ijeff@lemdro.idM to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 1 year agoGoogle could give the Pixel 8 seven years of updateswww.androidpolice.comexternal-linkmessage-square54fedilinkarrow-up1101arrow-down112file-text
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minus-squarelowleveldata@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up48arrow-down8·1 year agoBut they won’t. Why would they?
minus-squareErikDegenerik@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down2·1 year agoWhy wouldn’t they?
minus-squarepimento64@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down3·1 year agoBecause doing so is, to people who run businesses, throwing money in the dumpster
minus-squarelimerod@reddthat.comMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoGoogle makes money from providing service and advertising. It has more to gain from supported devices than without.
minus-squareAvid Amoeba@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoBecause they don’t have a monopolistic position in this market yet.
minus-squareCubitOom@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down5·1 year agoBecause they can say they will, possibly sell slightly more than they predicted. And then in 2 years say that they cannot support it anymore anyway.
But they won’t. Why would they?
Why wouldn’t they?
Because doing so is, to people who run businesses, throwing money in the dumpster
Google makes money from providing service and advertising. It has more to gain from supported devices than without.
Because they don’t have a monopolistic position in this market yet.
Because they can say they will, possibly sell slightly more than they predicted. And then in 2 years say that they cannot support it anymore anyway.