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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 30th Oct 2011 00:20 UTC

"Let's not mince words here: This 'Android and iPhone Update History' chart [OSNews item] is not a good chart. Oh, it's a pretty chart, to be sure artfully illustrated and researched. But this chart - done up by Michael Degusta at The Understatement and reposted by anyone unable to think clearly, apparently - is not a good chart. Or at the very least, it fails to recognize a fundamental difference between Android and iOS and the iPhone."

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RE: i'm confused

by jtfolden on Mon 31st Oct 2011 22:49 UTC in reply to "i'm confused"

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As for the chart, its not quite clear on a couple things. Most Android phones are less than 2 years old. In that time, Android has gone through 5 major versions including ICS, not counting the 3.0 series for tablets. Thats 1.6 - 2.0 - 2.1 - 2.2 - 2.3 - 4.0. Apple has only gone through 2 major version changes. Are there some bad Android companies? Sure. But thats the nature of being free (freedom). You can take it and treat your customers like crap. Its not a fault of Android.

Wait, so 2.1 or 2.2 are considered major releases on Android but things like 4.2 and 4.3 aren't major on an iOS device?

Also, it's irrelevant who's fault it is in the end - Android customers are still being treated like crap.

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