> Android only really was competitive for a very short window of time
Complete non-sense. iOS and Android are equivalent. Users do not chose Android or iOS because one or the other is better.
It's just brand loyalty, status signalling and ecosystem lock-in that creates enough friction that people don't bother.
I agree, I'm on ios now and that's not because it's "better", it's because of everyone else that has an iphone
Only one of them lets you install unapproved apps.