Here's why current WP phones won't get Windows Phone 8
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- Anonymous
- U{r
- 18 Jul 2012
In this case, I think Microsoft is helpless.
The reason is that Windows 8 and Windows 7.5 are far way different.
Most of the cons in Windows phone 7.5 are healed in Windows 8.
Still they are providing 7.8 update..
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- Laughing and WP
- q3j
- 29 Jun 2012
LOL! Another fail for Microsoft and WP. So glad I went with Android and don't have to deal with this garbage.
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- business fail
- 3xC
- 28 Jun 2012
one more legendary cock up from microsoft how can they treat their customers like that? WP7.5 users were all left with relatively new hardware that can't be upgraded with new software. Do they actually do any sort of long term planning or do they simply despise their customers and think everyone is stupid? or are they simply trying to squeeze a few more bucks out of microsoft customers?
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- joker
- Sf9
- 28 Jun 2012
Anonymous, 28 Jun 2012Windows Phone 7.X is based on the very old Windows CE kerne... moreyeah very funny - when wp7 start, I heard that windows mobile is not compatybile because wp7 is completly new technology. What I hear now ?
Is not new is based on windows CE excactly like windows mobile 6.5 - interesting.
And now I hear new fairy that completly new will be wp8 because based on NT kernel like windows 8 which is revolutionary. But XP based too on windows NT, what revolutionary is in kernel windows 8. What I will hear i next year - that wp8 is not compatybile an I need wp9 ???
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- joker
- Sf9
- 28 Jun 2012
Anonymous, 28 Jun 2012Windows Phone 7.X is based on the very old Windows CE kerne... moreyeah very funny - when wp7 start, I heard that windows mobile is not compatybile because wp7 is completly new technology. What I hear now ?
Is not new is based on windows CE excactly like windows mobile 6.5 - interesting.
And now I hear new fairy that completly new will be wp8 because based on NT kernel like windows 8 which is revolutionary. But XP based too on windows NT, what revolutionary is in kernel windows 8. What I will hear i next year - that wp8 is not compatybile an I need wp9 ???
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- fqv
- 28 Jun 2012
winphones the best, Got an io4 and note but my samsung omnia7 even with only 7.8 has potential the compitition will have to steal to come close
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- Anonymous
- kg3
- 28 Jun 2012
Windows Phone 7.X is based on the very old Windows CE kernel for mobile. This new Windows Phone 8 shares the same Windows NT kernel that is in Windows 8 PC. WP8 will run DirectX games just like on PC. Porting games between Windows 8 and WP8 will be easy too. You should see amazing games on Windows Phone 8. WP8 supports up to 64 cores CPU/processor. They won't switch to another kernel for a while.
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- AnonD-51487
- nUH
- 27 Jun 2012
WP8 Should have been the o/s for Nokia to start with. Sorry, but being a FORMER Lumia 710 owner, I will NEVER buy a WP device again. This device crashed constantly, could not upload/download online, no tethering, cramped storage, the list is ENDLESS.....total JUNK! Even Symbian was a lot better in my view, and as recent as windows CE. How about a Windows 7 heart to an o/s how many years away are we from that? MS have little to offer, now or possible in the future. I have no idea why this is the cas as Microsoft gave us windows, which is very similar to the flexibility offered by (Linux) Android. But I feel we are on a dead-end road here, sadly.
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- 2Cd
- 27 Jun 2012
AnonD-58835, 27 Jun 2012So, why buy a Lumia now? if it is not upgrade? Even if i ha... moreSymbian? that even sounds funny! updates on symbian? rofl...
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- 2Cd
- 27 Jun 2012
AnonD-58835, 27 Jun 2012So, why buy a Lumia now? if it is not upgrade? Even if i ha... moreSymbian? that even sounds funny? upgrades on symbian? rofl...
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- Anonymous
- uNV
- 27 Jun 2012
AnonD-6193, 27 Jun 20121. WP7 is STILL the best smartphone 2. WP8+pureview+enterp... morePureView? That ancient timed ugly looking phone? YUCK ! PureView sucks ! Its revolutionarily fat n weigty.
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- Troopy
- uNV
- 27 Jun 2012
Sad news for lumia series.... And Microsoft realy sucks... ICS runs on single core to quad cores then why wp8 wil not? Its not because micrsoft actualy dumb? Windowsphones r nothing but a money wasters. Go for iPhone or android n be happy. WP and symbian is just a dead story
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- MyName
- Spx
- 27 Jun 2012
Another disappointment from MicroNokia...
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- AnonD-58835
- 8FB
- 27 Jun 2012
So, why buy a Lumia now? if it is not upgrade? Even if i have it FREE i dont want it. Hope to keep my updated symbian phone with me
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- Anonymous
- t7X
- 27 Jun 2012
Anonymous, 27 Jun 2012WP7 is not similar to Winmo, it doesn't share the code base... moreFunny comment... Isn't Windows Phone 8 not using the same code base that's why they skipped backward compatibility with winpho7... Dumbphone user
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- Anonymous
- p%n
- 27 Jun 2012
Anonymous, 27 Jun 2012WP7 is not similar to Winmo, it doesn't share the code base... moreThat's interesting then. They must rush out every O/S then as not one version has had a proepr upgrade since at least version 5.
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- 9Ax
- 27 Jun 2012
Meego is the best OS than WP
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- vGV
- 27 Jun 2012
wow,,,,, the only update i get for my windows phone is a new start screen????? that's funny
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- Anonymous
- Sr6
- 27 Jun 2012
WP7 is not similar to Winmo, it doesn't share the code base. They were in a hurry to pump it out, so they skipped the back compatibility.
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- Anonymous
- XMJ
- 27 Jun 2012
AnonD-6193, 27 Jun 20121. WP7 is STILL the best smartphone 2. WP8+pureview+enterp... moreHow is WP7 the best when it has less than 10% market share? Best in what?