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> This would be difficult or impossible with Windows Phone devices. Some WP devices(many Samsung, HTC and Nokia phones) have custom ROMs with the latest update

> This would be difficult or impossible with Windows Phone devices. Some WP devices(many Samsung, HTC and Nokia phones) have custom ROMs with the latest updates. https://www.google.com/search?client=opera&rls=en&q=xda+developers+windows+phone+custom+roms&sourceid=opera&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&channel=suggest#sclient=psy-ab&hl=en&client=opera&hs=Q3H&rls=en&channel=suggest&q=windows+phone+custom+roms&oq=windows+phone+custom+roms&aq=f&aqi=g1g-b1&aql=&gs_nf=1&gs_l=serp.3..0j0i8.21381.21595.0.22514.2.1.1.0.0.0.153.153.0j1.2.0.-rvhPTwtWLs&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.,cf.osb&fp=2ecde0773dc950af https://www.google.com/search?client=opera&rls=en&q=... >It's still unbelievable to me Apple is the only major player who supports all their devices with software updates for an extended period of time. (not just bug fixes but adding real value post-sale) So far Microsoft has been doing that(with NoDo and Mango), so lets wait before jumping to conclusions.

fpgeek 15y ago
That's not entirely accurate. Google adds tons of value post-sale to Android devices. Most of that value just happens to be through app updates and new apps, not OS updates. To muddy the waters even further, some of the apps that Google updates (e.g. Market/Play Store, Music, Maps, etc.) are treated as part of the OS on the iOS side of the fence. Moreover, Google, quite understandably, is moving even further in that direction (e.g. Chrome Beta shows even browser updates moving outside of the core OS). I'll separately add that once you go outside of what Apple considers the OS, they actually do a relatively poor job of supporting older devices with their new apps (e.g. Siri, iPhoto, iMovie, etc.) compared to Google. Often, the iOS hacking community even demonstrates that the barriers involved aren't technical.

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> This would be difficult or impossible with Windows Phone devices. Some WP devices(many Samsung, HTC and Nokia phones) have custom ROMs with the latest update

by recoiledsnake 15y ago

fpgeek 15y ago
That's not entirely accurate. Google adds tons of value post-sale to Android devices. Most of that value just happens to be through app updates and new apps, not OS updates. To muddy the waters even further, some of the apps that Google updates (e.g. Market/Play Store, Music, Maps, etc.) are treated as part of the OS on the iOS side of the fence. Moreover, Google, quite understandably, is moving even further in that direction (e.g. Chrome Beta shows even browser updates moving outside of the core OS). I'll separately add that once you go outside of what Apple considers the OS, they actually do a relatively poor job of supporting older devices with their new apps (e.g. Siri, iPhoto, iMovie, etc.) compared to Google. Often, the iOS hacking community even demonstrates that the barriers involved aren't technical.