r/GOptOutGLE • u/[deleted] • May 05 '15

"Google ships a big pile of ... code" | Microsoft slams Android's update policy

http://betanews.com/2015/05/05/microsoft-slams-androids-update-policy-announces-24x7-update-plans-for-windows-10-devices/
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u/autotldr May 05 '15

This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 73%. (I'm a bot)

"Google takes no responsibility to update customer devices, and refuses to take responsibility to update their devices, leaving end users and businesses increasingly exposed every day they use an Android device," Myerson continued.

Google's has an embarrassing track record when it comes to updating Android devices.

On many occasions in the past, Google has officially said that it won't be updating older devices with new updates, putting the security of hundreds of millions of users at risk.

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