Re:Android security in 2016 is a mess
by ocdtrekkie on Monday November 28, 2016 @06:53PM
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Windows 10 Mobile is not subject to these issues. Windows 10 Mobile has more restrictions on manufacturers than older versions, hence why they're "stuck behind".
Any OEM, for instance, that didn't give up control of software updates, couldn't get Windows 10. Even 8 had some more leeway, Dev Preview could install over the OEM build whether the OEM drivers were ready for it or not.
Actually, there are Win 10 mobile devices stuck in some old build.
Also, there are also some devices from some OEMs that are not supported in the insider program.
Re:Android security in 2016 is a mess
by ocdtrekkie on Monday November 28, 2016 @10:37PM
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Those are the cases of devices never supported with Windows 10 in the first place. Dev Preview still worked (for a while), but it never officially got 10.
Then how do you explain all of the Windows Phones, from Microsoft and their OEM partners, that were stuck on the previous versions of the OS that are receiving no updates whatsoever?
>Samsung is hard at work trying to cook up an OS and ecosystem for its hardware that's not contingent on Google's continual involvement, even allying with Microsoft to bring .NET to Tizen after its previous attempts saw no developer uptake.
Let's see, if Microsoft wasn't able to make .NET work on their phones what makes you think Samsung has a chance with a platform that has even less marketshare and mindshare? Samsung is just doing what Samsung always does. Incidentally, Google also joined the .NET foundation for what it's worth.