They&#x27;ve had... 7+ years to think about it and come up with a plan.  Part of the plan was let everyone abuse the branding and give every manufacturer the ability to say &quot;Android!&quot; while giving <i>0</i> assurance of current version of upgradability.  And we got years of cheap android devices that were, by design, legacy and non-upgradeable.<p>Perhaps, maybe, in a few years, policies will change enough to say &quot;if you use this brand, you have to adhere to these policies&quot; and maintenance and upgradability will be a required policy.  But... the effects of that will be <i>years</i> in to the future - there&#x27;s no real change in the near term.<p>Google seemed to intentionally ignore that aspect of licensing, and... somehow we&#x27;re all collectively dismayed that hardware manufacturers chose their own short term profits over the impact to the Android brand?