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I will acknowledge that iOS doesn't permit direct file access--but I consider that a strong point rather than a weak one. Too many times in both Windows and OS X I have tried to open a file without having the creating application on my machine and get hit with a 'choose your app or download it' dialog window. I simply don't get that through iOS because I'm not trying to use a mobile device as a 'desktop replacement' (a laptop is little more than a portable desktop after all). I won't argue that there are those who will continue to try and it is they who are essentially the sources of the type of supplemental apps you mention--but I disagree that all--or even most--of Apple's 'loyalists' demand those features. In fact, while games take six of the top 10 paid and free apps in the iOS app store, not one of those system modification apps is represented, navigation, productivity and social networking taking the remaining four spots in both categories. A quick glance at the Android Market has seven system mod apps in the top ten paid and not one (unless you count Skype) in the top free apps. Why? I acknowledge the argument about "customizability" with Android, but with seven system mod apps in the top ten, WHY do users want to change it? Is it because they feel it's not 'perfect' while iOS users are actually happy with the way their devices work? The first "utility" in the iOS Free apps was a flashlight app at #27 while the second, the Chrome browser, came in at #79. The first paid utility is AutoCare at #25 followed by My Calendar at #39. These aren't 'system mod' apps like the ones I see in the Android Market where Adobe Reader comes in at #16 on the Free chart (really, Android doesn't have a built-in PDF reader?) and Titanium Pro Backup comes in at #2 on Paid, followed by a keyboard app at #3, a file manager at #7, rom manager at #8, widgets at #10 and another rom manager at #11. Again, why? I do appreciate the desire for personal control--but really, is Android so bad that you HAVE to change it to make it work?

Yes, I do admit that the things I list above makes iOS sound more 'content consumption' oriented, but productivity, not system mods, were in the top ten of both free and paid charts while productivity wasn't even in the top ten of Android's charts unless you counted Skype and Instagram. The perceived implication is more a NEED to change Android despite your discussion to the contrary. It could be read as "iOS just works; Android has to be made to work."

As to "want to do content creation", I hate to say it but much of that capability is readily available and fully compatible with their OS X mates--and that's the iWorks package of Pages (word processing), Keynote (slideshow presentations) and Numbers (spread sheet.) You also have Garage Band, iPhoto and iMovie readily available which are again compatible with their desktop versions without having to manually drag files back and forth. It appears to me that it is Android that requires more effort, not iOS; though I will also acknowledge that I haven't tried using any Android app for those purposes.