As I said, iOS 8 reached 92.5% user penetration in the same month after being in the field less than 11 months.
Android is just a flipping mess to support or write apps for, thanks to its dozen-plus versions of the operating system in circulation ultimately distributed by the service carrier to the end user. I think I saw somewhere recently that Samsung alone had ten supported devices in their lineup and each of them had four or five distinct versions of Android to support for Sprint, AT&T, Verizon, etc. and other carriers worldwide. Most Android users on the planet were at least two Android generations behind the current release!
It got to the point that no matter what Android device you bought from any manufacturer, whatever version of Android it shipped with would basically be the only version it would ever have — and that includes patches and updates. There are still Android users out there with a fairly new smartphone that are stumbling around running a four or five year old Android operating system. You practically need a lookup chart going to Google Play store to determine if some app will run on your specific model of phone within your supported version of Android. Madness.
Or, buy an iPhone and get updated to the latest version of iOS along with everyone else on the planet the same day.
Why anyone would want to relive the early 1990s of AT-compatible PC building on their smartphone in the year 2015 just to save $35 and not be an “Apple faggot” is just beyond my understanding.
As I said, iOS 8 reached 92.5% user penetration in the same month after being in the field less than 11 months.