Yes. I'd argue most people hate or are annoyed by updates. "Ugh, another update??" I hear this all the time. Or "X company updated my phone and everything is different, I hate updates!"

I'd argue that Google wouldn't keep gaslighting users about how it's fixed the update issue "for sure this year" if they didn't know that users care about updates.

You’re right, few people care about how long the phone will be supported.

What they do want is an inexpensive phone that still runs the latest software. Because Apple models are supported so long, people can buy used, old iPhones that still run the latest software.

Others trade in their phones often because they always want the new shiny. Because Apple models are supported so long, the used phone they trade in has more value, allowing them to fork over less cash for the latest Pro phone.

These are the sort of factors that drive Apple’s market share up.

> Because Apple models are supported so long, people can buy used, old iPhones that still run the latest software.

You (usually) can run the latest software on an old Android nowadays - the reason is that many of the functions which were previously baked into the system are now part of Google Play Services, which are upgraded like any other software package.

The only app to tell me that it will stop updating on my 5-year-old Android phone was... Slack.

I disagree. I know a bunch of people who buy cheap iPhones and use them forever because of this. And I know even more that buy old iPhones off Craigslist for $100-200 and use them for years.