Motorola Cliq XT Won’t Get Android 2.1 Upgrade

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Post by gabrielroth » Thu, Feb 03, 2011, 11:49 PM UTC

Motorola Cliq XT Won’t Get Android 2.1 Upgrade
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Post by srik1234 » Fri, Feb 04, 2011, 12:32 AM UTC

Translation: Android users are at the mercy of hardware manufacturers and carriers.

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Post by ddlatham » Fri, Feb 04, 2011, 12:33 AM UTC

i.e. Don't trust Motorola to update their phones.

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Post by lurkinggrue » Fri, Feb 04, 2011, 12:33 AM UTC

CyanogenMod to the rescue?

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Post by ddlatham » Fri, Feb 04, 2011, 12:35 AM UTC

srik1234 wrote: post #2

Translation: Android users are at the mercy of hardware manufacturers and carriers.

So are iPhone users. The difference being that Apple has shown a track record of updating their older phones, while Motorola is developing a track record of the opposite.

There's nothing stopping a manufacturer from developing a good track record with an Android phone, but so far most haven't. Developing such a reputation could be a strong competitive advantage for someone making Android phones.

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Post by gregable » Fri, Feb 04, 2011, 12:38 AM UTC

srik1234 wrote: post #2

Translation: Android users are at the mercy of hardware manufacturers and carriers.

I read it as the opposite: Android users can update their software regardless of what their manufacturer does.

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Post by andrewljohnson » Fri, Feb 04, 2011, 12:40 AM UTC

gregable wrote: post #6

srik1234 wrote: post #2

Translation: Android users are at the mercy of hardware manufacturers and carriers.

I read it as the opposite: Android users can update their software regardless of what their manufacturer does.

I think you missed the irony. Such a small percentage of people will ever type something into a terminal that it's irrelevant.

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Post by the100rabh » Fri, Feb 04, 2011, 12:44 AM UTC

I am not sure what gruber achieves by such rhetorical statements.

The power of Android is that user can upgrade to latest version of Androd, if they so wish to, As they say CynogenMod to the rescue :-)

I think he is unaware of CynogenMod. Please if anyone of u meet him next time, talk to him about it.

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Post by darthg0d » Fri, Feb 04, 2011, 12:46 AM UTC

What does being open have to do with Motorola not updating one of their phones?

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Post by srik1234 » Fri, Feb 04, 2011, 12:48 AM UTC

ddlatham wrote: post #5

srik1234 wrote: post #2

Translation: Android users are at the mercy of hardware manufacturers and carriers.

So are iPhone users. The difference being that Apple has shown a track record of updating their older phones, while Motorola is developing a track record of the opposite. There's nothing stopping a manufacturer from developing a good track record with an Android phone, but so far most haven't. Developing such a reputation could be a strong competitive advantage for someone making Android phones.

so, what would be the advantage of being "open"?