Last week, Microsoft released its much anticipated “NoDo” patch for Windows Phone 7 handsets… the patch that finally brings copy and paste and a host of other improvements to the WP7 world.
The only problem with the NoDo update? The carriers.
While Microsoft began rolling the patch out over-the-air to unbranded smartphones in Europe late last week, things are much more complicated in America, where it’s up to carrier discretion whether or not to roll out a mobile operating system update.
This is actually common in the American mobile world, where most phones run operating systems that have been bought off the shelf. In this world, Apple, Research in Motion and (up until recently) Nokia were some of the few makers who were in charge of their own software destinies, and who would take responsibility for an update if it failed on a phone. When a handset is made by one person, and it’s operating system another, both companies can point their figures at each other if things go wrong… leaving the carriers ultimately holding the bag on failed patches.
That’s why, in America, carriers test patches before they roll them out. It’s also why updates for Android and Windows Phone 7 can get held back for so long:
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