But after reading this post, I don't think Google cares. They're aiming at getting a phone in the hands of millions without the means to get a legit smart phone.
Okay, i'll bite. The iphone6 seems like a slightly better iphone 5 (hardware wise) What was the hardware feature that drove you to this?
(If it was IOS 8, that's interesting, but you make it sound like the iPhone 6 offered something over and above the iPhone 5S that made you want it over an android device, so i'm really curious what it was)
In terms of iPhone 5s vs. 6 it's really just the timing. I was disappointed with this year's Google I/O and felt I should get the newest device.
Clearly you want to talk about it since you brought it up. So why did you switch from Android to iOS (8)/iPhone 6?
iPhone 6 and iOS 8 are definitely doing well at playing catch up: Larger sizes, custom keyboards, NFC, pop-over text message reply box, and so on. But all of this has been available on Android for literally years.
The only place where I feel iOS really kicks Android's butt is in security and privacy. Google's permissions are too broad and the lack of notifications for invasive things (e.g. Address Book access) is particularly troubling. Third party solutions exist but they void your warranty to install (require unlocked bootloader, root, etc).
But if you want to know why it's because of device fragmentation affecting app quality and quantity.