Friday 28 January 2011

Windows Phone 7's First Update Delayed

Microsoft confirmed in Oct 2010 that the copy and paste would come on the platform, and it would happen in early 2011. Naturally, early does not equate to January, but the date fixed, at least in online reporting. In early December, gotten developers a preview of the update, and it included the copy and paste, and some minor updates. A January release does not seem unreasonable. Because Microsoft never really committed to in January, would not be too upset if the real release was February, or maybe even March. I'm not sure that being 25 percent over the year is early, but I'll give them the benefit of the doubt. I would not trust March though. Wednesday said Microsoft's Greg Sullivan update would come in a few months. It excludes February as it is next month. Tech in March are a couple of months away, not a couple. Are we really looking at April for this? Apple launched the iPhone 4 in June.

These were minor bug fixes, but addresses the same. In September, was a semi-major update released as 4.1, which included Game Centre and HDR images. November and then brought us 4.2 and earlier this month, the beta for 4.3 was released. Apple is averaging one update every two months or so. That keeps the user base excited and fresh platform. Phone Windows 7 is now four months old, without so much as a bug fix. For some, like unable to connect to a WiFi router with a hidden SSID is a show stopper.

This was discovered by users very early and it remains unfixed. Copy and paste of course, is still missing in action. I do not care what language was used when the update was first discussed, no one ever thought it would be six months later, or more, before it was released. Staying in the game, Microsoft not only must have a compelling OS, which according to 93 percent of current owners, it does.

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