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[Ken Corey]

On 07/02/2012 05:14, J. Landman Gay wrote:
> On 2/6/12 8:40 PM, gcanyon+rev wrote:
>> One thing that stands out (which has been mentioned in previous
>> articles numerous times) is how far behind most Android-based phones
>> are on their OS updates. Three-fourths of android phones are two
>> major versions behind. The main fault lies with the carriers, who
>> customize Android and don't bother to update their customizations.
>>
>> By comparison, the last time I read about this, the number of iPhones
>> on the latest OS version was over 95%.
>
> Very true, and I don't see much hope for improvement. On the other hand,
> it's pretty much expected you'll jailbreak an Android tablet so people
> update that way.
>

One of the first things I do when I get an android device is to check 
and see what ROMs are available for it.

The way I see it, all the carriers /should/ be paying money to 
Cyanogenmod (or some after-market hacker) to provide all the updates for 
Android devices.  That way the market would all update at the same time, 
and we'd have better answers about when devices would be updated.

(It won't happen because there's not a *huge* outcry for such a 
thing...and because I suspect carriers don't want cyanogen devices on 
their network that don't include their restrictions...but it'd sure be 
nice.)

-Ken