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A more realistic answer is that the cost of maintaining the OS is probably high and the benefits of doing so are low with no direct revenue. Ideally devices mai
by bgirard 3y ago
A more realistic answer is that the cost of maintaining the OS is probably high and the benefits of doing so are low with no direct revenue. Ideally devices maintenance guarantees would be factored into procurement decisions and skew the trade-off in the right way.
- hedora 3y agoIdeally, there would be consumer or environmental protection laws to make sure that selling landfill androids/tablets was no longer profitable. For instance, manufacturers need to support their devices for at least 8 years from date of sale, or pay $100 per device-year of missed support. So, there would be a $700 tax on devices that are supported for one year.
- bgirard 3y agoThat's a good idea, although the numbers could use some tweaking.