On 2 September 2010 13:47, Sam Lai <samuel....@gmail.com> wrote: > On 2 September 2010 13:27, mike smith <meski...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On 2 September 2010 11:53, Nick Randolph <n...@builttoroam.com> wrote: > >> > >> Lol – but RTM != In-Stores-Soon…. You’ve got to allow a couple of months > >> for the rtm build to be round tripped through OEMs, Telcos and back to > MS J > > > > That's what I like about Android. Gets updated to your existing phone. > > Not really. It still depends on the phone manufacturer's willingness > to provide an update (custom ROMs aside). As Motorola and Samsung have > shown, updates take months to reach released phones, if they do at > all. The only advantage here is that manufacturers don't have to pay > new license fees for new versions, unlike WM. > > Well, mine's been auto-updated, twice. (2.1 and 2.2) It's a NexusOne.
> The only phone where you have some kind of reliable guarantee that > you'll get updates to the latest OS for a reasonable amount of time > after release is the iPhone. > > I'm looking forward to a mobile OS that properly separates the GUI, > apps and frameworks on top of it from the kernel and drivers below, > such that the OS manufacturer (Microsoft, Google, Nokia/Intel etc.) > can update the visible parts of the OS themselves without having to > wait for the phone manufacturer's approval (device testing aside). > > Android has some separation going on there, given that the update occurs at the radio and os level. > Sidenote - I wonder how the current OS manufacturers (except Apple) > are going to react to security issues given they have no direct > ability to send updates to phones (and the patch may be device > hardware dependent). Blame the phone manufacturers? > When I got the first update, Telstra (my carrier) weren't even selling Android based phones. So I'd say the manufacturer is doing the update. > > > No > > matter how many times I tried clicking on the Windows update app on > Windows > > phones, it never updated past the version I bought it with. :( Will > Windows > > 7 update onto existing phones? I doubt it. > > > >> > >> > >> > >> Nick Randolph | Built to Roam | Microsoft MVP - Device Application > >> Development | +61 412 413 425 > >> The information contained in this email is confidential. If you are not > >> the intended recipient, you may not disclose or use the information in > this > >> email in any way. Built To Roam does not guarantee the integrity of any > >> emails or attached files. The views or opinions expressed are the > author's > >> own and may not reflect the views or opinions of Built To Roam. > >> > >> > >> > >> From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto: > ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] > >> On Behalf Of Greg Low (GregLow.com) > >> Sent: Thursday, 2 September 2010 8:58 AM > >> To: 'ozDotNet' > >> Subject: Win Phone 7 RTM > >> > >> > >> > >> Interesting to note that Windows Phone 7 went to RTM this morning. > >> > >> > >> > >> Regards, > >> > >> > >> > >> Greg > > > > > > -- > > Meski > > > > "Going to Starbucks for coffee is like going to prison for sex. Sure, > you'll > > get it, but it's going to be rough" - Adam Hills > > > -- Meski "Going to Starbucks for coffee is like going to prison for sex. Sure, you'll get it, but it's going to be rough" - Adam Hills
