Updates for Windows Phone 7 devices?

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  You're in a wrong form. Please use Windows Phone 7 forums instead: http://forums.create.msdn.com/forums/default.aspx?GroupID=19

  Anyways, these updates are pushed (and throttled) by cell carriers. Pushing updates to all customers and networks sounds like a good idea until you realize that would require some kind of global authority over all cell carriers - which puts it into the same category as, say, world peace.

  Also check this: http://windowsphonesecrets.com/2011/04/16/att-finally-schedules-nodo-for-samsung-focus-and-lg-quantum/

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  • Proposed as answer by Ed Price - MSFTMicrosoft employee Thursday, November 3, 2011 5:51 AM

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  You're in a wrong form. Please use Windows Phone 7 forums instead: http://forums.create.msdn.com/forums/default.aspx?GroupID=19

  Anyways, these updates are pushed (and throttled) by cell carriers. Pushing updates to all customers and networks sounds like a good idea until you realize that would require some kind of global authority over all cell carriers - which puts it into the same category as, say, world peace.

  Also check this: http://windowsphonesecrets.com/2011/04/16/att-finally-schedules-nodo-for-samsung-focus-and-lg-quantum/

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  Sorry for the wrong forum but I couldn't find anything in the drop down list saying WP7 at all, mobile devices came closest.

  So what you are saying is that MS has no control over what updates the customer gets? Sounds pretty bad to me.

  /J

  
  

  • Edited by Jonte Sunday, October 30, 2011 8:47 PM

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  On Sun, 30 Oct 2011 20:47:15 +0000, Jonte wrote:

  You're in a wrong form. Please use Windows Phone 7 forums instead: http://forums.create.msdn.com/forums/default.aspx?GroupID=19
  
  Anyways, these updates are pushed (and throttled) by cell carriers. Pushing updates to all customers and networks sounds like a good idea until you realize that would require some kind of global authority over all cell carriers - which puts it into the same category as, say, world peace.
  
  Also check this: http://windowsphonesecrets.com/2011/04/16/att-finally-schedules-nodo-for-samsung-focus-and-lg-quantum/

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  Sorry for the wrong forum but I couldn't find anything in the drop down list saying WP7 at all, mobile devices came closest.
  
  So what you are saying is that MS has no control over what updates the customer gets? Sounds pretty bad to me.

  Microsoft thinks the carriers, not end users, are their customers.

  
  /J

  Tuesday, November 1, 2011 5:56 PM
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  You'd better post this question in the Windows Phone Answers Forum at the following address

  http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/winphone

  Also read the document at the following address

  http://www.microsoft.com/windowsphone/en-us/howto/wp7/basics/phone-updates.aspx

  Bye.

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  • Proposed as answer by Ed Price - MSFTMicrosoft employee Wednesday, November 16, 2011 4:42 PM
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  "So what you are saying is that MS has no control over what updates the customer gets? Sounds pretty bad to me."

   

  I think he's saying that it's hard to do since the cell company makes those decisions. But Microsoft is certainly trying and working toward better solutions for customers. Luigi included a link to the correct forum.

  Thanks!

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  • Edited by Ed Price - MSFTMicrosoft employee Wednesday, November 16, 2011 4:44 PM

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  Ilya also included a URL to the Windows 7 Phone forums, but it wasn't an active link. Here it is again: http://forums.create.msdn.com/forums/default.aspx?GroupID=19

  I hope you can find your answers! Thanks!

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  • Proposed as answer by Ed Price - MSFTMicrosoft employee Wednesday, November 16, 2011 4:48 PM
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