Are you talking using or research ? For research, android is obviously much easier. As a user, sure, you may have your preference. Asking for Apple's cooperation in doing research on Apple devices seems quite antithetical to Apple's overall approach to business. I don't see why there should be any such expectation. I feel that once a company gets large enough (in stature, revenue, etc.), everyone bestows upon it certain qualities and expectations. It's not reasonable to do so. Large coal/oil company won't become environment friendly no matter how much money it makes.