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Re:Android security in 2016 is a mess by ocdtrekkie on Monday November 28, 2016 @06:53PM (#13059459)
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.

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Re:Android security in 2016 is a mess by vezycash on Monday November 28, 2016 @08:34PM (#13059991)
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.

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Re:Android security in 2016 is a mess by ocdtrekkie on Monday November 28, 2016 @10:37PM (#13060577)
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.
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