computers run by google could never take over the world, because they could never update themselves

The biggest problem Google is wrestling with is how to manage updates for their plethora of Android devices. According to Google, there are 80+ Android devices currently on the market, coming from a variety of makers and carriers. With so many phones, it's hard to keep them all up to date. Apple, due to it's dictatorship style ruling, has such strict control and exclusive access to their devices that updating their iPhone is quick and painless. Oh that it were so for Google. I am the proud owner of a Samsung Galaxy SII, running on T-Mobile's 4G network. In the 8 months that I've had it, i've had no complaints - except for the updates. Android's new version of its OS, the Ice Cream Sandwich, was released months ago, but my phone (even though it's top of the line and just about the best android phone out there) has yet to receive this coveted update. Google releases it's OS to Samsung, who makes their changes before passing it off to T-Mobile, who has to test it on their network before releasing it to me. The result: months after the release of ICS, I am still not-so-patiently waiting for my behemoth of a phone to be restored to its former glory as king of the heap. Google needs to come up with a solution, and fast, or their users will fall away to more reliable services.