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That's an interesting possibility, something like PushBullet's clipboard sharing feature, I hadn't thought about that, but it would make sense. However, nothing in the text or a quick skim of some code suggests that's what it will do, though it's entirely possible that hasn't been implemented yet, and it wouldn't be very visible even if it is.
You can't just brush things off because they're edge cases if they're potentially critical bugs. It's like the old saying about a nuclear engineer – it's not important how often he's working, it matters that he's there when something goes wrong.
Yeah, the screenshot they shared was not the best choice, it promotes a bad behavior. However, the basic function still makes sense. If you discover that you've shipped a version with some serious bug, a developer can easily send out a notice to users that they should avoid doing something in the app, or even point them to a workaround or alternate APK that solves the issue until a new build can be tested and pushed to everybody.
So, this thread, and some of the behavior, is headed in a bad direction. Let's get a couple things clear. First off, both of you have some things right and wrong about how installs are counted. The number of installs is based on how many accounts have an app registered to them, not how many times the app has been installed on a device. So if I own 10 devices and install Duo on all of them, it still only counts as 1 install. Pre-installed apps are NOT counted before they are bought, that's an outright absurdity. However, they do automatically register to the owners account as soon as their device is signed in and connected to the Play Store. So, if you had an old phone without Duo, then bought a new phone that has it pre-installed, it will count as an install when you sign in with the new phone. Of course, if you already downloaded Duo on the old phone, the new phone will not count as an additional install. And yes, Duo is pre-installed on a lot of phones, so the numbers are artificially inflated. Regarding actual usage numbers... I mean, how about both of you find something to back up your claims. Anybody basing this off of what they see on their contact list is wrong by virtue of relying on an undersized and likely biased sample size. It's no different than saying G+ is dead because you never see anybody posting on there, even though there are plenty of thriving communities using it. Or for an easier example, just look at Twitter, where many people think there's nothing of substance there, and other people consider it their primary form of communication and a top source of news. Or to put it another way... When you claim to know how other people are behaving, be prepared to back that up.
Think less about tech support companies, think more about parents calling their kids and asking how to fix something weird that's happening on their phones. I know from experience, the moment you start telling family or friends to install and set up another app, you've already lost them and they're going to be pressuring you to come over to help them. 9 times out of 10, all any of us need is to be able to see a screen before we can tell somebody what to do.