Stephen Elop suggests an October release for Windows Phone 8

20 July, 2012
While talking about Nokia's Q2 earnings, CEO Stephen Elop let it slip that WP8 will be coming in October.

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  • idur
  • Lbj
  • 21 Jul 2012

I believe Wp8 more need research and devel before they can equal with android and for me is a long long journey

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    • J2ME user
    • Tuh
    • 21 Jul 2012

    AnonD-63724, 21 Jul 2012Ypur i7 lags cuz your machine may be filled with Viruses. I... moreYou are spreading bull****t about Android.
    Stil over half of every smartphone buyer chooses Android and chooses Android again in their next phone.

    Perhaps you can explain how it comes that the "killed off" Windows Mobiles have a bigger slice of the market (ca:4%) than WP7.x (ca:1.3%).

    There are far more "weirdos" than of you "professionals". And we doing well without the tiles in our OS

    Nick Dev : Make sure to buy several examples of your loved WP8 Nokias. Else, WP8 might get a smaller slice of the market than WP7.x or WebOS. Ha ha...

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      • spratly island
      • t7X
      • 21 Jul 2012

      i tink iphone5 will release in october too! & I tinking that it can't compit with apple! He he!

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        • AnonD-63740
        • LaB
        • 21 Jul 2012

        AnonD-24171, 21 Jul 2012Okay so you have small hands but others can. If Galaxy Not... morejust that they sell many, it doesn't mean that it's the best phone...there are a lot of stupid people who spend lots of money on something that they don't even know a thing about it.

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          • AnonD-63724
          • 7tR
          • 21 Jul 2012

          [deleted post]Android still alive? Just die already! Die in the circus ring with all those ugly customizations weirdos.

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            • AnonD-63724
            • 7tR
            • 21 Jul 2012

            AnonD-24171, 21 Jul 2012Okay so you have small hands but others can. If Galaxy Not... moreThey haven't sold 20 million yet. They are looking to manufacture that many. Dumb!

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              • AnonD-63724
              • 7tR
              • 21 Jul 2012

              Anonymous, 21 Jul 2012What about S2 Galaxy Note? Still beating your Lumia in batt... moreAlthough I own a S2, I am not going to waste time posting images to prove to you, cuz you are nobody. It does not even matter to me if you like or not like a Windows Phone.

              My suggestion to you is, to stick around your Android quad core when MS+Nokia launch there 16 core processor next year with pure view technology.

              Please do not buy Wp8. You can suffer with the Samsung shit. By the way Samsung? Samsung who? I thought it was a manufacturer of Home Appliances. Carrying a Samsung phone in itself is such a Fashion Faux Paus. Would have never ever kept one, however using the S2 only since I am a developer both for Android and WP.

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                • AnonD-24171
                • fqf
                • 21 Jul 2012

                AnonD-63740, 21 Jul 2012man, you should stop. since when bigger screen means better... moreOkay so you have small hands but others can.
                If Galaxy Note bothers you then why did you buy it in first place didn't you check it before you bought it?
                Galaxy S2 is good for small hands even women can handle it right.
                And i didn't say bigger display = better phone but S3 is the best right now and sold over 20 millions more than all Lumia lines + Symbian^3 + N9 in less than 3 months!

                Nick Dev i respond to you "Anonymous 2012-07-21 02:02"

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                  • AnonD-63724
                  • 7tR
                  • 21 Jul 2012

                  TDMaster, 21 Jul 2012do u really think that WP8 will give u "Windows" ... moreSure they may deny it but will make it available as an update from their end making the language pack and integral part of the OS, rather than a 3rd party app. I am never a fan of 3rd part apps which is the actual cause of OS lags apart from the vulnerability to viruses. This will be the actual reason for Android downfall in the next few years.

                  Once everyone's tasted Android and the many issues they shall experience, they will fall to WP8.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • fqf
                    • 21 Jul 2012

                    AnonD-63724, 21 Jul 2012Let me reply to your each statement point by point: - S... moreWhat about S2 Galaxy Note? Still beating your Lumia in battery life although S2 has 1650 mah! Check battery tests in Blog of Gsmarena.

                    Sorry i need a proof you have S2 since you just through this accusation about it laging so much!

                    Here a proof of my Galaxy Note i take a photo on your comment... Now show us an image for your imaginary S2 you have on my comment or just say you were lying like most of Nokia fanboys.
                    http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/8780892/1024/Anonymous/GN.jpg

                    Man you didn't do your homework because I'm talking about true multitasking not pauses apps and runs other one which is called pseudo multitasking like in IOS check it for yourself
                    http://www.redmondpie.com/android-4.1-jelly-bean-vs-ios-6-vs-windows-phone-8-the-ultimate-comparison/

                    And who cares if it supports millions core we care what available now quad core and Nokia didn't even reach dual core yet!

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                      • AnonD-63740
                      • LaB
                      • 21 Jul 2012

                      TDMaster, 21 Jul 2012do u really think that WP8 will give u "Windows" ... more"it will expand the number of languages from currently 25 languages in Windows Phone 7.5 to 50 in Windows 8, including Arabic, Farsi and Turkish."

                      is this enough for you?

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                        • Anonymous
                        • 0Fe
                        • 21 Jul 2012

                        AnonD-63740, 21 Jul 2012man, you should stop. since when bigger screen means better... morewp7.5 doesnt have multitasking it has fast switching which is fake multi tasking. IF you had any clue what you was saying you would know that.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • 0Fe
                          • 21 Jul 2012

                          AnonD-63724, 21 Jul 2012Let me reply to your each statement point by point: - S... moreEasy, how about something like the HTC one S, it has similair screen size and uses AMOLED, not 100% sure but I would say the battery is about the same size too so it is a very far battle.

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                            • TDMaster
                            • S0C
                            • 21 Jul 2012

                            do u really think that WP8 will give u "Windows" in ur pocket well NO!!
                            there will be so many restrictions over the OS that u wont able u use nothing...
                            ull see when u want to install the Third party application of even a new langauage pack for ur native langauge and ull get a big fat Denied cause they blocked it...
                            why becuz Microsoft is just like Apple want to keep their users under control..

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                              • Anonymous
                              • 0Fe
                              • 21 Jul 2012

                              AnonD-63724, 21 Jul 2012Metro is a piece of art, unlike the scattered widgets of An... moreLol this is one of the stupidist things I have ever read, wp8 looks far less professional and clean compared to wp7. Just look at any of the screen shot its has so much going on, I think its lost one of the best parts of it for me personally.

                              Also android being customzible if the main reason it sticks at 50%+ market share ad wp is at 3%.

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                                • AnonD-63740
                                • LaB
                                • 21 Jul 2012

                                AnonD-24171, 21 Jul 2012Just stop it okay Big battery? what a lame excuse! BTW S3... moreman, you should stop. since when bigger screen means better? since when bigger phone is better? i thought that mobile phones should be small. i can't reach the corners of the s3 screen with only one hande, it's just too big. And Lumia 900 has no multitasking? really? have you ever touched one?

                                and btw...i can't hold a galaxy note in my pocket...i mean it, i tried to stick it in but it's just too big!

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                                  • AnonD-63724
                                  • 7tR
                                  • 21 Jul 2012

                                  AnonD-24171, 21 Jul 2012Just stop it okay Big battery? what a lame excuse! BTW S3... moreLet me reply to your each statement point by point:

                                  - So you are using Galaxy S3 to prove that all rest Android Phones are not power hungry and laggy? You cannot do that. Hence that point of yours stand invalid. My point still stand valid. Pick a random Android and see it lagging!

                                  - You are refering to WP7.5 being restrictive and not multitasking. We are discussing WP8 here. So again your point stands invalid. By the way, if you know anything about WP8, to reiterate it uses a Windows 8 Kernel, if you know what that is, which means it can support unlimited multitasking with support upto 64 CORES!

                                  - Finally, yes I have an S2. I do not need to prove you anything. I know more about Android and its features than you do child, so get to sleep now else the tooth fairy will eat you like a Jelly Bean! lol..

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • 0Fe
                                    • 21 Jul 2012

                                    AnonD-24171, 21 Jul 2012Just stop it okay Big battery? what a lame excuse! BTW S3... moreCome on you must surely see by now that the only thing a crazy nokia fan can say is stupid things like this. They generally dont make sense and make up lies about how bad android is and much samsung suck, the 2 things that are number 1 right now. It is clear that they are hurt by others success which as a consumer I really dont see why you would care so much.

                                    Nokia sucks right now because they was very slow and thought they would be king forever, there no need to hate others for the success. If they had a nice phone around the time of the iPhone 3g/3gs with a good OS they would still be king but it took them so long to come to market with any decent smartphone.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • 0Fe
                                      • 21 Jul 2012

                                      AnonD-63724, 21 Jul 2012Ypur i7 lags cuz your machine may be filled with Viruses. I... moreSo you calling Android laggy isnt fanboism?

                                      Android offers more functions then WP8 by a long long way, and it also doesnt lag and hasnt for sometime. With Jelly bean and its costant 60fps nothing even comes close to it, it is a new standard in smooth.

                                      Moreover most of the poeple who buy phones are not fanbois as such but just general users, and currently a large portion of the general user doesnt really know or care for wp, others have had winmob devices which truly lagged and I doubt they would trust windows again.

                                      Personally I'm very interested to get my hands on a wp8 device, it is finally at a nice point were it matches other OS hardware and has much of the gapping software wholes fixed. It is also refreshing for me personal as Ive been using iOS and Android for 5 years. I wish Nokia and WP the best but I dont see a very bright future for Nokia, I forsee many of the other OMEs getting serious with windows and companys like HTC offer some very nice hardware e.g. the One X and if it had wp8 on it I think could easily out sell a Lumia device purely on the name HTC.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • 7yN
                                        • 21 Jul 2012

                                        Better do it ASAP because I am 55.64396781206% already converted to Android already from WM.
                                        It was a big NO to single core WP7 back then.