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Originally Posted by eric12341

Android updates are sent out by carriers only officially. wp7 updates can be done either OTA or by zune (like how Apple did with the release of iOS4 through iTunes). can't see how a carrier can block out a zune update.

They have to be approved by the carrier first..if its not approve by the carrier it won't update..

Here's what we were told. "We build updates for all Windows Phone users, but must certify them with the carriers," Microsoft corporate VP Joe Belfiore said. "They'll happen on a regular cadence like they do on the PC. If a carrier wants to stop an update they can. But they will get it out on the next release."

"Updates are cumulative," he added. "If one [carrier] doesn't get their testing done in time, the next push date comes and it goes out then. Carriers could in fact block updates to sell you a phone. That can happen. But we don't expect that to happen. We are not going to push updates onto carrier networks that they have not tested. Microsoft is being very trusting of the carriers here. This is very different from the situation with Windows Mobile where every phone was very different. With Windows Phone, there is no impact on OEM code, network code, and so on. Yes, there are upgrades that will require a full test pass. But most will not."

http://www.winsupersite.com/article/...xperience.aspx