As this site's self-proclaimed #1 Microsoft critic, I figured I'll start the convo. If you haven't already read this, brace yourself. This is depressing.
Phone updates: process and timing
First and foremost, this blog post is about two or three months late.
So what I gathered is -
He says part of his role is to post blog's to "questions or concerns—and tell you what useful stuff an update is bringing", and in the same blog post, he failed to answer any questions that haven't already been answered, rectify any concerns, and tell us really anything useful.
He says there's speculation about carriers blocking updates, then doesn't say if that speculation is true or false.. In fact, he says that carriers DO ask for specific dates and update blocks so they can be bundled.. Joe Belfiore has already said carriers can block updates until the following update is released.. I personally think manufacturers and carriers have FAR more control over these updates than Microsoft wants us to think.
He says this is in no way going to push Mango back, but gives no ETA on Mango and no reason as to why NoDo is two months late. That really pumps me full of confidence.
Other than that they expect issues, there's no real reason given for staggering updates. They don't stagger Windows updates, and I'm still trying to understand why the phone would be any different. He states it's so they can correct problems "quickly".. and I think "quickly" along with it's definition should be plastered on a wall at the WP7 labs, as he clearly doesn't understand the meanining of the word.
"Delivering regular updates to your phone is a key part of our innovation plans." This was a slap in the face. Nothing more, nothing less.
.. and the most painful, they don't plan to deliver NoDo in the second half of March.. Oh no, they plan to "start delivering" NoDo in the latter half of March.. I took this as an excuse line for them being able to push it back to April, if not later.. but then again, at this point, wasn't that already expected?
Ugh.
P.S. I'm still shocked no one is talking about Micro SD cards.
Phone updates: process and timing
First and foremost, this blog post is about two or three months late.
So what I gathered is -
He says part of his role is to post blog's to "questions or concerns—and tell you what useful stuff an update is bringing", and in the same blog post, he failed to answer any questions that haven't already been answered, rectify any concerns, and tell us really anything useful.
He says there's speculation about carriers blocking updates, then doesn't say if that speculation is true or false.. In fact, he says that carriers DO ask for specific dates and update blocks so they can be bundled.. Joe Belfiore has already said carriers can block updates until the following update is released.. I personally think manufacturers and carriers have FAR more control over these updates than Microsoft wants us to think.
He says this is in no way going to push Mango back, but gives no ETA on Mango and no reason as to why NoDo is two months late. That really pumps me full of confidence.
Other than that they expect issues, there's no real reason given for staggering updates. They don't stagger Windows updates, and I'm still trying to understand why the phone would be any different. He states it's so they can correct problems "quickly".. and I think "quickly" along with it's definition should be plastered on a wall at the WP7 labs, as he clearly doesn't understand the meanining of the word.
"Delivering regular updates to your phone is a key part of our innovation plans." This was a slap in the face. Nothing more, nothing less.
.. and the most painful, they don't plan to deliver NoDo in the second half of March.. Oh no, they plan to "start delivering" NoDo in the latter half of March.. I took this as an excuse line for them being able to push it back to April, if not later.. but then again, at this point, wasn't that already expected?
Ugh.
P.S. I'm still shocked no one is talking about Micro SD cards.
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