Microsoft could seem to get the first Windows Phone 7 updates to function properly in the beginning. Even before the first major update, Microsoft was having trouble getting a minor update to play nice with Samsung phones. Fed up with all the waiting and uncertainty, some people had turned to third-parties to supply Windows Phone 7 updates. Microsoft advised against doing this and now we know why. Phones that installed unauthorized updates may never receive another update again.

This is not inspiring news. It seems, at least according to Big in Japan developer, Alexander Muse, the cupcake 1.5 update may break many third party applications. The update is supposed to go live in Spain tomorrow, leaving developers to scramble to come up with a solution. For a phone that has sold over a more »