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> In other cases that upgrade will require significant engineering investments—time and money—on the part of the handset maker and the carrier. They might decide to spend the money and deliver the update, six months later. Or they might decide that the investment isn't worth it.

It's a double whammy. The OEMs need to spend the money for the update and the customer will be disincentivized to buy the newest hardware.

Not supplying ICS for the Galaxy S will help the sales of S II and the Galaxy Nexus.

parent recoiledsnake 15 years ago

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