Isn't one big difference that Google doesn't attempt to prohibit you from installing apps from other sources, which EFF also pointed out?
I just took a quick look at the Google Play Developer Distribution Agreement, the Google Play Developer Program Policies, and the Android SDK license -- but it looks like some other differences are:
* Unlike Apple, Google doesn't seem to limit developers' ability to make certain "public statements."
* Unlike Apple, Google doesn't seem to restrict jailbreaking or "enabling others to do so." The "Security Features" language in section 6 seems to come closest but isn't, IMHO, equivalent.
* Unlike Apple, Google doesn't insist on being able to "revoke the digital certificate of any of Your Applications at any time." (Section 7.2 of the Google Play Developer Distribution Agreement does say your app can be removed from the store, but the list of reasons is rather short and includes copyright, porn, malware, viruses...)
That was just a quick look, so I may have missed some things and would welcome correction. I should add that I'm developing http://recent.io/ for both Android and iOS, so to the extent Apple is more restrictive, it's not a deal-killer for my purposes.
I just took a quick look at the Google Play Developer Distribution Agreement, the Google Play Developer Program Policies, and the Android SDK license -- but it looks like some other differences are:
* Unlike Apple, Google doesn't seem to limit developers' ability to make certain "public statements."
* Unlike Apple, Google doesn't seem to restrict jailbreaking or "enabling others to do so." The "Security Features" language in section 6 seems to come closest but isn't, IMHO, equivalent.
* Unlike Apple, Google doesn't insist on being able to "revoke the digital certificate of any of Your Applications at any time." (Section 7.2 of the Google Play Developer Distribution Agreement does say your app can be removed from the store, but the list of reasons is rather short and includes copyright, porn, malware, viruses...)
That was just a quick look, so I may have missed some things and would welcome correction. I should add that I'm developing http://recent.io/ for both Android and iOS, so to the extent Apple is more restrictive, it's not a deal-killer for my purposes.
PS: EFF's Android app is on the Play Store here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.eff.action...