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I dunno, blaming Google for phones not being updated (Other than their branded phones or course), is a bit like blaming Linus Torvalds when routers still use a

by foldor 11y ago

I dunno, blaming Google for phones not being updated (Other than their branded phones or course), is a bit like blaming Linus Torvalds when routers still use a 2.6.x kernel version. When something is open and able for anyone to do with as they please, it's only natural that the devices it lives on can't be controlled the same.

cwyers 11y ago
> When something is open and able for anyone to do with as they please AOSP is open. Android from Google is not -- manufacturers have to agree to only ship Google's OS, not any competing forks. (Yes, they can customize things like the launcher, but those aren't true forks.)