Microsoft Scraps 'Where's My Phone Update?' Site

An anonymous reader writes "Microsoft disappointed some Windows Phone users on Friday by saying it would stop providing specifics about who will get software updates and when, and announcing vaguely that a new update is 'available to all carriers that request it.' The update fixes a few issues, including one that caused the on-screen keyboard to disappear and another that caused problems with synching Gmail. Eric Hautala, general manager of customer experience engineering for Windows Phone, said Microsoft will no longer say when people will get updates based on their country, phone model and carrier."

Comments

Open Source vs a Corporate Monopoly

[ModernGeek]

I have been preaching for years that a Corporate Monopoly on phones such as Microsoft would never be able to stand the test of time against an open platform such as Android. There is no way that I would allow such proprietary lock in on something so important such as my phone. I'd rather control my data, thank you.

Re:Open Source vs a Corporate Monopoly

[kurt555gs]

Actually I can do an apt-get whateverthefuckiwantincludingmoo on my Nokia N9.

Thank you.