"If someone like me who is an astute observer of the industry has to do such intense research on which Android device to buy based on the potential for ongoing

"If someone like me who is an astute observer of the industry has to do such intense research on which Android device to buy based on the potential for ongoing support and then ends up getting burned in the process, what is the average consumer to do?" In a nutshell, the reason I haven't seriously considered an Android device. I was burned by my last Nokia/Symbian phone not getting any OS updates or bug fixes, and quickly decided that I wouldn't be able to predict which of the numerous Android devices would turn out to be the lucky ones that would be supported and maintained.