2011/1/19 Cédric Beust ♔ <[email protected]> > On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 12:37 AM, Moandji Ezana <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I think this is a massive issue that even the biggest Android fan can't >> sweep under the carpet. I hope Google is at least willing to try to solve it >> (but I kind of doubt it) > > > I'm not sure it's such a big issue for non power users, to be honest. By > now, most people who buy an Android phone have no idea what 2.1, 2.2 or 2.3 > means. They read a review of the phone or they try it in a store, they like > what they see, they buy it. End of story. > > How many Nokia users to you think know the version of the OS that is > running on their phone? >
How many iPhone users know the OS version? Even if they don't know the major & minor numbers, they see the updates come in, maybe read about the new features and feel happy about it (I suppose). Karsten Silz: > Carriers subsidize phones because they make more money on the contracts > than what they spend on subsidies. Sure, but retaining existing customers is cheaper than acquiring new ones, especially if they don't upgrade their phones, but only their OS. Maybe the carriers agree with Cédric ♔ that this is not a selling point. Moandji -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
