Motorola cancels ICS update for certain devices
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- bikerrich
- q2b
- 30 Sep 2012
As a SE Xperia owner who just sent my phone back for a reset to gingerbread because the update to ics caused it to slow down unacceptably, I don't think the upgrade is any great shakes unless the hardware is built for it. I'm currently using a temp phone on gingerbread which cost one-fourth what my SE cost, just till my SE comes back from service. The gingerbread cheapy temp is far more satisfying than the SE on an upgrade for which the SE was not built.
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- Scatman75
- khp
- 30 Sep 2012
Arif, 29 Sep 2012I don't see why the Motorola ATRIX 4G has to suffer. It is ... moreI can't believe that they had the gall to say for two quarters on an official upgrade path website that they were releasing ics. That's what has me mad. Poor people who bought it in April stuck for two years on gingerbread... Good job moto/google. This is equivalent to apple saying ios6 won't run on iphone 4s.
The photon is just a year old. And google has the arrogance to say that other companies must support there phones for 18 months WHEN GOOGLE'S OWN SUBSIDIARY WON'T?
IF google wants to save its subsidiary's brand image, and actually sell a future Motorola branded Nexus phone, they need to step in and fix this situation.
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- emre
- BVt
- 30 Sep 2012
İ will never buy a moto again. Thx motofail
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- Anonymous
- kg3
- 30 Sep 2012
Anonymous, 30 Sep 2012Can't possible blame Motorola. Android has too many hardwar... moreWindows Phone with Adreno GPUs and iPhones have PowerVR SGX GPUs. They keep them simple. It helps with compatibility issues in games, faster software update, and better optimization for OS speed.
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- Supreme
- 0@k
- 30 Sep 2012
It's sad to see the dev community falling apart.
It was a devastating move and a very bad face for moto.
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- AnonD-669
- vaP
- 30 Sep 2012
I've thought Moto devices will be well "taken care off" since Google acquired Moto's Mobility. I guess it's not the case. To make it worst, Moto closes down their Market on some Asian countries.
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- Anonymous
- kg3
- 30 Sep 2012
Can't possible blame Motorola. Android has too many hardware fragmentation. Exynos SoC with MALI GPUs, Snapdragon SoC with Adreno GPUs, TI OMAP SoC with PowerVR SGX GPUs, Tegra SoC with GeForce ULP GPUs, and some other cheap chinese SoCs.
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- henrix
- U}}
- 30 Sep 2012
Android,doesn't have guaranted for update.. Only produce device,,and not guaranted for update. Not like Ip***e..expensive,but always ready for update OS..
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- Ramon
- 3Vv
- 30 Sep 2012
WTF??
My Motorola Photon is only half-year old, and it will not get ICS update??
Motorola, you're FREAKING LIARS!!!
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- Nadal
- 8xX
- 30 Sep 2012
thats a real mistak....
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- 4fL
- 30 Sep 2012
Just a big deception from motorola who is owned by google (hint) I bought an atrix 4g because of the promised ics update
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- Simon Karmy
- Nqj
- 30 Sep 2012
I am really disappointed and will not by any thing from Moto again
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- Anonymous
- jnP
- 30 Sep 2012
Anonymous, 29 Sep 2012This is good news. WP8 devices are guaranteed 18 months of ... moreOk, no android user has any interest in wp8. Just leave your comments about Nokia and wp8 somewhere else. Not even iPhone users care about wp8 lol
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- AnonD-73869
- n2K
- 30 Sep 2012
Ohhh new bosss guided yoy wellllll......shame..motorola....
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- AnonD-73869
- n2K
- 30 Sep 2012
Atrix 4g can even run The Key Lime Pie very well......and you can't even upgrade to ics.....i thought you must come with the Jelly bean at least......but i didnt know that you were just going to be sooooo STUPID.......Motorola....bravo...
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- AnonD-73869
- n2K
- 29 Sep 2012
Shame shame motorola.....you have downgraded yourself....
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- Anonymous
- kg3
- 29 Sep 2012
Google can't possible update all these devices because of fragmentation in hardware. Android has many SoCs and many different graphics chips.
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- Anonymous
- kg3
- 29 Sep 2012
This is good news. WP8 devices are guaranteed 18 months of software updates. And no Microsoft never guaranteed WP7 to WP8 upgrade, at least they said that every WP7 will be upgraded to WP7.8. Yes, even discontinued devices. Atrix is fullly capable of running Jelly Bean.
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- Anonymous
- sgn
- 29 Sep 2012
WTF!
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- The voice
- JmY
- 29 Sep 2012
Now learn the lesson, never buy anything with nVidia inside, it's all Tegra fault.