Why do new phones ship with older versions of Android?

New phones shipping with outdated versions of Android isn't too surprising. The reasons? Release cycles, and Benjamin Franklin. This summer, you'll see phones sold — expensive phones — that have older versions of Android. Brand new phones that cost hundreds of dollars and are the best models available. They will be on shelves beside other brand new phones that have "old" software on them, too. And not just models that have been available for a while, but just-released devices that we have he...