[grobinson]

This is the same Microsoft that completely abandoned Windows Phone 7 users, saying phones such as the Nokia Lumia 800 would not be upgradable to Windows Phone 8. That announcement was made 2 months after I received my Lumia 800. I will never purchase another Windows phone. On the other hand, my parents iPad 2, purchased in 2011, has received dozens of software updates over the last four years from Apple.

[yeukhon]

My iPad 2 [edited] still able to get the latest update from Apple, although that iPad shows lags running the latest iOS (probably because of the new UI).

I think the major problem with Android is the unstoppable fragmentation. With low-end and high-end devices born every quarter, I find QA a nightmare. On the other end, if a bug can't be fixed after a year on a flagship device like Nexus 5 means there is something wrong with bug prioritization.

[fleitz]

iPad 1 only supports iOS 5

[MBCook]

Didn't it get iOS 6?

I know 7 and 8 aren't available, but I thought it got up to 6.

[bitmystic]

I have an iPad 1 and there are no updates beyond 5.1.1

[yeukhon]

Thanks! I forgot to check my model number!