Motorola exec's comments on Android updates don't jibe with reality
0. phoneArena posted on 09 Feb 2012, 12:44
This seems like a strange claim, and we're not even sure that we believe what Motorola is saying, but it Motorola executive Christy Wyatt believes that it is the Nexus hardware which is to blame for the slow...
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1. kshell1 posted on 09 Feb 2012, 12:50 2 0
the nexus s did not use a qualcomm. it used a samsung hummingbird.
2. AndresJ posted on 09 Feb 2012, 12:52 2 0
Even if other companies don't get the code right away it's understandable. Like Wyatt said companies need to test it before, so does google. Google doesn't want to give out OS, what is full of flaws. So please stop whining like a little bi*ch.
26. cheetah2k posted on 09 Feb 2012, 17:44 4 1
What a cupcake.. Wyatt should be sacked.
If its really so hard to produce firmware updates for various Motorola devices, then why the fcuk are the members of XDA Developers able to whip them up in no time?? Infact My motorola Xoom has been furnished with the latest 4.0.3 which, thanks to the Tiamat Team, works even more stable than any of the firmware released by Motorola....
So, Wyatt, just tell the truth! - Motorola have never given a fcuk about their customer base. Its as simple as that...
3. paulyyd (limited) 4 days ago posted on 09 Feb 2012, 12:53 0 0
Lol I like how throughout the article you keep saying "we". "we have a bone to pick" or "we were told something else" I just think you have the problem here. Why would an executive for motorola say that then?
4. ph00ny posted on 09 Feb 2012, 12:53 4 1
This is a huge load of crap. Just for the fact that few community devs can beat them to the OS releases, that's a disgrace on its own but to make further excuses that nexus is to be blamed is hilarious
23. ngo2dd posted on 09 Feb 2012, 15:51 0 0
the community Rom are few of bugs and then they fix it as user report the bugs. The OEM can't do that kind of things.
28. ph00ny posted on 09 Feb 2012, 21:20 1 0
OEM roms go through manufacturer QA and carrier QA. This is before we get into having access to hardware drivers, source codes, etc
I'm not saying bugs do not happen but i'm saying they can't simply blame "Nexus" device for not releasing ICS update
6. ibap posted on 09 Feb 2012, 13:08 1 5
Comments will never "jive" with reality.
They might, however, "jibe" with reality.
IS THERE AN EDITOR OUT THERE?
7. theBankRobber posted on 09 Feb 2012, 13:15 3 0
OK lets rethink this for a min, the other 2 devices besides the nexus S are tablets which don't have cell phone radio bands in them. So wouldn't it make sense what they are saying? If they have to make sure it works with not only hardware but also the radios inside the cell phones, Isn't both of those tablets wifi only and only the Xoom wifi got ICS? Ether way I would love to beta test ICS if they sent out invites. :)
11. remixfa posted on 09 Feb 2012, 13:32 3 2
nexus uses a humming bird processor and is the only android phone to do so other than the sgs1. it got the update rather quickly. I had a working port on my sgs1 months ago which is now 100% stable before any official release. the issue is Manufacturer will to do so, overlays, and carrier testing.
17. theBankRobber posted on 09 Feb 2012, 14:39 3 0
Another sad part about what she is saying is how the dev team can make ports of ICS with minimum flaws . She is just beating around the bush, the problem is way to many phones to make the update all at once, then test each one, make tweaks it they need to, then send it to the carriers.
8. Bigbluetundra posted on 09 Feb 2012, 13:20 1 1
Too bad there was no photo available for her that didn't use the same facial expression that Sling Blade reserved for speaking of 'french fried pertaters...nnn-huhh'. It makes her look much less credible.
10. protozeloz posted on 09 Feb 2012, 13:31 0 0
But moto even uses a similar processor to the one in the nexus.....
12. Sniggly posted on 09 Feb 2012, 13:55 2 0
Honestly, Motorola's delays are even starting to annoy me. I still love their phones, but bulls**t like the Developer's Edition and the refusal to even announce what phones are getting ICS besides Verizon's most recent Moto offerings is getting insulting.
18. remixfa posted on 09 Feb 2012, 15:09 1 1
didn't u just praise moto's updates in the other article?
19. Sniggly posted on 09 Feb 2012, 15:12 1 0
Thus far they've been great at actually getting updates OUT. However, they've been extremely vague about what devices are getting ICS so far, and the bootloader fiasco (and their response to it) still annoys me.
I love Motorola. However, they have issues I want to see worked out.
