[vacri]

It's an apple fanboy piece, presenting heavily skewed data, be it from either straight-out falsity or improper definitions:

1) Original iphone can't run iOS 4, but it gets green all the way through. Similar issues with 3G and iOS5. EDIT: I see now that the way you've done the timelines makes it confusing, and seems to be done intentionally to make your point rather than clarify what's going on.

2) 2.1 to 2.2 is a minor release. 2.1 to 3.0 is a major release. And Android 3.0 isn't a phone release at all - specifically stated as such. It's impossible for a phone to be "3 major releases behind" when there are only two major releases available.

Go back and remake the graph fairly. It will still show the story you want to tell, but you will be able to claim impartiality - and with it, better authority.

[unconed]

I was surprised at the iOS 4 omission, but for the love of god, please don't argue based on the version numbers alone. They never tell the whole story, and it depends on both software maturity and industry whether an upgrade is major or minor. There's also the fact that enough minor upgrades with a feature here and there over time can definitely accumulate into what would otherwise have been a major release.

For example, Android 2.2 added huge performance gains, which definitely makes a difference for what app developers can do and what you can run. It also added very useful new features like wifi hotspot that make the device much more useful.

Meanwhile 2.3 had a streamlined UI theme and added a new keyboard, NFC, gyros, WebM/AAC, multiple cameras, etc. Is that just minor?

As an Android user, I feel the graph is pretty representative of the ecosystem and how my experience compares to iPhone users around me.

[vacri]

For example, Android 2.2 added huge performance gains ... It also added very useful new features like wifi hotspot that make the device much more useful. ... Is that just minor?

Yes, I think so.

Compare to this snippet: March 9, 2011 – iOS 4.3 arrived, delivering hotspot functionality, faster browsing, lock switch settings and improvements to AirPlay and Home Sharing. [1]

iOS gets to call hotspot and faster browsing a minor version, why not the same for Android? It's comparing apples and oranges. Similarly, the cycle for Android 2.0 to 2.3 was around a year (well... 14 months) which is equivalent to the cycles for iOS major revs, which are about a year each [2]

I'm currently trying to upgrade a bit of software at the moment at work that's a few minor points out... but those minor points contain some delicious features. Doesn't mean it's not a minor revision upgrade.

[1]http://www.gottabemobile.com/2011/06/03/ios-and-iphone-timel... [2]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS_version_history#Versions

edit: clarifications