Imagine if Android TV comes out and Google decides to abandon chromecast *cough cough* like Nexus Q *cough cough*
I am just getting tired of buying products from Google and getting little to no feedback later on when a new tech gizmo comes out and Google decides to abandon us i.e. Galaxy nexus users. Apple is still giving the iphone 4 support, a device released 4 years ago!!!!
I find it really really really annoying and unprofessional that Google keeps on abandoning their products.
Back then, If my dvd player or VCR or stereo didn't receive updates, it would be fine and still be functional. But damn, now I have to get updates just so the stupid product will work, and sometimes the manufacturer sends a "dead" update that often bricks my damn product.
First, Google has clear support policy which is 18 months. It never supports devices less than that, and regularly extends past that.
The Q was given to people who ordered it -for free- because Google saw the writing on the wall. Also, the Q started life as Project Tungsten which started life as a device to deliver the functionality of the stillborn Android@Home initiative. It wasn't really supposed to be a more than home automation and a music/video extender.
Look, I have an original Revue. That landed 4 years ago. Forget that that's a long time. The truth of the matter is that the hardware can't even run Honeycomb well (current Google TV version)! It was way more stable on Eclair. I would offer the opinion that for the majority of Google TV hardware out there, an update would be crippling or else functionality would have to be neutered in order to meet minimum performance expectations.
Like it or not, the best mantra for tech is "buy early, buy often".
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