Yes, indeed. But that is a massive footgun to use, and it creates a direct incentive to have longer service durations.
It is likely that Google would stand to make more money by offering longer service duration for their OS, and by demanding phonemakers to maintain their firmware.
I guess the info we need to see whether this would be a good decision or not is how much money Google makes from selling apps to phones 3 year and older.
It is likely that Google would stand to make more money by offering longer service duration for their OS, and by demanding phonemakers to maintain their firmware.
I guess the info we need to see whether this would be a good decision or not is how much money Google makes from selling apps to phones 3 year and older.