infinitude

When I first got an Android phone after owning several iPhones, I thought it was terrible - really terrible - to not get any of the new versions of Android. 

I have since come to appreciate that your phone or tablet continuing to work, largely as it did when you first bought it, can be a boon rather than a hindrance. Especially when contrasted with operating system updates forced on users. High upgrade rates might seem impressive on the latest AppleInsider attack piece, and I'm sure it makes app developers lives easier to only code for the latest APIs, but from a user perspective staying on the original O/S you bought it with gives you the confidence that your phone or tablet isn't going to suddenly start performing horribly because of an upgrade. 

I've got a Galaxy Note 2 and a Galaxy S4 which are still performing wonderfully despite being a few years old. My old iPad 2 and 3 and iPhone 4 on the other hand perform terribly with the latest iOS installed. I know these are older devices, but they practically flew when I first got them.