Comment on Microsoft cuts ties with the Surface Duo after just 2 Android version updates

Desistance@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• Blackmist@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I don’t think you get a lot more support than that on most Android devices. They’re generally pretty shit for continued updates, as they’d quite like you to throw away a perfectly good device the instant you’ve finished paying for it and get a shiny new one.

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  • Desistance@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Samsung is the largest Android OEM in the West and they give 4 years of updates. Google does 3 major upgrades and 5 years of security patches. There’s no reason why a multibillion dollar legacy software giant can’t do the same.

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    • Blackmist@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Google only used to do 3 years until the Pixel 6 in 2021.

      The whole Android ecosystem is a complete mess. The fact that you need to rely on the device manufacturer for your updates is a nonsense idea.

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      • Desistance@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        IOS isn’t that much different. You still rely on Apple for updates.

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• Illuminostro@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  It’s become obvious that their success with Xbox was pure dumb luck.

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