Re: In other news. Windows 98 is easily hackable.
Windows has committed
You mean Microsoft. Oh really? Nonsense, they haven't - none of them have. The only commitment you have from Microsoft is that they will SELL you a new version when they get bored with sending updates or it becomes too obvious it really cannot be rescued (Vista immediately comes to mind here, or the upgrade to TIFKAM).
Google doesn't care one way or the other or they would have modelled the platform in such a way that customisations are layered on top instead of affect core code so that updates and OEM custom layers would not get in each other's way. But Google doesn't care - it goes for volume, and you get to volume by being cheap.
Apple has a decent update frequency in iOS and OSX, but could do with a lot more transparency. The main gripe I see people have is that new updates don't work on old hardware, but if you didn't expect that from the only IT company that makes a good margin off hardware instead of a waferthin edge over costs you need your head examined.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
