I have no opinion on the validity of Google’s pledges on either direction, but wow is this a dumb take. Hardware issues at the point of sale and long-term software support are so fundamentally different that any conclusions like this can be immediately dismissed out of hand.
There probably isn’t a single person below VP, maybe even SVP, who touches both of these areas.
Is it a dumb take? Really? This is the company that routinely kills off popular apps and features just because they’re difficult to monetize. Google gives zero shits about customer service or product support whether hardware or software- all they care about is profit. Supporting hardware longer is bad for android device makers because there is so little profit in making them.
If Google cares so little about their users that they will ship defective flagship devices and then tell people the defects don’t matter when they’re discovered, why in the world would they keep their word on supporting those defective devices for around twice as long as most other manufacturers?
It’s not a dumb take- there’s a pattern to Google’s behavior.
I have no opinion on the validity of Google’s pledges on either direction, but wow is this a dumb take. Hardware issues at the point of sale and long-term software support are so fundamentally different that any conclusions like this can be immediately dismissed out of hand.
There probably isn’t a single person below VP, maybe even SVP, who touches both of these areas.
Is it a dumb take? Really? This is the company that routinely kills off popular apps and features just because they’re difficult to monetize. Google gives zero shits about customer service or product support whether hardware or software- all they care about is profit. Supporting hardware longer is bad for android device makers because there is so little profit in making them.
If Google cares so little about their users that they will ship defective flagship devices and then tell people the defects don’t matter when they’re discovered, why in the world would they keep their word on supporting those defective devices for around twice as long as most other manufacturers?
It’s not a dumb take- there’s a pattern to Google’s behavior.