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How about enforce that vendors publish how long they will support the device and hold them to the promise. Consumers can then decide if they go with the vendor
by ajmurmann 5y ago
How about enforce that vendors publish how long they will support the device and hold them to the promise. Consumers can then decide if they go with the vendor or device with the longer support timeline. If it's a real differentiator vendors will compete on support. I expect though that that won't happen because most consumers won't pay attention or simply don't care or need 7(!) years of support.
- makeitdouble 5y agoI think consumers who care about upgrades are mostly aware that their iPhone will be supported 5 to 6 years, the low end android perhaps one or two year, and expensive androids perhaps 2 to 3 years. This market exists for more than a decade now, people have had the time to see how it works and how makers behave. It will be nice to always have official commitments (some makers already commit to timelines), but I don’t expect them to be different from the effective support time we already have.