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Why do phones, or android at least, get so many updates that
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Why do phones, or android at least, get so many updates that often bring no noticeable improvements (and are rather a bunch of bug patches) while desktop OSes can go years without major updates? Did no one in google think about this when designing android?
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>>54379109
You obviously have never used a desktop OS.

Yes, on the surface, Android changes a lot more than, say, Windows. But internally, Windows goes through a ton of changes all the time. They just aren't as drastic.
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" while desktop OSes can go years without major updates."
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>>54381536
> "
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>>54379109
Have you ever compared Windows 7 to Windows 10?
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>>54379109
>desktop OSes can go years without major updates
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>>54379109
>desktop OSes can go years without major updates
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>>54381548
Oops forgot about quoting feature on clover
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>>54379109
Mobile device planned obsolescence cycles are short. Desktop OSs' are relatively long.

Install Gentoo, update whenever you want, OP.
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