In what way does Apple's "walled garden" inconvenience you as a user?

Ok, so, we all know how Apple is famous for their “closed” smartphone, and Google for their “open” smartphone. This seems to be the biggest complaint towards the iPhone and most people who chose to buy an Android say it’s because of it’s “openness.” So I simply ask you, as the end user, to tell me how Apple is really inconveniencing you to get your job done?

We must realize that, paradoxically, being “open” like Google can give us the very opposite.

The idea of a truly open mobile operating system is great. The problem is that it’s just simply not what’s happening. Sadly, they have to deal with a big problem, the carriers.

Users have to deal with stuff like crapware and bloatware from carriers (that sometimes you can’t even get rid of without a fee!). Why? Because Android’s openness means Google has no say. The carriers design the phones.

Carriers have been standing in the way of excellent user experiences for ages, and Apple was the first to stop this. Carriers where able to charge for every single feature. They decided the carrier should let the phone designer design the phone. There has to be a wall between the carrier and the phone company to be truly open.

Sorry for rambling on, I’m just curious, so educate me. Is the walled garden really inconveniencing you to the point where you need to get an Android? If so how?