- Google does not have a war against rooters. They try to close exploits but any pure google android phone can be rooted with no effort.
- Android allows almost ANY application to be installed on non-rooted devices. Exception is applications which require root, which won't function.
- Android allows for things like Humble Bundle, which is impossible on iOS.
- Android allows me to chose any email client I want with full support of cross-application features. Any browser I want. Any instant messaging program I want. Any chat program I want. Etc.
Who cares? The article writes about Android. Just because iOS i even less free does not make Android better.