>Your points are valid but this clusterfuck doesn't excuse Android: both Microsoft and Apple were able to deliver working ARM-based systems not subject to these

>Your points are valid but this clusterfuck doesn't excuse Android: both Microsoft and Apple were able to deliver working ARM-based systems not subject to these issues. Then how do you explain all of the Windows Phones, from Microsoft and their OEM partners, that were stuck on the previous versions of the OS that are receiving no updates whatsoever? >Samsung is hard at work trying to cook up an OS and ecosystem for its hardware that's not contingent on Google's continual involvement, even allying with Microsoft to bring .NET to Tizen after its previous attempts saw no developer uptake. Let's see, if Microsoft wasn't able to make .NET work on their phones what makes you think Samsung has a chance with a platform that has even less marketshare and mindshare? Samsung is just doing what Samsung always does. Incidentally, Google also joined the .NET foundation for what it's worth.