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Ah. I did think a bit of that. Agree. Not that I'm defending it, but it looks like Google is moving from being a platform provider to a (for profit) device p
by pasbesoin 10y ago
Ah. I did think a bit of that. Agree.
Not that I'm defending it, but it looks like Google is moving from being a platform provider to a (for profit) device provider.
Given the endless bullshit surrounding third party vendor foot dragging, abandonment, etc., I'm not sure they had any other choice. For my part, I'm done with anything Android that isn't directly from Google (or maybe Samsung, for a phone). And even Google, I distrust, after they left Motorola and my Moto X to "rust" before I was even done with its contract/payments term.
- paublyrne 10y agoAnd even Google, I distrust, after they left Motorola and my Moto X to "rust" before I was even done with its contract/payments term. The Moto X is still getting prompt updates, regardless of the sale, no? My Moto G does at least. Certainly no rust on it.
- pasbesoin 10y agoMy 2013 Moto X, bought in early 2014, got left by Google/Moto/Verizon on the 5.whatever that doesn't fix Stagefright. Until I switch away from Verizon, I stuck my already activated SIM into a Nexus 5x -- the first Nexus to work on Verizon's network. That Nexus 5x just got the upgrade to Android 7. Because the update is shipped directly from Google and Verizon has no control over it with respect to my independently acquired Nexus 5x. At the time I bought the Moto X, from a Motorola then owned by Google, Google/Motorola/Verizon was promising that this new ownership/alliance would ensure timely updates. Yeah... so much for that. Updates came slower, and all too soon choked out.