And how is this different from Android? "When Apple releases a new version of iOS, it often comes with a new phone and a $200-$400 price tag." - When Android

And how is this different from Android? "When Apple releases a new version of iOS, it often comes with a new phone and a $200-$400 price tag." - When Android 2.0 was announced, it was available on only one device, the new Verizon Droid ($199 w/ contract). Even the Verizon Droid Eris released the same day did not have the latest OS. (It missed out on 1.6 and 2.0, was upgraded to 2.1 six months later, and will never see supported upgrades to 2.2 or higher.) - When Android 2.1 was announced, it was available on only one device, the new Nexus One ($529). When 2.2 was released, buying a Nexus One was still the only way to run it at first, although some other devices did get updates a short while later. - When Android 2.3 was announced, it was available on only one device, the new Nexus S ($529 or $199 w/contract). Many Android devices never get updated to the latest major release. New devices are released every month or so that ship with year-old versions of the OS. Meanwhile, Apple provides upgrades for every one of its older devices, for at least the next few releases. Among other things, this means developers must decide whether to cut off half their users by taking advantage of new OS features now, or wait a couple years for enough old devices to be updated or thrown away. I work on Firefox for Android, and a bunch of features in the Gingerbread NDK would be perfect for us... if we could actually use them any time soon.