This has been discussed a few times in the forums, but most people are estimating that the release will be roughly 3 months after the announcement. Many are anticipating a July-August release.
Hopefully we'll hear more information at //Build/ next Wednesday about a release window, but for now lets just say "soon"
The Windows Phone updates aren't as quick as Apple's updates due to the way that they are handed down to the Carriers. Apple has a deal in place with the carriers to allow them to serve the updates directly to the consumer devices, while Microsoft finishes the update and then hands it off to the carriers. It is up to the carriers to serve it to the user base, however many carriers do additional "testing" to make sure the update works on all devices and in all scenarios on the network. Some see this as an unnecessary step, while others see this as a good buffer and as extra security so that they know their update and phone are stable.
03-28-2014 01:37 PM
