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Originally Posted by Janak Parekh
(On the other hand, you can upgrade straight from the mobile device, which WM still doesn't have a central facility for.  )
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Really, Please tell me how? I haven't seen that yet. I mean PSP's do that...but the iPod Touch...don't know how...
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Originally Posted by UnxMully
Do you think? I did the 2.0.1 upgrade on my iPhone 3G and it took 15 minutes, 10 of which was the download time. No apps lost, no settings lost. Just click one button, get a cup of tea and come back to an upgraded and working phone.
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Not so much for me...
The update from 1.x took hours (cable lite) to download and
hours to install. The 2.0.1 update looked to be the same size in download so I left it overnight.
The scenario between Apple and Microsoft is too different:
Alex Kac
wrote a related post on his blog. This was then covered
here .
In there; I wrote:
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I have to honestly say there is no solution. Nor can there be.
The iPhone hardware "One size fits all" is not a solution. I like the variety in hardware. It gives me options. If my needs change and I require a quick BB keyboard style solution or if I wanted to keep my current Touch setup. I want that choice. To not have that is just wrong! I'd move to a company and OS that would give me that choice really quickly. Having had more devices than sense has taught me how some devices are better at something as opposed to others.
Competition means HTC et al are forced to add customizations to stand out. TouchFlo made the HTC Touch a *Star. This leads to the TouchFlo 2.0 on the Diamond and Raphael. Is that wrong? No!
In all, the real issue is really better code and better documentation. Isn't it?
HTC could do a much better job of building their drivers and writing cleaner apps with better documentation "PS we changed this because...so work around it by ...." Is that likely? Prolly not.""
Those same customizations that make updates difficult is what lets Samsung / HTC / etc compete against each other.
It kinda reminds me of an amusing personal anecdote:
I once got stuck on a deserted island with an airplane load of MS, Apple and Linux engineers.
The MS engineers built a rudimentary raft that slowly took on water meaning my feet were nearly always wet. To void my bowels, I'd have to lean over the side and possibly risk drowning. Otherwise, I was free to do whatever I'd like...
The Apple guys adapted a blueprint from the Linux guys and built a beautiful Yacht replete with Galley and flushing toilet. For my safety and other considerations, I could only use the observation deck between 09:00-10:30 on Wed, my bathroom times would be 06:00, 13:30, 22:10 and meal times would be 07:00, 12:00, 19:00 hours with Black Tie formal in effect. For the remainder of the duration, I was urged to remain in my cabin at all times.
The linux guys began arguing about the source trees and were branching off in different directions. One even built a Cloth and Balsa glider, only to be turned back by the FAA for not obtaining the appropriate licensing.
But anyway, I digress.... It was the trip of a lifetime. LOL