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Saying "why can't BigCo support BillionsOfPhones, when fair phone can support AFewPhones" doesn't make sense. 1. We don't know FairPhone can follow through, th
by vineyardmike 3y ago
Saying "why can't BigCo support BillionsOfPhones, when fair phone can support AFewPhones" doesn't make sense.
1. We don't know FairPhone can follow through, they're small/young and may not exist in 8y, or may not have money to pay for support.
2. Even if FP succeeds, they accomplished a much easier task than BigCo is expected to.
- Moldoteck 3y agoNr of phones doesn't matter, nr of models matters. How many models have google launched? 8? Fairphone did 5, not that big difference. And apple how many? >15 generations with huge support. So here we have both a small company with big support, a big company with big support (and even samsung now provides more years of os updates lol) and here we have google, a big corp that "can't" do this bc they are big... suuuuuure
- vineyardmike 3y agoTo be fair, Google is also developing most of Android, so they already have a lot higher costs. Tough S*t, I know, but if Google drops android, I'd like to see how much support/progress someone like FairPhone can really provide. Only apple really has a fair comparison. I agree Google just hasn't supported long cycles because they didn't care, not because they can't. But you have to recognize they have a much bigger task. I would also assume that Google + Samsung's support is a lot more comprehensive than FairPhone's