ijeff@lemdro.idM to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 1 year agoGoogle could give the Pixel 8 seven years of updateswww.androidpolice.comexternal-linkmessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down10file-text
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minus-squarelowleveldata@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoBut they won’t. Why would they?
minus-squarelimerod@reddthat.comMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoGoogle makes money from providing service and advertising. It has more to gain from supported devices than without.
minus-squareCubitOom@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoBecause they can say they will, possibly sell slightly more than they predicted. And then in 2 years say that they cannot support it anymore anyway.
minus-squareAvid Amoeba@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoBecause they don’t have a monopolistic position in this market yet.
But they won’t. Why would they?
Google makes money from providing service and advertising. It has more to gain from supported devices than without.
Because they can say they will, possibly sell slightly more than they predicted. And then in 2 years say that they cannot support it anymore anyway.
Because they don’t have a monopolistic position in this market yet.