"If your phone is running Windows 10 Mobile, Microsoft says, it will get all updates, with Microsoft making the final call on when to push the update button."

"That doesn't mean the carriers are completely out of the loop. The Windows Insider program will continue after the launch of Windows 10 Mobile, which means anyone who registers with the Insider program can get early access to updates with new features. The carriers will be part of that testing program, I'm told, probably getting access to builds at the same time as Microsoft's Elite Dogfood group and their input will help Microsoft decide when an update is ready to go out to all devices."

"But those updates will be delivered simultaneously, to all devices on all carriers, meaning much less opportunity for fragmentation."

http://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft-says-it-will-be-charge-windows-10-mobile-update

Great news for windows mobile.

Google has yet to figure it out, less than 10% of android devices boot lollipop. Jellybean, released in 2012, runs on 40% of android devices out there.

thats really good. i dont understand why carriers in the US have control of updates. its really really really fucked up.

Yeah good news, carriers/networks should just supply the cellular service and not interfere. As mentioned it's US customers that will benefit the most here.

I prefer if MS has control on the updates :).

It's crazy how much control carriers have in the US.
My carrier only has 1 app and you have to go to the play store to install it yourself (if you want to).

You are forgetting about manufacturers too. MS has eliminated both obstacles. I don't live in the US and my flagship premium device, the Samsung galaxy S3, was supported for a less than a year! Nothing to do with my carrier..

Developers will love the news, app makers will find it a lot easier to make apps for windows phones. The news in the OP and the fact the adoption rate for windows 10 will be phenomenal are the main reasons windows phone will get supported (I don't buy the hype behind the porting tools MS was talking about days ago..)

This is good for consumers. But I had no idea that carriers are the ones that dictate updates, or perhaps it's only in the US. I always thought it had to do with the phone manufacturer.
Live and learn.

This is amazing news :P

Good... Now release new premium phones! My woman broke the screen on her Lumia 1020. The phone fell and the screen cracked. She wants a replacement, but they want to replace it with an HTC One M9. Not the Windows one, but the Android one. Has it gotten that bad, we can't even replace our broken phones with something in the same tier? Will be going to a service center to see what the deal is...

Because Firefox is gash? You should use a decent browser, like IE. :)