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Motorola Marketed the Moto E 2015 On Promise of Updates, Stops After 219 Days
An anonymous reader writes: Over the past few years, Motorola has emerged as one of the best manufacturers for low-to-mid-range Android phones. Unlike many other major manufacturers, they keep their version of Android close to stock in order to keep OS updates flowing more easily. When they began marketing the Moto E 2015, updates were one of the features they trumpeted the loudest. But after the company published a list of devices that will continue to get updates, Android Police found the Moto E to be conspicuously absent. The phone launched on February 25, a mere 219 days ago. According to an official Motorola marketing video from launch day, "...we won't forget about you, and we'll make sure your Moto E stays up to date after you buy it."
They already got money from the current customers so why continue to pander to them? Now they want new customers with new wallets to extract money from.
This is standard business practice in many places. New customers make you money but old customers are a drain on your financials.
If they don't want to sell any phone again, then you are right.
The first Android OEM to promise and deliver 5 year support on their devices will likely become the dominant player. Current Android OEMS are in a race to stab their customers in the back. Google is winning by far.
Because despite some of the fuckery that goes on in the Android market there are many many upsides to various devices that the iPhone just doesn't have.