Re: Still no update | Windows Phone Secrets

Maybe they need a new QA or release manager to get things moving.  I  
know one available.  :-)

regards,
-Lance

On Mar 9, 2011, at 1:42 PM, Karl Swenson wrote:

> Maybe they figure there are not any updates needed?
>
> I doubt it, but….
>
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]  
> On Behalf Of Bruce Geerdes
> Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2011 11:02 AM
> To: DADL (off topic)
> Subject: [DADL-OT] Still no update | Windows Phone Secrets
>
> A developer ranting about how he hasn't received a single Windows  
> Phone 7 since it released. He had already noted back in January that  
> in its first three months of release, iPhone had multiple bug fix &  
> feature enhancement releases. And iPhone updates continue to outpace:
>
> Well, here’s an inconvenient truth for you: When Microsoft launched  
> Windows Phone in October/November 2010, the then-current version of  
> iOS was 4.1, released back in September of that year. And since  
> then, Apple has released:
>
> iOS 4.2. Added a free version of Find My Phone, multitasking tray  
> improvements, new voice memo icons, FaceTime improvements, new text  
> tone alerts, new sound controls for the volume buttons, and other  
> changes and bug fixes. (Most 4.2 features were for iPad and aren’t  
> listed here.)
>
> iOS 4.2.1. Bug fixes.
>
> iOS 4.2.5. Added CDMA support.
>
> iOS 4.2.6. Added AirPlay video support, new Ping parental controls,  
> and many other updates, and bug fixes.
>
> iOS 4.3. As soon as today, Apple will release iOS 4.3, a fairly  
> major release with AirPlay enhancements, better Safari performance,  
> iTunes Home Sharing, and more.
>
> I’d also point out that Apple, known for its insularity and lack of  
> openness, has been very transparent about its plans for iOS,  
> announcing not just features for the next version on a regular  
> basis, but also the version after that. And then they deliver on  
> their promises. What a concept.
>
> http://windowsphonesecrets.com/2011/03/09/still-no-update/
>
> I have to say, I think it's a shame. I was hoping for a good  
> competitor here, but from the outside it doesn't look like Microsoft  
> can keep up, let alone catch up.
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