"Thus far Google’s attempts [to coerce Android carriers and manufacturers to prioritize OS upgrades] have been an ignominious failure. Well, “fail fast” has always been their motto, but I sure hope they get it right the next time. Me, every other Android app developer … and every other Android user. The latter group isn’t missing out on anything huge, yet; iOS isn’t that far ahead."
I'm not so sure, I think it'd be hard to argue that iOS 5 isn't far ahead of Cupcake (Android v1.5).
The iPhone 3GS was released 31 months a go. It can run the latest version of iOS and many iPhone 3GSes already do. In fact, 66% of all iPhones have the latest version of iOS installed [1].
Are there any Android phones from that time that have the latest version, Ice Cream Sandwich (v4.0), installed? How many even have Gingerbread (v2.3), which was released more than a year a go? In June of 2009, the most recent version of Android was Cupcake (v1.5); I'd wager that many Android phones have never been updated since.
I'm not so sure, I think it'd be hard to argue that iOS 5 isn't far ahead of Cupcake (Android v1.5).
The iPhone 3GS was released 31 months a go. It can run the latest version of iOS and many iPhone 3GSes already do. In fact, 66% of all iPhones have the latest version of iOS installed [1].
Are there any Android phones from that time that have the latest version, Ice Cream Sandwich (v4.0), installed? How many even have Gingerbread (v2.3), which was released more than a year a go? In June of 2009, the most recent version of Android was Cupcake (v1.5); I'd wager that many Android phones have never been updated since.
[1] http://www.readwriteweb.com/mobile/2012/01/more-than-66-of-u...