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Windows is also locked down so that Dell, HP, Lenovo, etc... cannot make arbitrary changes to it. If they could they would like break the update mechanism. I h
by sqeaky 9y ago
Windows is also locked down so that Dell, HP, Lenovo, etc... cannot make arbitrary changes to it. If they could they would like break the update mechanism.
I have seen plenty of preinstalled crapware from all those companies that never gets updated.
- scarface74 9y agoAnd the difference being that you can update the OS despite the crapware. You can't update Android devices without waiting on the vendor.
- sqeaky 9y agoAnd you can install your own Android based OS which gets updates. All I am trying to say is that android, the OS is not the reason updates don't happen. The Vendor is and largely your point point agrees with me.
- scarface74 9y agoYou can install your own Android base on the majority of Android phones? Including full support for Google Play Services? What about all of the chipsets that only come with binary blobs that the manufacturer has stopped supporting? Are you really comparing the ease of clicking one button to upgrade Windows or iOS devices with using some semi supported "Android" OS that may or may not be supported for your phone?