Because the development kit of the imitation is free. I can upload my own applications without the need to jailbroken it beforehand.

For only $99/year you can do the same with an iPad. And for that price you get a ton of development resources, including video from every WWDC (Apple developer conference) from last year, along with supported early access to new builds.

For someone already buying something that's going to be an extra device in addition to a computer, I just can't see getting too worked up over a $99/year fee to develop.