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Originally Posted by Pony99CA
I think one reason that it's gotten worse is because of convergence. Before phones were put in PDAs, it just required Microsoft and the OEM to release an update. With phones, the carrier is also involved, requiring time to test the changes to ensure that they don't affect their network.
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That's only one of several reasons. Even before Pocket PC Phones were popular, HP stopped delivering regular ROM updates for their products, and Microsoft ditched the EUU update model, which allowed cross-Pocket PC upgrades, and switched to AKUs, which requires OEM integration.
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I'm not sure how Apple managed to convince carriers to either avoid the testing or do it more quickly. I can only assume the demand for the iPhone made some carriers willing to risk it.
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How about RIM's Blackberry? You can readily get updates straight from RIM for it, I believe. The key difference is that Microsoft doesn't manufacture the hardware, and their OEM contracts have forced them into an inferior position. Time will tell if Microsoft remedies this for future WM versions, but so far it's been a disappointment, and will hurt them in the long run if they don't rectify it soon (e.g., how do vulnerabilities get patched? That's a key question for corporate deployments).
--janak
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