On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 2:03 PM, Carl Whalley <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, *we* can flash our handsets, and Mark explains it very well, but > that's not what I'm getting at. Mass market consumers won't jump > through these risky hoops, even if they know it's possible, which most > won't. It needs to be managed in a totally safe way as the G1 was with > T-Mobile. >
What do you suggest should be done about this? Should production stop so this feature can be added to the devices? Should the Nexus One's be re-called so early adopters don't miss out? I suspect these OTA updates rely heavily on the carrier. I can't speak for the T-Mobile contract, but when buying it sim-free I can't imagine OTA updates can be made possible for everyone buying the phone, on any potential cell network. Perhaps future carrier-locked versions of the phone will provide automatic updates, but personally I think the off-line upgrade path gives the consumer much more control over their phone, and reduces complaints about OTA updates only occurring in certain countries/networks/etc. Not to mention that the vast majority of "mass market consumers" don't want their phone experience to suddenly change with little warning, and then have to jump through risky hoops to get their phone back to how it was...
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