>>> It seemed like we would have to choose between cutting significant features from the app or only shipping our new version to the newest Android phones (ICS

>>> It seemed like we would have to choose between cutting significant features from the app or only shipping our new version to the newest Android phones (ICS and up). Neither seemed acceptable. We needed a better solution. This. "There has to be a better solution", a quality which defines hackers - is it not? It's that pushing the boundaries for the sake of getting things done that drive progress, isn't it? It's tempting to take the easy route out. In this case they could have justified supporting devices ICS up, Gingerbread and down does not have a lot of market share I assume. But they chose to persist. It's that persistence that we need to cultivate to become successful hackers.