>>>> My other big complaint is that the entire device has to be reflashed in >>>> order to run the new version of the OS. Why can't they update different >>>> pieces, like the browser, or the kernel? Since the browser and flash >>>> player hasn't been updated, I don't think I will update my Nokia 770. >>>> Fine grained updates might happen at some point. We've been experimenting for some time in Sardine - an apt based distro that relies on component upgrading. Sardine has had the useful "side-benefit" of exposing defects (primarily packaging) in our components preventing upgrades, and many have been fixed.
