> 3. Everyone else has to beg dozens of manufacturers to ship an update for a device which brings no further revenue to the hardware manufacturer
> 4. At least in the U.S. everyone then has to beg carriers to ship an update to existing devices rather than using this as a chance to push you to upgrade to a $$$ new device and extended contract lock-in
The solution is for Google to pay manufacturors (or share revenue, however you want to put it) to update all existing phones:
- Google is accountable for shipping the bug. They should pay the costs.
- Google is currently taking almost all the profits. Android phone makers, as we've all read, are running on thin margins, if they aren't losing money. The media stories that say Apple makes 95% of all mobile profits fails to include Google's profits.
Google not doing this is, IMHO, an ethical breach and putting profits before users greed. What shinratdr said.
> 4. At least in the U.S. everyone then has to beg carriers to ship an update to existing devices rather than using this as a chance to push you to upgrade to a $$$ new device and extended contract lock-in
The solution is for Google to pay manufacturors (or share revenue, however you want to put it) to update all existing phones:
- Google is accountable for shipping the bug. They should pay the costs.
- Google is currently taking almost all the profits. Android phone makers, as we've all read, are running on thin margins, if they aren't losing money. The media stories that say Apple makes 95% of all mobile profits fails to include Google's profits.
Google not doing this is, IMHO, an ethical breach and putting profits before users greed. What shinratdr said.