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I think the point he is trying to make -- that Android fragmentation is not that big of a deal -- is not supported by his sarcasm. You can, as a normal user, up

by revscat 15y ago

I think the point he is trying to make -- that Android fragmentation is not that big of a deal -- is not supported by his sarcasm. You can, as a normal user, upgrade your laptop/iMac/Mac Mini to the latest supported version of OS X. For many Android users upgrading to ICS is simply not an option. (At least without rooting the phone, something most people are loathe to do.)

pavanky 15y ago
But at what cost ? I have seen horrors faced by people trying to upgrade their core2duo or even nehalem based laptops to the latest version of OSX. Besides, the post was about hardware fragmentation more than software fragmentation.
- revscat 15y ago
  > I have seen horrors faced by people trying to upgrade their core2duo or even nehalem based laptops to the latest version of OSX. You'll pardon me if I meet that with some skepticism. Both my work-issued and personal laptops are Core 2 Duos, both run Lion just fine. The same is true for everyone else in my office: same model MBPs, same OS, no issues in upgrading.
  - pavanky 15y ago
    > You'll pardon me if I meet that with some skepticism. Both my work-issued and personal laptops are Core 2 Duos, both run Lion just fine. The same is true for everyone else in my office: same model MBPs, same OS, no issues in upgrading. What do you use the machines for ? I know atleast three people who tried upgrading to lion, found their system to be laggy, went back and did a clean install.
    - esolyt 15y ago
      Why are we missing the point here? When people talk about Android fragmentation, they usually mean different screen sizes, resolutions, and GPUs. All of which are also fragmented amongst machines running OSX.
      - pooriaazimi 15y ago
        I don't care what most people mean (if that is what they really mean!). They can be as clueless as the author of the G+ post! I call Android fragmented, for many reasons; including different screen sizes, different input methods & (most importantly) not being able to upgrade to the latest version without your phone manufacturer's blessing (which in most cases doesn't happen, or happens 6 months later).
rcthompson 15y ago
He's not even talking about OS version, just about the "hardware fragmentation" among devices that run OS X, specifically in regards to the varying screen sizes.

by revscat 15y ago

pavanky 15y ago

But at what cost ? I have seen horrors faced by people trying to upgrade their core2duo or even nehalem based laptops to the latest version of OSX. Besides, the post was about hardware fragmentation more than software fragmentation.

revscat 15y ago
> I have seen horrors faced by people trying to upgrade their core2duo or even nehalem based laptops to the latest version of OSX. You'll pardon me if I meet that with some skepticism. Both my work-issued and personal laptops are Core 2 Duos, both run Lion just fine. The same is true for everyone else in my office: same model MBPs, same OS, no issues in upgrading.
- pavanky 15y ago
  > You'll pardon me if I meet that with some skepticism. Both my work-issued and personal laptops are Core 2 Duos, both run Lion just fine. The same is true for everyone else in my office: same model MBPs, same OS, no issues in upgrading. What do you use the machines for ? I know atleast three people who tried upgrading to lion, found their system to be laggy, went back and did a clean install.
  - esolyt 15y ago
    Why are we missing the point here? When people talk about Android fragmentation, they usually mean different screen sizes, resolutions, and GPUs. All of which are also fragmented amongst machines running OSX.
    - pooriaazimi 15y ago
      I don't care what most people mean (if that is what they really mean!). They can be as clueless as the author of the G+ post! I call Android fragmented, for many reasons; including different screen sizes, different input methods & (most importantly) not being able to upgrade to the latest version without your phone manufacturer's blessing (which in most cases doesn't happen, or happens 6 months later).

rcthompson 15y ago

He's not even talking about OS version, just about the "hardware fragmentation" among devices that run OS X, specifically in regards to the varying screen sizes.