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Taking yet another page out of the iPhone book, Windows Phone 7 will push out their operating system updates directly to consumers, without going through carrier or manufacturer testing, as they had traditionally. Unlike the iPhone, smaller Windows Phone updates will occur either over the air through Wi-Fi or 3G, and bigger ones will be sideloaded through the Zune software. This all was revealed in an interview with Microsoft manager Charlie Kindel.
Although being criticized for lacking some core functions like multitasking, Microsoft has been pretty clear that Windows Phone 7 is not “feature complete”, and that there’s still a lot of work to be done. With an OTA framework in place to support updates, and no carrier or manufacturer hurdles to overcome, hopefully the incoming upgrades will be fast and furious whenever Windows Phone 7 launches.
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Simon Sage
Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
