Published on American Libraries Magazine (http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org)

Home > Android Orphans: Visualizing a Sad History of Support

Android Orphans: Visualizing a Sad History of Support

By Jason Griffey
Created 10/28/2011 - 11:40
Submitted by Jason Griffey [1] on Fri, 10/28/2011 - 11:40
in


Printer-friendly versionPrint [3]

Android Orphans: Visualizing a Sad History of Support [4]:

I’m often accused of being an Apple apologist or fanboy. Truth is, I really like Android for the most part…but here’s why you won’t see me buying an Android phone.

understatementblog [4]:

The announcement that Nexus One users won’t be getting upgraded [5] to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich led some to justifiably question Google’s support of their devices [6]. I look at it a little differently: Nexus One owners are lucky. I’ve been researching the history of OS updates on Android phones…

American Libraries Magazine | 50 East Huron | Chicago, IL 60611 | 2013© American Library Association | Staff Login

ALA logo

Source URL: http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/perpetualbeta/android-orphans-visualizing-sad-history-support

Links:
[1] http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/users/jason-griffey
[2] http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/category/blogs/perpetual-beta
[3] http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/print/8455
[4] http://theunderstatement.com/post/11982112928/android-orphans-visualizing-a-sad-history-of-support
[5] http://techcrunch.com/2011/10/26/the-nexus-one-isnt-invited-to-the-ice-cream-sandwich-social/
[6] http://www.marco.org/2011/10/26/no-android-4-for-nexus-one