If a phone's hardware lasts 10 years, it's going to need 10 years of updates. This shouldn't be a big deal since Android is open source and Google is the one in

If a phone's hardware lasts 10 years, it's going to need 10 years of updates. This shouldn't be a big deal since Android is open source and Google is the one investing in development; hobbyists regularly port modern Android versions to ancient hardware in their spare time, so even a small team of full-time developers at a manufacturer should have no problems doing the same for a company's devices. I wonder if the reason is really just that these manufacturers are all blindly following Apple's lead? To an outside observer, a lot of Android manufacturer's seem to be really stupid, however the reality might be different from their point of view. I don't know, but it's frustrating to see how little of a shit all Android phone manufacturers give. It's why I can't feel sorry when I hear that a company like LG or HTC are shutting down their smartphone division; it's their own damn fault.