I've had pixels and motos for years and never really had any issue with being slow to receive updates. The real issue is the short lifespan of software support.

I've had pixels and motos for years and never really had any issue with being slow to receive updates. The real issue is the short lifespan of software support. It doesn't affect me personally because I lose / break phones often enough that I don't run into it. I just find deals on mid range phones that make them cheap to replace. I keep an eye on the libre phone space, so when I hopefully finally ditch android, it will be in that direction (unless perhaps regulations force Apple to open their walled garden, then we'll see.)