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by millstone 4618 days ago
> Because every Android device running an certain version of an OS all have exactly the same functionality for the most part.

Google seems to be encouraging the opposite:

"A new API, ActivityManager.isLowRamDevice(), lets you tune your app's behavior to match the device's memory configuration. You can modify or disable large-memory features as needed, depending on the use-cases you want to support on entry-level devices.”

http://developer.android.com/about/versions/kitkat.html