Blame Microsoft for WP7 update delays and not the carriers

The Microsoft Windows Phone 7 has been a matter of great confusion amongst the people using WP7 featuring devices. The update is already being delivered to WP7 devices, but not many people are actually reported to have received it. WP7 users were excited about the update as it will have rendered the much-anticipated copy and paste ability. Microsoft has already delayed the WP7 update and now the inconsistencies in delivery are hurting the brand name. Microsoft will have to be honest in acknowledging their mistakes as it is not the carriers which have delayed these updates. You can easily pick up AT&T and say that the carrier has always been bad with rolling out OS updates. But, we should not forget that Microsoft was it self the force behind giving carriers the authority to roll out OS updates. Microsoft could have drawn a leaf out of Apple’s book. Apple gave carriers like AT&T no authority whatsoever in the OS updates and hence all Apple gadgets world over get updated together. Android made the same mistake as WP7 and bad updates are probably Android’s only concern which people have have talked about in the past. Microsoft should not forget that WP7 is important for its future and there is still time to make amends.

Via: Zdnet