Greg Kroah-Hartman: Android and the Linux kernel community

Thanks for answering. If it is the case that porting and updating Android is hard then IMHO Google should do everything to make the process easier. The whole purpose of Android is bringing secure internet to more people, isn't it? Then reducing the cost of building those devices should be one of Googles priorities.
BTW although I sound very critical my next Phone will be Android or Maemo and I hope to get a Pixel Qi Android tablet soon. But I hope I will always get an uptodate version of Android on every device. Androids track record in that regard is not stellar. That is another thing upstream friendly development might improve.