Microsoft Slams Google Updates, Announces New Security Updates

The EVP of Operating Systems at Microsoft, Terry Myerson slammed Google's Android update plans on May 4. Myerson was speaking during a keynote appearance at Microsoft's Ignite conference in Chicago.

"Google ships a big pile of… code, with no commitment to update your device," Myerson said, according to The Verge. He said that Google provided inconsistent support via security updates to Android phones, which might be putting customers or businesses at risk of being compromised.

Beta News reports that while Myerson might have sounded harsh, Google has an "embarrassing track record" when it came to updating Android devices. The report states that in the past, Goolge has put the security of millions of users at risk after it refused to update older devices with newer updates.

Myerson, however, did not reveal Microsoft's plans on how it was going to bypass carriers and deliver regular updates to its Windows 10 phones in the future. There have been no updates from the Windows Phone 7 to the Windows Phone 8 and customers with the Windows RT will not be getting the Windows 10 anytime soon in the future.

According to the Windows Blog, Microsoft looks to distance itself from the business practices of its competition by designing Windows 10 with security features that act to blanket over vulnerabilities "at all layers of the stack" with continuous updates. The tech giant wants to provide security at all levels, from the software to the network and hardware level.

Microsoft do plan to push on with new updates for consumers through the Windows Update on the Windows 10 like with the Windows 8.1. However, the new Windows Update for Business, which launched on May 4, will have a new way to introduce updates. This control will be in the hands of IT professionals.

The Windows Blog also stated that the new service "will reduce management costs, provide controls over update deployment, offer quicker access to security updates." The software giant hope that devices used for business in the future will be more secure because of the "Long Term Servicing Branches," a new update from Microsoft. This will continue to send security support to devices long after it's release.

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