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0 pointsocdtrekkie9y ago0 comments

The point here is that Windows Mobile has already solved this problem: All Windows 10 devices receive OS updates directly from Microsoft servers, as a requirement of using the platform. (Even in 8.1, if you were on Developer Preview, you got updates straight from Microsoft, apart from carrier/OEM channels.) Drivers/firmware are pushed separately.

This appears to be where Google is perhaps finally heading. Once Treble is out there, Google will change their contract terms to mandate control over OS updates for all devices which license the Play Store.

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bitmapbrother9y ago

No Windows mobile has not solved that problem. Any updates involving firmware are still controlled by the carriers. It's a rather moot point as windows phone is dead anyway.

>The new process still does not provide firmware updates, as far as we know, so carriers and their bottlenecks will still be involved in upgrading phones.

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