Originally Posted by
Aquila It means Samsung has to spend it's own time, money and resources testing and pushing out the update, rather than letting the carrier carry that expense.
Good point. I can imagine them letting updates fall behind on their unlocked S7 and S7edge units last year. Note 7 fiasco, the investigation, reworking of battery standards and testing, development for the S8.
If there is only 1 unlocked S8 version, does that mean it will have the capability to run on all networks? That sure would make things much more simple.