Considering my post was entirely about nexus devices, I don't really understand what your point is. Nexus devices are supposed to be updated instantaneously. I don't understand the "worth the wait" ideal you bring forth because it's not like Verizon is optimizing the software that Google gives them, but rather they just take their time to release the exact same update that should have been released months prior. The software verification process at VZW blows. Your point may seem relevant to non-nexus phones, but considering I was only talking about nexus devices, I don't see the correlation. Could you also tell me what "knowing how that works and went it takes longer to come out." even means? I literally can't even comprehend the sentence.
Except you have to understand that verizon is a control freak and wants to control everything. Vzw have no intentions of letting google update devices on their network. Vzw wants say on every aspect and that is why having a google device on their network never really worked and probably will never happen again.