This is such a weird piece. It seems to get why, despite the onerous restrictions Apple puts on devs, iOS has great apps and huge numbers in every direction, but then just says Android is better. Perhaps a better argument would be to understand why the gain is worth the pain, and then move to saying that the gain without the pain would be even sweeter.
I dunno, I make web stuff. I just like watching you guys duke it out.
What I took from the piece is that Android is far more developer friendly in terms of ease of development, deployment to devices for testing, and releasing.
Whether that is enough to make it a 'better' platform depends on what your needs are.
If I were doing a mobile startup and needed fast feedback on devices, Android's fast turnaround sure would be interesting. Not the deciding factor, but definitely a check in the Android column.
I dunno, I make web stuff. I just like watching you guys duke it out.