But I digress. Fragmentation occurs because of the short life span of smartphones relative to traditional desktop computer hardware and because the price of a new phone system is much MUCH less than the price of a primary desktop computer system.
The upgrade in Phone software coincides with its "two year" hardware upgrade cycle. (On new 2 year service contract.)
However, with tablets becoming more prevalent, Android fragmentation could be a serious problem for that device category.
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