Yeah, this is still bad. Mind, its better than it used to be but still not where it needs to be. Those modules have made needing the latest a bit less important for sure, but there is still no excuse. That may just be how these things go. Apple gets such high adoption because they have such a tight hold over both hardware and software

Phones companies do not care to update, people do not care to update either. On iOS updates are harassing me every day to be done. Luckily on my android phone I have a community behind that updates custom Roms since a long time