I used Android phones for several years before switching to an iPhone 8 two years ago. I think the major reason why manufacturers don't care to provide updates

I used Android phones for several years before switching to an iPhone 8 two years ago. I think the major reason why manufacturers don't care to provide updates is because they don't expect those phones to last more than 2 years. It's not a joke. I've had some mid-range to expensive Android phones (HTC, Samsung, Motorola) and none of them lasted more 2 years. Whereas my wife's 6 year old iPhone 5s is still working! How do you explain that? Every Apple devices I've owned so far has been incredibly reliable and held their value really well. My wife's 6 year old Macbook air with 4 gigs of RAM still works fine and runs the latest Mac OS! I don't think I can get that level of support from any other vendor.