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The ship the device with a dummy application that downloads the latest update, or at least force updates on day one.

If the schedules are different, you plan for that. Shipping with a buggy core feature is not a good sign.

Google does that Apple has done that too. Get a new Galaxy tab and watch in wonder how many applications get updated over next few hours or so. What use is the ability to update software OTA if the users are not delivered quick incremental updates?

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