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> And only about 5% of phones have it.

This is a statement of the fact that seems reasonable.

> Devs have to prioritize. Obviously, power-users are going to be up-to-date, but the vast majority of customers are probably not affected. I would imagine the customers of The Economist on Android are less likely to fit the power-user profile than other apps.

This is a justification I entirely agree with. It doesn't mean that there isn't a fragmentation problem that annoys customers.

I understand why this is, there was never to be doubt about it. Just because it is understandable doesn't get to the heart of my disagreement with the headline: there is a fragmentation problem.



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