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Re:Linus talks about Apple laptops, Linux distributions, his... by prezjordan on Friday April 20, 2012 @05:49PM (#3869951)
A bit exaggerated. The direction Android has taken really rubs me the wrong way. The hot new phone is obsolete after 3 months and stuck with an old OS unless you root. It's not a trend I can appreciate the way I did when Android first surfaced.
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Re:Linus talks about Apple laptops, Linux distributions, his... by zerostar07 on Friday April 20, 2012 @06:46PM (#3870138)
"Catastrophe" is a word describing a grave disaster. I suppose you would characterize the IBM PC explosion as a catastrophe as well?
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Re:Linus talks about Apple laptops, Linux distributions, his... by pook1e on Friday April 20, 2012 @06:32PM (#3870094)
I never understand this argument. How is an Android phone more obsolete than an iPhone after 3 months? Technology progresses just as fast in both cases.
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Re:Linus talks about Apple laptops, Linux distributions, his... by RobAtticus on Friday April 20, 2012 @11:10PM (#3870746)
I think he was referring to the fact that many Android phones don't receive updates after the first few months, whereas iPhones are typically receiving updates at least 2 years after release.
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Re:Linus talks about Apple laptops, Linux distributions, his... by pook1e on Saturday April 21, 2012 @12:14AM (#3870880)
Fair enough. I assumed he was talking about being obsolete hardware wise.

I'll agree that Android updates aren't exactly timely, but saying they're abandoned completely after a few months is a bit unfair.

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Re:Linus talks about Apple laptops, Linux distributions, his... by jekub on Saturday April 21, 2012 @06:37AM (#3871460)
This show that it's not so unfair : http://theunderstatement.com/post/11982112928/android-orphan...
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