MSFTisMIA
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I think there is a serious problem comparing the 8.x updates to the 7.8 update in any fashion... The 7.8 update was buggy from the start and the initial releases didn't pass T-Mo's testing. Face it, T-Mo would have rather left people holding the bag on 7.5 with working live tiles and devices that functioned rather than getting the ability to change tile sizes and add a few colors.
When you get down to the Focus S, debranding it was the way to go there. It was a simple XML execution and the device was wide open to any updates that Samsung pushed out. I'm hopeful that this will be the case going forward with all WP devices as MS pushes out the 8.x updates. Try it and if it works great, if not, get a new phone...
Guess you weren't around for the days during the Mango to Tango updates when folks had to do the disconnect cable trick? Where you had to manually update because the firmware was left on AT&T's servers until 7.8 was available? Lol. While I get that it's in the carriers' best interest to use the most stable firmware (which isn't always the latest available firmware), at least with Zune you had a vechile where you could push the update to the device directly. Clearly, that option isn't available to WP8. We've seen what life is like during the Portico update for devices supported by the carriers. Let us see if T-Mobile will show love to its 8X and 810 users when the new updates get announced.
So forgive my skepticism.