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Because Microsoft forced them to. And being the sole laggard when every other OEM updates all the generation one WP7 devices to Mango isn't going to reflect wel
by recoiledsnake 15y ago
Because Microsoft forced them to. And being the sole laggard when every other OEM updates all the generation one WP7 devices to Mango isn't going to reflect well on them at all. Not to mention that they don't need to update things like Touchwiz since Microsoft doesn't not allow deep customization to the OS by the OEMs.
- MatthewPhillips 15y agoRight, but this article claims that the problem is that "Android is too free" and that these companies don't have incentives to update. But the former is not true; Google has a stick just like Microsoft has a stick. It's a different stick, but it's a stick. They just choose not to use it. To me the blame is placed solely on Google who apparently is winning too strongly to care about this particular wrinkle.
- masklinn 15y ago> But the former is not true; Google has a stick just like Microsoft has a stick. It's a different stick, but it's a stick. They just choose not to use it. What stick does Google have?
- tadfisher 15y agoManufacturers cannot ship a device containing Google's proprietary IPs (the Android Market client, Google Talk, GMail, Maps, Navigation, and the official YouTube client) if the device doesn't meet certain compatibility standards[1]. [1] http://source.android.com/compatibility/overview.html http://source.android.com/compatibility/overview.html