Ars on Windows Phone 8
- No Windows Phone 8 upgrade for current phones
- Windows NT coming to phones with Windows Phone 8
- Windows Phone gets ready for enterprise
- Beyond the kernel: Windows Phone 8's Siri-like speech, VoIP integration, NFC Wallet
- Windows Phone 8's new, even more personal Start screen
The availability of updates for Windows Phone 7 hasn't been everything we'd wanted it to be. Carriers have consistently blocked the roll-out of both bug-fixes and feature updates, forcing users to suffer out-of-date software.
With Windows Phone 8, Microsoft plans to offer a solution. The carriers will still be involved in the update process. By default, phones will only announce the availability of updates when their respective carriers have signed off on them.
However, enthusiasts will have the ability to opt out of the carrier restrictions—likely with some kind of "this will void your warranty" disclaimer, as their phone will probably cease to be eligible for carrier-provided tech support—and manually install updates as they become available.
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