&gt; Google obviously has the best track record of Android device makers<p>This is a really low bar.  Enough Android device makers never provide updates.  Got a Nexus One a few years ago, Google updated it for a grand total of 13 months before deciding it was &quot;too old&quot;.  Of course I didn&#x27;t get the Nexus One until most of the way through that time period so my Google phone was updated for perhaps six months, not exactly a great user experiance.