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minus-squareMoonrise2473@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down35·4 months ago Android Lollipop was first released in November 2014, nearly 10 years ago False statement from Google, as they know that OEM started to slowly adopt it over months. They still sold Lollipop devices in 2018
minus-squareKecessa@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30·4 months ago“first released” Words, what do they mean, am I right?
minus-squareMoonrise2473@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down19·4 months agoThe way it’s worded it seems like it had “iOS -like” adoption rate, where a week after release, everyone got the update
minus-squarechemical_cutthroat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24arrow-down1·4 months agoThat isn’t a false statement at all. They didn’t say they stopped selling it in 2014, only that it was released then.
minus-squareMoonrise2473@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down17·4 months agoWe all know that once a new version gets released, it takes 1-2 years to get to customers in average
minus-squareBearOfaTime@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·edit-24 months agoAnd? Does that somehow change the release date? Also, I was running Lollipop in 2014,so not sure what you’re on about in the first place.
minus-squareMoonrise2473@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down5·4 months agoWhen something is adopted routinely with at least one year of delay, yes
False statement from Google, as they know that OEM started to slowly adopt it over months. They still sold Lollipop devices in 2018
“first released”
Words, what do they mean, am I right?
The way it’s worded it seems like it had “iOS -like” adoption rate, where a week after release, everyone got the update
No it isn’t
That isn’t a false statement at all. They didn’t say they stopped selling it in 2014, only that it was released then.
We all know that once a new version gets released, it takes 1-2 years to get to customers in average
And?
Does that somehow change the release date?
Also, I was running Lollipop in 2014,so not sure what you’re on about in the first place.
When something is adopted routinely with at least one year of delay, yes