XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone   
   From: marionc@facts.com   
      
   To compare what matters between the operating system ecosystems...   
      
   Apple's Formal promise is 5 years minimum of iOS + full security updates.   
   Google/Samsung (S) formal promise is 7 years & multiple Android releases.   
      
   This is important for people to note who haven't thought about differences:   
    a. At any given time, only a single iOS branch is fully supported.   
    b. At any given time, several Android versions are fully supported   
      
   One way to think about it is Apple mobile devices are on a single train,   
   where users have a ticket for 5 years to get on that full support train.   
      
   But there is no other train.   
   The instant an iPhone gets past the full support period, it's toxic.   
      
   The contract with iPhone competitors such as the Samsung S series & Pixels   
   is that there are multiple trains, all running in parallel.   
      
   Galaxy S & pixel users full-support tickets are almost 1-1/2 times longer.   
   And they can get on multiple concurrent trains (which iOS users can't do).   
      
   These are some of the reasons why Apple's full support is the worst in the   
   industry, and yet, most people think it's the best. Why?   
      
   HINT: Apple Marketing is brilliant. Android marketing sucks.   
      
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