[wccrawford]

You're being voted down for comparing rape to upgrading an operating system.

However, I agree that we've come to expect better. And Google is working on it. Each release of Android has been better about being resolution-independent and helping apps cope with screens that are of a different size, even if they weren't written for it.

And it's not Google's fault that many phones don't allow you to change the OS. They have certainly never recommended that approach. And some newer phones do not have this lock-in. And all the old ones have been hacked for it.

Apple is to be applauded for how far back IOS upgrades go, hardware-wise. I don't deny that they've done that right. But for Android, this is a hardware manufacturer problem, and something that a LOT of people complain about. I expect to see major strides in it soon.

Again, iPhone/IOS are basically the same thing, but Android is separated into hardware and software components. This makes it more versatile, but also brings some issues. It's just like the Mac vs PC all over again, as far as all that goes.