I think the accessory issue is really understated. Not sure how much it matters to others, but to the subset of people I know, it is quite an incentive to go for Apple.
I have a tremendous amount of available add-ons for my iPhone and iPad: speakers, docks, cases, chargers. They are compatible with my car, my A/V receiver and my bedside stereo/alarm clock.
Some of these I bought myself, some I got as gifts from family and friends knowing I have the iDevices.
Headphone jacks are amazing things. Perhaps none of your equipment has one?
(usb is also quite cool)
One thing the iPod connector does have going for it is a better 2-way interface. But in practice most devices just give me an optional, equivalent screen, inches away from the iDevice anyways. It's like a wireless remote for a car stereo.
Until your Apple device is outdated or thrown away and you're left with a pile of incompatible hardware, a fact which I find pretty distasteful (nothing enrages me more than people buying perfectly good stereos with adapters for hardware that will be obsolete in two years).
Give me USB and miniplug any day over unnecessary proprietary connectors.
I have a tremendous amount of available add-ons for my iPhone and iPad: speakers, docks, cases, chargers. They are compatible with my car, my A/V receiver and my bedside stereo/alarm clock.
Some of these I bought myself, some I got as gifts from family and friends knowing I have the iDevices.
With Android? Not so much...