You're mixing Apples and Androids. *G*

If I buy a PC today, I can upgrade to a new OS when it comes out. Many people do. The platform is not abandoned by the manufacturer. In the case of many Android phones, you CAN'T upgrade to the latest version of Android, even if you want to. The manufacturer has orphaned the device. That's the whole point of the link I provided.

And it has *nothing* to do with Windows vs. Apple. What happens on the desktop has nothing to do with what happens on the phone.

>It has to do with fragmentation, which is the focus of the blog post you cited in response to a request for advice about choosing a phone.
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>Android is increasingly touted as the dominant phone OS. It has been criticized for fragmentation compared to Apple.
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>Does this matter?
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>I looked to Windows which also is a dominant OS and also is fragmented compared to Apple.
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>I don't think that many people consider Windows fragmentation as a reason to choose Mac.
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>Why wouldn't this apply to phone OS too?
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>Samsung, Motorola etc are highly experienced in the phone arena so I don't believe they missed something that the blog author spotted. IMHO it's more likely that they don't think their customers care about fragmentation, or perhaps they've concluded that it's easier to condition users to upgrade their device rather than messing with the innards.