You’re doubly wrong:
1- You can’t play your iTunes content on Android (except Music), but you can play your Google content on iOS
2- and this is done via regular fat apps, not “ Google doesn’t even have a system where you can run real software on the device, not on their server.” More generally, most Android apps are locally-installed Java executables, even Google’s. Maps for example even lets you cache maps to your device so it can work off-line. Even web apps on modern plaform (not on iOS/Safari) can now locally cache their code and data and behave mostly like full apps; but that’s only marginal still.
3- I’m curious about the fragmentation other story. That straw argument has been around since forever, yet all my devices (from 4.1 to 7.1) run the same apps, the same way.
4- And anyway the integration between Android and Windows or Linux is seamless in several ways: Android uses industry standards (dlna in particular, vs Apple’s proprietary AirPlay variant of dlna); Google has apps on Windows and iOS (Apple only on Windows); those apps that Google doesn’t have usually have a webapp version (nopt all though); you can even run full Android on Windows and Linux PCs (I do, several times per week)
5- Entry level SE is competitive with what ? a $100 Xiaomi Redmi 4X ?
6- You are so thick you don’t understand the difference between having hundreds of OEMs providing choice within an ecosystem (vs only 1), and then the ecosystem using open formats/protocols/interfaces and having its core apps available on other platforms (vs iOS’s not). FYI, that makes switching brands within the ecosystem a lot easier, and switching ecosystems a bit easier (vs… Apple’s lock-in)
7- It’s not an illusory choice, you have no clue what variety and choice are. To give a overview of devices around me: my 6.44" phone (I know, I’m crazy and stupid and utterly clueless as to fashion); my 12" and 8" dual-boot tablets (Android and Windows which comes in handy for work emergencies or sneaking some WoW); a couple of Android mini-desktops for very non-tech users that still want a desktop setup w/ monitor, mouse, keyboard, loudspeakers and printer; Android on my PC for when I’ve got some heavy stuff to do on Android, and for some games; phones from $750 to $80, tablets from $550 to $80… all run the same apps, use the same content and cables… what a concept !
8- If you don’t consider $200-ish smartphones usable, you leave 5 years ago. Only special requirements (excellent pictures, 3D gaming,…) justify spending any more. Don’t take my word for it: http://www.lesnumeriques.com/telephone-portable/honor-6x-p35753/test.html
9- My brother has an iMac. It looks cool, and is bad. Is junking it for a PC, which will be better, at 1/3 the cost, and be able to stay up to date w/ hardware upgrades (his iMac couldn’t even get USB3 nor an SSD, and takes several minutes to boot). I know I should get myself locked-in, but I have so much fun with the stares when I hook up my phone to any PC/Mac/Linux and just transfer files/pics/books/music.. but indeed, this marks me as an unsophiscated prole. And cheap, too. SHoudl I burn a few hundreds to look cool ?
10- The reason Apple can charge more is that they excel at making IT easy+sexy (and we should thank them for that, Windows Phone was a nightmare). Thing is, others have caught up now, and offer the same easy+sexy at a much lower price.
11- You seem unaware that Android versions and iOS version mean very different things. I can show you my 5yo tablet running the same apps my 7.1 phone does, though it’s OS version is way back. On iOS, you’ve got to update the OS just to get the apps… and this doesn’t always go well: https://www.cultofmac.com/303844/got-iphone-4s-ipad-2-never-upgrade-ios-7/
12- Your anecdote confirms your cluelessness: yes, content is region-locked (all the way back from DVDs; that’s a rights owner decision); yes, different audio is listed when it is available; BTW, Apple has the exact same issues: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6264149?start=0&tstart=0 ; http://www.macworld.com/article/2029991/crossing-borders-with-the-itunes-store.html , so you’re of very bad faith.