14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft had a very busy schedule in the last few weeks with BUILD 2015 conference and now the Ignite event in Chicago, United States.
After announcing quite a few new features for Windows 10 for PC and mobiles, Microsoft's Ignite conference seems to have been dedicated to how the Redmond-based company plans to update Windows Phone handset as fast as possible.
During his keynote at Microsoft's Ignite event, Terry Myerson slammed Google's Android update plans and said that the search giant “ships a big pile of... code.”
He also claims in a blog post that “Google refuses to take responsibility for updating their customers’ devices, leaving end-users and business increasingly exposed every day they use the device.”
It's common knowledge that Google only offers regular Android updates to Nexus the Google Play Edition devices, so handset makers are left in charge with the update plans for their own smartphones.
Apple seems to have already found the perfect solution to distributing updates
Since handset makers haven't found a way to skip carriers and deliver updates directly to their customers, Android updates will continue to arrive much later than their initial release date.
While Microsoft hasn't yet made any statements on its Windows Phone update plans, the Redmond-based company is already trying a different approach by allowing customers to choose how fast they want to get OS update.
The so-called slow and fast rings make sure that some users will always receive Windows Phone updates for testing reasons, while the rest get only the stable releases. The idea of distribution circles is great, but it doesn't remove the carriers completely from the equation.
Even though Android updates are a pain and those who are using Google's operating system will surely confirm it, Microsoft has yet to find the perfect solution to distribute its Windows Phone updates.
We will probably find out more about Microsoft's Windows Phone update plans in the coming months, since the next version of the mobile platform won't be released until fall.