Apples selling point is that they decide what should be running on your phone. From the various app store monopolization threads, people like that apple controls your iphone, and wouldn't buy one if the owner controlled it.
My guess is that this applies to about as many people as the opposite “wants to control their device” stance. Which is to say approximately nobody. Most users probably don’t think about these things much if at all. They want a smartphone that runs the expected smartphone apps and has the expected smartphone features, and do not care whether or not some nerd can install and run some apps they’ve never heard of on his own device.
I imagine, though, that most people would have an opinion one way or the other about phones snitching on their owners.
I wish the android hardware ecosystem had half the longevity you get with the cheapest iphone.