has always been software upgrades on both,,,,,, iOS7 is the first and only "major" upgrade since the first iPhone in 2007,,,, even Apple admits their own iOS has been pretty much the same until iOS 7.
Yes,,,, there are some cheapie Andriod phones at the cheapie providers that sell for dirt cheap phones that still run older versions of Android,,,, is that what your are trying to use an an example for your statement ???
Cheers
Davyo