I've only ever updated my firmware 3 times on my Sony Ericsson P1 - first it was the upgrade to R9H, then R9J and lastly R9K. 3 firmware updates in the space of more than a year. How's that for complete product support?

Let's compare it with another one of the older Sony Ericsson flagship products, the P990. 2 firmware updates in its entire lifespan as the flagship product. And in the end, it was hardly perfect - more like a perfectly flawed smart phone (which incidently prompted some to purchase the P1).


With the G700/G900 filling in the void which the P1 never filled, it seems unlikely that us P1 users will ever see a firmware update fixing the bugs that was always there. The M600 and the W950 were the only UIQ smartphones to receive a bundle of software updates, and the only reason was due to the fact that there were irreplaceable UIQ phones, until their successors the P1 and the W960 was released (Incidentally once the P1 and the W960 was released firmware updates for both phones were stopped). Now that the G900 and the G700 are filling in the P1's shoes, it doesn't seem likely that the P1 will ever get another firmware update.

On an additional note, I happened to pass by the Sony Ericsson customer center here in Hong Kong and upon asking for the status of the P1 and whether updates were available, the reply was "P1? I would wait for the XPERIA if I were you".