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Microsoft cuts ties with the Surface Duo after just 2 Android version updates (www.windowscentral.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Microsoft is done supporting the original Surface Duo, three years after it first launched on September 10. The company has stated from the very start that the Surface Duo would receive just three years of OS updates, meaning today is the last day that Microsoft has to stay true to its word.

Going forward, Microsoft will no longer ship new OS updates or security patches for the original Surface Duo, meaning Android 12L is the last version of the OS it will ever officially receive. Surface Duo only ever got two major OS updates, one shy of the average three that most high-end flagship Android devices get these days.

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[–] [email protected] 49 points 1 year ago (23 children)

It’s really sad how dirty most companies seem to be doing the consumers when you’ve got Apple still pushing support for 6 year old phones. At least one company sets the standard. Now, can we get a Linux device that is a clone of the Surface Duo and has security updates for 5 years? Please?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (14 children)

Yeah, great standard setting by apple, supporting their users by intentionally slowing down their phones to encourage them to buy new ones.

Is the standard to attract class action lawsuits?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

It’s amazing how in a story about Microsoft letting customers down, people feel compelled to make up bullshit about Apple.

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