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An alternative explanation not involving carriers: Device manufacturers fiercely compete to get people to buy THEIR phones. They get customers by adding custo
by aristidb 16y ago
An alternative explanation not involving carriers:
Device manufacturers fiercely compete to get people to buy THEIR phones. They get customers by adding custom extensions, and by always having fresh phones in the pipeline. Customers do not seem to prioritise promises of timely updates.
Porting customizations costs money that the device manufacturers prefer spending on new models.
Apple customers on the other hand are loyal enough to (now) buy phones from mod 2010 or even 2009 - of course only with the latest iOS. Of course these phones get updates.