Microsoft separates Windows 10 Mobile updates from firmware

One of the biggest frustrations for Windows Phone owners has been the long lag between operating system updates and availability. That's because when Microsoft would issue an OS update, handset makers would hold off on the release until they could roll in a firmware update as well.

This was fine if you owned a Lumia, as Microsoft delivered the firmware update at the same time as the OS. For example, Windows Phone 8.1 came with a firmware called Lumia Cyan and Windows Phone 8.1 Update 1 came with a firmware called Lumia Denim.

If you were one of the small minority of non-Lumia Windows Phone owners, you were left waiting for months some times for an update. Such was my experience. My last Windows Phone device was the Samsung ATIV SE, a nice device that was reminiscent of the Galaxy 4.

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