I concur with a lot of that. I think it basically comes down to two ways of looking at your device. If you want something that is plug and play out of the box, gets upgrades automatically, and has one place where you go to get apps, and will work seamlessly with those apps and any devices/accessories also sold by that specific company, then iPhone is what you want. It's easy and consumer friendly, and some people like that. Apple will generally (in my experience) bend over backwards for you, even though they are now a giant corporation as well.
On the other hand, if you like to play with your gadgets, and believe that there's nothing you can't figure out or rig up if you just have the schematics, an eyeglasses screwdriver and some super glue, you are definitely an Android buyer. Not to say you can't just get a super high-powered Android device that is made for those people who want plug and play, you can. It's just that you will still need to have some understanding of what the landscape of options is, because other than the Market (or I guess it's called Play Store now), there are a lot of other places where you can get apps, etc. I think the talk of viruses is way overstated in Android apps, it's a rare occurrence. Generally, the developers care about getting their code perfect and getting 5-star reviews so they can be at the top of the search queue and sell millions of copies of their app (or give away millions of copies and tie them into their optional paid apps). For some of these apps, you might be a beta tester, but knowingly, as the developer will tell you if there's something not quite right yet. And you can go on developer forums and be blown away by the new Wild Wild West, and guys/gals who can root a new device a few hours after it hits the market, who come up with apps that seem so obvious, yet the OEM developer never thought to add it. Oh, and just because Apple okays an app, it doesn't mean it's any good. A worthless app that doesn't do its job well, even if coded perfectly, is still worthless. I know, because I've tried to use some of them.
You might also want to note that not only does the development community police the apps pretty well, they've also been the ones who've blown the whistle on a lot of privacy issues. Apple with their non-disclosed tracking of their customers, and all the carriers with their bloatware, much of it also keeping track of your contacts, addresses, numbers, etc. Though it may seem benign, it's not when the government decides it "needs" that information for some reason. The last time that happened (that I can recall anyway), all but one of the carriers turned over data without a second thought, illegally violating the terms of service they had with their customers. The one who didn't was Qwest.
So the important things to remember: 1) iPhones easy, and you get what you see, or what they add, you're locked in; 2) Androids much more fun, but that's if you think tearing apart gadgets and putting them back together, so you can get a wallpaper of dancing cats on your display, is an important endeavor that may save the world 
: 3) It's exciting out there, stuff is percolating up all the time; 4) All wireless carriers are evil and will rip you off any way they can, and are unlikely to solve a tech problem when you have one (don't flame me, or I'll write a couple real life stories, that happened to me, as proof - and these aren't "I dropped it in the sink and they made me pay to replace it" stories); and 5) Put an antivirus program on your Droid - it's as powerful as most computers were a few years ago, it needs protection too.
