Keith Wallace
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Not going to argue with you but you are plain wrong...WP7 is still being updated (update coming out next month I have heard)...they changed their root kernal completely...however, all during the time every phone received updates, even today...My old focus which is over 2 years old just got 7.8
Compared to Android where most devices are 2-3 revisions behind and on top of that you have HTC putting their crap make-up on top of android...bleh
Here's where you're missing the idea of "fragmentation." It does not mean that they are not getting updates, it means that those who are on different hardware but the same essential platform are not getting equal software treatment. Yeah, my Droid Incredible was 2 or 3 major releases behind by the end of my contract, but I never had issues getting apps because of the device that I had.
On the flip side, there are likely hundreds (if not thousands) of apps that the entire initial run of Windows Phones cannot get, and 4 OEMs (HTC, Samsung, Huawei, and ZTE) are missing out on a bunch of Nokia-exclusive games and apps that make a BIG difference when you're talking about platform experience.
I love that Windows Phone gets updates 2+ years later, but that does not mean there is not fragmentation.