Google is trying to kill the iPhone. What if they succeed? That would be horrible.
I don't think they'll ever kill it off, but Samsung and other Android vendors are doing a good job of owning the market, at least in countries other than the US.
I don't understand why Google needs to have Motorola's line of phones, then the Nexus line, and finally every other Android line in addition. It would be nice to just see Google narrow it down to one Motorola super iPhone like device.
I'll bite. And these might fall in the realm of my use case (only)
1. I can choose which default app I want to use as opposed to on my iPhone
2. I can share things easily/quickly with a variety of apps/services in a keystroke or two without going in and out of different apps like on my iPhone
3. The stock email application (at least on my Skyrocket) is far superior to that on my iPhone.
4. Ok - I'm adding widgets. Without having to jailbreak - I have weather and stocks on my lock screen. Two items I enjoy not having to go into an app for.
5. Being able to copy files to/from my phone as if it's a USB drive is very handy.
These are all valid points, but because of the average consumer constituting the majority of the market, Android phones have more market share in some areas for two reasons:
1.) Carriers are PUSHING them like nuts because they are more profitable. It's known that carriers often discourage iPhone sales ... yet it still has over half of the US market?
2.) Android devices are usually cheaper, and the average consumer just wants their first smartphone at the cheapest cost possible.
The average user doesn't care for which app they use to open a file.
The average user probably doesn't notice the differences between the Android Gmail app and iOS Mail.
The average user is probably content with swiping down the notification center and viewing weather/stocks and not needing widgets.
The average user probably doesn't intentionally user their smartphone as a USB drive.
Again, you do have some points, but 95+% of Android users didn't discern these differences from iOS and pick the platform for that reason. If anything, for the average smartphone user, price aside, iOS is likely superior as Apple makes it literally stupid easy to carry out many functions and setting up the device.