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There is a big difference between being slow to update and not updating at all.

In Android world, just like in the old days of Symbian, Series OS and other OSes, updating means getting a new phone.

You aren't even safe with Nexus if the manufacturer jumps out (TI).

Aren't Nexus devices getting their updates from Google? I haven't really paid attention since I was using stuff like CyanogenMod until I switched to iOS

TI stoped doing the processors used by some Nexus.

Google apparently didn't had any contract in place for forcing TI to keep doing the updates in case of such situation would occur.

Neither they thought it was worth to spend some Google resources doing the updates themselves.

So they went to third option, letting their Nexus customers that they aren't any special and better buy a new Nexus.

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