Yes and yes (to a point), but the bigger thing is that the entire update doesn't trickle down through every layer of vendor involved in your "device". If you're

Yes and yes (to a point), but the bigger thing is that the entire update doesn't trickle down through every layer of vendor involved in your "device". If you're a typical PC gaming enthusiast, you probably get Windows updates directly from Microsoft and GPU driver updates directly from Nvidia. The Android model would be more like Nvidia giving a GPU driver update to EVGA, who has to adapt it for your specific card, and then give that to Asus, who has to integrate it into their Windows updates for your specific motherboard model.