Android and iOS - What's the Difference?

Google built Android as an open source project. They licensed it to basically any phone manufacturer that wanted to be a part of the Android project. But at the same time, Google loses a little bit of control because each of the device manufacturers takes Android and they usually modify it a little bit. So there's some great things you get from having an open ecosystem,. You get more competition, which tends to lower prices and increase quality over time. Apple really keeps everything locked down.