That explains why Apple supports customers using iDevices however they want, while Google locks down Android and asserts that it should be a federal crime to run unapproved software. Wait. Maybe it's a bit more complex.
I used to hate it when people would install stupid stuff on Windows and then blame Microsoft for their bad Windows experience.
It's like buying an <insert generally reliable car make> and putting a bunch of crappy aftermarket parts in it and then getting angry with the dealership when you're stuck on the side of the road.
I especially like the leap the author took from 'an iDevice is an end in itself' to 'users can see this' to 'obviously that's why it is selling so well'. Not a one of those logical leaps is even plausible IMO, let alone so obvious that it can be thrown out there without further justification.