[alttag]

A little bit of fly-by fanboy there. I don't mind the claim, but I suspect there's a host of reasons. Perhaps there are some enterprise lock-out features (the article mentions this), a (slightly) higher bar to rooting, a known repository of "safe" apps (although these might be blocked), an appeal to customers' sensibilities (subjective "cool" factor), ...

... or maybe they just got a good deal as Apple works to unload back stock in preparation for the pending iPhone 5 debut.

You might argue with all of these criteria. I'm just saying that it's likely the company had a reason, and a considered response is better than Android v. iPhone sniping.

[silvestrov]

Being able to get (almost) the same model in the next many years might be important too: they don't need to update all their training, and system administration is simpler long-term with only a single type of phone.

Apple is the new Microsoft, who was the new IBM.