[Bahamut]

I disagree - as a longtime Verizon Wireless customer & former Android user (~~6 users), I constantly have seen crapware pushed down on Android phones. Phones like the Nexus series are not available on Verizon, and I happen to be on a legacy family plan ($40/month/line, unlimited data), so the only option for (relatively) crapware-free phones is the iPhone.

Samsung phones have been degrading in quality as well - screens have become more fragile, Samsung has focused on copying Apple in many ways, and probably most damning, the market has responded negatively to these more recent changes.

Give me a more spartan device like the Nexus 5 over that crap any day. Google had it right, but unfortunately has been blocked from bringing that experience over wholesale.