Microsoft discusses Windows Phone update issues; 10% rate of failure

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Yesterday, we told you about an issue being experience by Samsung Windows Phone owners that was causing a recently released update to fail — or in the worst cases render a handset unusable. Late last night, Microsoft took to the web to explain exactly what it’s discovered about the missteps of its first Windows Phone update.

“90 percent of people who’ve received an update notification have installed the new software patch successfully,” writes Microsoft’s Michael Stroh. “Of the 10 percent who did experience a problem, nearly half failed for two basic reasons—a bad Internet connection or insufficient computer storage space.”

Mr. Stroh goes on to concede that the update has not gone perfectly, and that a “technical issue” with the update process “impacts a small number” of Samsung devices. But he reinforces that Microsoft is “committed to learning from our first update and improving the process.”

The article concludes with a handful of frequently asked questions. If you want to know more about the Redmond company’s first Windows Phone update, hit the read link and have a look for yourself.

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15 Comments
  • Anonymous

    Pretty high failure rate.

    • Anonymous

      Just like your dad’s condom!!!

      • http://twitter.com/ChazClout ChazClout

        Did his fathers condom split on you again? :(

  • Tee

    WPUOD!

    Windows Phone Update Of Death!

  • Anonymous

    Just add another “0″ for better accuracy!

  • Steve

    “committed to learning from our first update and improving the process.”

    The above statement is acceptable from a startup company, but Microsoft. C’mon…..

    • Chut Pata

      Old Joke: “How many Microsoft Developers does it take to change a bulb?”. “One only, but then you will be putting patches all your life”.

      The above statement is acceptable only from Microsoft!!!

  • 1T2dirtnap

    What’s windows phone?

  • http://twitter.com/ChazClout ChazClout

    Lower than RROD? That’s progress I guess.

  • Anonymous

    90% were trouble free? Wow. . .sucks to be that other 10%. . . maybe that guy has an extra phone laying around. Time for a new slogan:

    “It’s time for a phone to save us from he trouble-free updates on other phones.”

  • Chut Pata

    BSD (Blue Screen of Death) now has a sister, PPD (Phone Patch of Death)

  • Anonymous

    Don’t forget that most of the 10% failures DIDN’T cause devices to brick. Of those 10%, many just failed the update, but could be restored by pulling out the battery and putting it back in. In some cases a hard-reset was necessary.

  • http://twitter.com/matrage matrage

    Poor Microsoft, I was hoping the software wouldn’t be the issue on Windows Phone 7, but already it is. Why don’t they just give up already?

  • dwinsmith

    Samsung and software update issues seem to go hand and hand. I seem to recall the Intercept having problems before the Epic and WP7 devices. Probably others too, but those are the most recent.

  • LEFTREAL

    THAT’S WINDOWS FOR YEAH!!!!

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