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The problem is that the “self” in that statement is not the consumer. They have no choice, yet the bear the burden. The people who made these choices benefit fr
by afavour 2y ago
The problem is that the “self” in that statement is not the consumer. They have no choice, yet the bear the burden. The people who made these choices benefit from it.
- donkeybeer 2y agoBy "self" I meant the manufacturers of the device, not the end user.
- ptero 2y agoThe manufacturers do not have the problem. They created a problem for many users as a side effect of forced obsolescence making consumers in richer countries buy new hardware every few years. So it is not really "self created" in my book.
- croes 2y agoDidn't Google create the problem. They could have made the Android core updatable without the need for a manufacturer update
- ptero 2y agoGoogle certainly contributed to it. But whether the issue for consumers was caused by hardware makers or by OS makers it is not a self-imposed wound for the consumers -- they had nothing to do with it.
- philistine 2y agoThe original sin of Android was that it was made for phone manufacturers, not end-users. And phone manufacturers were in turn subservient to cellular companies. Back then cellular companies demanded network-specific devices, with network-specific software. Android was made to fit right into this relationship. The continuing problem with Android, and a display of Google's lost interest in Android, is that they still stick to this paradigm in 2024. Nowadays phone manufacturers ship stock Android with add-ons, and cellular companies no longer have the power to demand anything. If Apple can ship iOS 18 worldwide next Monday, why can't Google?