Next European Milestone and 2.2 Froyo. I have expressed over the last few days that the decision is pending.
via Froyo for Motorola Milestone “Undecided”. | AndroidGuys.
Oh well. My first Android Device was a Samsung Galaxy (I7500), which did get official Android 1.5 updates; an Android 1.6 images was leaked, which made it possible for custom rom cookers to publish a modded 1.6 version. The GAOSP project ported 2.1, but without support for the camera. Long story short, even if the specs of the Samsung Galaxy S are impressive, I won’t buy one.
With the Motorola Milestone, it’s different. The phone has a hardware implemented signature check (like the Droid X) that prevents it from booting roms that haven’t been released by Motorola. If Motorola decides to not update the Milestone anymore, I will be stuck with Android 2.1 – missing out new features (like, with Android 2.2, the JIT compiler).
In this case it’s „Bye bye Motorola“ for me. The list of manufacturers to buy from gets shorter and shorter. HTC has known not to lock down it’s devices (those can be unlocked using simple hacks; it looks like to be intended to give a small, but not impossible challenge to the developers).
