Recent study shows Android phone repair cost telcos billions

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Fitting older versions of Google's Inc popular Android software to cheaper cellphones could send the repair costs of global telecoms operators up as much as $2 billion, a study by wireless services firm WDS showed. Costly hardware failures are more common on Android devices than on Apple Inc iPhones and Research In Motion Inc BlackBerry phones, which have strict control over the components used in their devices, WDS data showed.

Recent study shows Android phone repair cost telcos billions


I wonder if this will have serious repercussions in future for Mobile OS's. Of course in India subscriber buy their own phones so for the first year the cost is borne by the manufacturer ie is assuming they will service the phones satisfactorily. Maybe we should remember this when buying phones (Andriod) from companies which DON'T have a good reputation for service.