My Apple lock down because of Google’s greed

Ignorant article. You can turn off any built in advertising, any questions, any notifications from Google. It's one of the first things I do when I setup a new personal Android phone.

This 'lock down' didn't happen because of the Google device and I don't even know how Google was at fault for anything here.

>Android 5.1.1

Lollipop came out in 2014, and not receiving any further updates is the device manufacturers fault. Bloat is also the device manufacturers fault since Android is open source. Google has nothing to do with the third party manufacturers versions of Android and how often they update. A better comparison would be a Pixel and an iPhone.

Very relatable. Recently bought a Blackberry (BB OS 10, is terribly slow, but battery was excellent).

I'm willing to give Windows Phone another shot. No more updates right, and my needs are met.