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> Isn't this more to do with demographics of an average iPhone user rather than iPhone as a platform? One might argue that both are related but using this as a reason seems kind of superfluous.

Of course they are related. Why does the iPhone have this specific demographic, if not for the platform?

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I don't think it is related to platform but segmentation. The segment being premium phone users. If there was a way to segment Android Flagship users the results will be similar. Apple and iPhone users makes this segmentation much easier.

iPhone users have been conditioned to pay for stuff, even if it is just $1. They've had a working App Store from day one.

Google screwed the pooch by not having paid apps on huge parts of the world for years. People got so used to side-loading their apps that getting them to pay is an ordeal.

The first iPhone didn't have an app store from day one. For a bit, Cydia was the only option for third-party apps.

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