The lack of timely updates for my Android phone is the most compelling reason for me to switch to an iPhone. Besides holding back better user features and shiny new things, it’s extra, extra terrible for security. Click through to the article; lots more good data and info.

Irony: Rooting one’s phone to install the latest OS, which fixes many common customer support issues, invalidates one’s customer support warranty.

the understatement:

Android Orphans: Visualizing a Sad History of Support

The announcement that Nexus One users won’t be getting upgraded to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich led some to justifiably question Google’s support of their devices. I look at it a little differently: Nexus One owners are lucky. I’ve been researching the history of OS updates on Android phones and Nexus One users have fared much, much better than most Android buyers.