Re:Android 4.0 updates: It is all about the money
by Joeri on Monday December 26, 2011 @03:01PM
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They get free code drops, but that's probably why it's so expensive for them to do upgrades. Samsung has to merge their customizations with each new version, and they have to adapt the Android base code too their hardware. If they don't customize they have no competitive edge, buy if they do they have a harder time upgrading to new Android versions. Apple has it easier, with developers knowing ahead of time the exact hardware their code will run on.
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Re:Android 4.0 updates: It is all about the money
by drivebyacct2 on Monday December 26, 2011 @03:39PM
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It's true, but I have to marvel at how slow they are or how poorly or dirtily encapsulated their modifications must be. The CM team already has ports running on many devices and is in progress on getting many of their features and customizations merged in. Enough that I was shocked yesterday at several things my phone did because of the CM9 kang I'm running. And these are all a bunch of guys (I don't know of any CM female devs to be honest) working in their spare time.