> But basically I think phones have now reached a place like laptops and desktops where HW capabilities are stable, and there's no good reason for devices to be obsolete in 5 years any more.
Unless you care about your phone working as a phone. 2G was discontinued years ago, 3G is rapidly being dropped by the carriers and how much longer before 4G is discontinued?
> streamlining the Android update process? (To Google's credit they have already done a _lot_ of positive work in that area as I understand it).
What exactly is Google doing? Apple released a security update for the 2013 iPhone 5s earlier this year.
Unless you care about your phone working as a phone. 2G was discontinued years ago, 3G is rapidly being dropped by the carriers and how much longer before 4G is discontinued?
> streamlining the Android update process? (To Google's credit they have already done a _lot_ of positive work in that area as I understand it).
What exactly is Google doing? Apple released a security update for the 2013 iPhone 5s earlier this year.