The problem is the Google Brand approach of replacing a used consumer product with a backwards incompatible replacement and forcing the expense/risk of a port o

The problem is the Google Brand approach of replacing a used consumer product with a backwards incompatible replacement and forcing the expense/risk of a port onto the end-user as if they have the same resources as Google does. There will be a lot of cases where this approach is reasonable. But because Google has built a strong reputation of constantly doing it, each event will be a new outrage causing more and more churn. You reap what you sow and all that.