N_LaRUE
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I only wish MS would adopt the Apple update model and cut the carriers from the process completely, but so far actions speak for themselves and Microsoft seems to be on the side of carriers rather than consumers.
This thread is not meant to be a thread to whinge at MS, it was to suppress this idea that WP8 wouldn't be upgradeable to WP8.1.
To address your points however.
1. MS wanted to adopt the same system, however, being a distant third doesn't give them much power.
2. Without being on the carriers side, people wouldn't get those contract deals for cheap phones.
3. I have very little doubt that if carriers get the chance they'll do the exact same to Apple in the future.
Keep in mind one thing and trust me I'm not backing the carriers, I hate the idea that they have any say in whether your phone gets updated or not, the carrier just wants you to get a new phone on a new contract. That's all they want from you. They could care less about you in general. They just want your cash. That's their business model. That's every company's business model.
Reality sucks doesn't it?