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Microsoft cuts ties with the Surface Duo after just 2 Android version updates (www.windowscentral.com)
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Microsoft is done supporting the original Surface Duo, three years after it first launched on September 10. The company has stated from the very start that the Surface Duo would receive just three years of OS updates, meaning today is the last day that Microsoft has to stay true to its word.

Going forward, Microsoft will no longer ship new OS updates or security patches for the original Surface Duo, meaning Android 12L is the last version of the OS it will ever officially receive. Surface Duo only ever got two major OS updates, one shy of the average three that most high-end flagship Android devices get these days.

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[–] Desistance@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The continuation of why I don't buy Microsoft hardware.

[–] Blackmist 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't think you get a lot more support than that on most Android devices. They're generally pretty shit for continued updates, as they'd quite like you to throw away a perfectly good device the instant you've finished paying for it and get a shiny new one.

[–] Desistance@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Samsung is the largest Android OEM in the West and they give 4 years of updates. Google does 3 major upgrades and 5 years of security patches. There's no reason why a multibillion dollar legacy software giant can't do the same.

[–] Blackmist 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Google only used to do 3 years until the Pixel 6 in 2021.

The whole Android ecosystem is a complete mess. The fact that you need to rely on the device manufacturer for your updates is a nonsense idea.

[–] Desistance@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

IOS isn't that much different. You still rely on Apple for updates.

[–] Illuminostro@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

It's become obvious that their success with Xbox was pure dumb luck.