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And just like that, all G Pay branding on every store window, door, or register is deprecated. I think they forgot how to make products.
There's a reason Apple sold 7 of the most-sold phones in America last year. They all have the latest OS available, have security patches for years to come, and use the same first-party apps. I beginning to think that Apple isn't necessarily doing anything specifically innovative, they just aren't constantly fucking with their customers (though they do still fuck OVER their customers regularly).
Individual phones sure, but much like windows vs Mac . There's way more android devices sold/out there.
The downside is relying on those non Google manufacturers to update those devices.
I wonder how much of that is because Apple doesn't compete in the sub-$400 market. I was surprised that my parents had a $100 Motorola Android that provided updates for something like 4 years, but yeah, some of the manufacturer's just give up on even supporting their flagship devices (I see you, LG G4).
That's a huge part of it. But it's like the PC thing all over where anyone can license and produce any kind of android device.