We call them crippled because they are!

 Cat in a cast

In response to our fearless leader’s momentary lapse of reason regarding the AT&T Backflip and its inability to load unsigned apps:
 
Main Entry: 3cripple
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): crip·pled; crip·pling \-p(ə-)liŋ\
Date: 14th century

1 : to deprive of the use of a limb and especially a leg <the accident left him crippled>
2 : to deprive of capability for service or of strength, efficiency, or wholeness <an economy crippled by inflation>

This was taken from Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crippled).

As much as we like referring to Android personified (I mean, who doesn’t love that little green guy), we should digress and use the 2nd referenced definition. Let’s elaborate after the break.

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