Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 — Galaxy Note Being Ignored?

Why is it that the original Galaxy Note is being ignored when it come to updating the softtware. The newest models seem to get updated at first (and the original maybe not at all). Those of us who took a big chance and bought the original unit are now being ignored in favor of the newer purchasers. It seems logical that Samsung and Android would want to foster a long term relationship and continue to service their oldest purchasers rather than the newer ones. It is all too similar to what Dell did with the Streak when it just stoped supporting the unit altogether--but, then the Streak was just a a"brick" to begin with. What do the first buyers of the Note have to do to get their units updated? Any suggestions or comments>

I guess that since I am not very skeptical about most things, I'm sure that Samsung's 18 month software update cutoff has nothing to do with marketing new smartphones. In that case, I think I will wait for the new "large" iPhone and return to the Apple family since they tend tor reward customer loyalty. Thanks for your informative response.

Dan