@Mwendo
I can see this as a valid point, to a certain degree.
With many different versions of an OS out in the wild, with differing versions of the API, developers might decide to try to get the largest user base by developing to the lowest widely used version. This would be a negative thing for Google's push for newer Android versions, as well as users getting newer versions of the OS with features that not many apps might take advantage of.
On the other side, when developers do take advantage of the new features what happens when a new Droid phone comes out on Verizons network running Android 2.3, and sports a fancy new software feature thats not bound to the hardware. Someone with a Moto Droid on 2.1 might have a friend with the Droid SuperTerrific on 2.3 with a fancy new feature that they can't get on their version.
Now this might not happen often, but it does have the potential to, and thats when consumers might notice.
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