On my specific case, even though I disagree how the adoption of Java went down, and how the whole Java vs Kotlin got managed, I really like that Google pushes the managed userspace or go home mentality (NDK is only for games and real time audio, from Android's team point of view).

And Java ecosystem is one of the ecosystems I live on, thus Android devices are more appealing than iDevices for hobby stuff, alongside the price points, as I am not paying laptop prices for mobile phones, no way for Apple to wow me otherwise.