Mon Microsoft‘s first series of Windows Mobile software “updates” have been a mess, to say the least.
Windows Phone 7 customers can update the software now. Some can do it later. And weeks bricked a few unfortunate owner of a Windows Mobile 7-powered Samsung phone their mobile phones when they upgrade to download.
What the heck is going on here?
It turns out that the provision is a major software update on several phones from different manufacturers, which is on different media, no easy task at all, and Microsoft still figuring out a solid process.
Microsoft is not alone. The smartphone industry is controlled by a tangled web of interests, with hardware manufacturers and carriers sway. While mobile operating system providers such as Google and Apple have managed to wrest some control from the carriers, their movements are not easily repeatable.
Despite decades of experience with software updates for the PC platform, Microsoft is still learning the ropes in the mobile world.
With the Windows operating system, Samsung Focus, got some mobile phones, an error when you try a little update, the updated update mechanism to install after a Microsoft representative. Yes, it was an update that is the way that cell phones are updated last.
A technical glitch some phones in the middle of updating the update process is interrupted. As a result, some Samsung phones Focus have been bricked up.
After this initial snafu with the Focus, Microsoft chose to show more caution and “intentionally” with a major update called “Nodo”, copy and paste does go Windows Mobile.
Windows Mobile 7 phones will download the update now, while others must wait. This is partly because when to put a company like Microsoft, Apple or Google, a software update wants to allow him, the mobile network operator, the software on the net first for quality test.
Only after the completion of the tests can start Microsoft providing software updates to Windows Mobile customers is 7, said a spokesman for Wired. Microsoft has a chart to updates for each Windows Mobile phone model available
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particular, it lacks the graphics specific delivery dates.
“This table is what Microsoft and its partners are comfortable with themselves commit, right now,” said the representative.
So, in short, there were some technical difficulties with the first minor update, and now Microsoft is cautious on the big update is to ensure properly, so that planning for tomorrow inconsistent between the devices.
but said that Microsoft moved to the smoke can expect Windows Mobile customers to get updates more smoothly and evenly.
It seems like a mess, but it is understandable given this is a brand new mobile phone platform, which is barely on the market for a few months. Remember that Apple is also associated issues, had to support, and software. When the iPhone 3G launched, some people who could buy the unit are not activated their phones all weekend , and Apple’s e-mail to customers suggested it was a problem with AT & T.
carriers, manufacturers and software manufacturers -
Smartphones many plates are spinning push software updates involved. If a record is broken, everyone likes to point the finger at the software manufacturer. – In this case, Microsoft
Android Carriers and device manufacturers to decide when they want to oust updates. As a result, many Android phones with different versions of Android, have some cool features that the others do not.
The problem with Google “open” strategy is, it renounces control of air carriers and manufacturers that are not always on the Android with speed. And has, in fact, it is therefore Google began reining in his production partner and exercise more control over the operating system.
With Windows Mobile 7, Microsoft is still the party to decide when each handset receives a software update, and ideally in the future they will all receive the same time after the first network tests. We just have to wait and see if the update process gets better in the next year.
