[streamline]

here is the difference, with android you can erase the O.S. from the device and re install a clean version, and still all applications will work.

Can you do that with iOS.

Comparing Android and iOS is like comparing freedom in America to that of Iran.

US still has death penalty sadly, but they are not stoning women for adultery.

[kylec]

    with android you can erase the O.S. from the device and re install
    a clean version, and still all applications will work

Rooting is a complicated process, and it's by no means a certainty that it will continue to be possible. The carriers and the manufacturers are getting better at patching the holes used to get root access and are coming out with technologies like e-fuse that are designed to prevent unauthorized firmwares from being installed.

    Can you do that with iOS.

Yes, much more so than Android. At any time I can run a restore on my iPhone and install a clean version of iOS. With most Android phones it's impossible to run a stock version of the OS unless it came with it or the phone is rooted.

[biafra]

That's the good thing about choice. By buying an Nexus One (or an ADP1) you can do all that without _any_ hassle.

That choice is not available with any iOS-device as of now.