By John Gruber
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Peter Bright is skeptical of Ed Bott’s report that Microsoft is in full control of Windows Phone 7 updates:
As long as we’ll get our updates without carrier or OEM interference, even if only through USB, that’s still good enough; we’ll still get new features and bug fixes on our existing phones.
Sadly, it looks as if that too many not come to pass: carriers will, in fact, be able to hold back updates to some extent. Worse, it seems that Microsoft is doing everything in its power to avoid giving a straight answer about the situation.
★ Thursday, 11 November 2010