nov 2011 http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/winphone/forum/wp7-wpdevices/windows-phone-7-or-wait-for-wp8/9abda28c-5181-4b7f-8f5b-d4a46a3408e1?msgId=1cb925ea-4347-4482-add2-1a2f7ef4939a
windows weekly podcast / winsupersite, as i said before talking to people on twitter etc, the net is a big place I said rumors on blogs... not major review sites but i don't recall exact sites/pages i was looking at upto and beyond a year ago but this debate has been happing for quite a while online, I was thinking the arguments for not being upgradable sounded more like it On 26 June 2012 11:38, Bill McCarthy <bill.mccarthy.li...@live.com.au> wrote: > That wasn't a contest either. I seriously asked you to cite some references > as I aren't seeing any. When I google searched the top listed sites at best > could say there were big changes coming but none that suggested the latest > phones wouldn't upgrade. I don't recall seeing any phone reviews that in > their review of the latest WP said there was a concern/rumour it wouldn't be > upgradable. > > |-----Original Message----- > |From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet- > |boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of dotnet noobie > |Sent: Tuesday, 26 June 2012 2:14 PM > |To: ozDotNet > |Subject: RE: Windows Phone 8 announced > | > |I mean not a contest about who reads what blog, listens to what podcast, > etc > | > |I was not talking about the smart phone market > | > |Sent from my Windows Phone > | > |________________________________ > | > |From: mike smith > |Sent: 26-Jun-12 10:00 > |To: ozDotNet > |Subject: Re: Windows Phone 8 announced > | > | > |On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 6:33 PM, .net noobie <dotnetnoo...@gmail.com> > |wrote: > | > | > | Well, this is not a compitition > | > | > |Oh, but the marketplace *is* a competition :) > | > | > | > | and I not claming to be an expert on it, but I was under the > impression > |quite a while ago that people would not be able to upgrade the wp7 devices > to > |wp8, > | I don't even follow it very closely, I really just lisen to the one > podcast i > |mentioned before, thats it, but I also googled it and saw people debating > it as far > |back as mid to end of 2011 > | > | I also bet you did not see anywhere from Nokia or MS that you would > be > |able to upgrade a wp7 device to wp8 either? > | > | > |I wasn't looking, but Apple, for instance, offer a deal where you get some > form of > |recompense when buying an obsoleted ! item within a certain time of a new > |release. > | > | > | > | If the current devices have enough grunt or not to run a wp8 OS, I > have > |no idea, i just said is something I assumed would be the case if MS wanted > to > |basically run win8 on a phone... > | I not saying they can or cannot, I am saying this was my guess > | > | > | > | > |Or were they pressured by carriers? They more often support handset churn > than > |the SW manufacturers. From Microsoft's perspective, there's nothing to > gain and > |everything to lose by doing this. (I exaggerate a bit) > | > | but i think the min spec for wp7 was a 1ghz cpu? correct? and i > maybe > |wrong here but did they even lower the spec a little after/for mango 7.5? > | > | Anyway I can understand why people are annoyed, especially if you > just > |got a new phone, > | I got mine the week they came out and I am not really happy either, > but I > |guess I got used to the idea I could not upgrade it already > | > | > | > | > |I still want to know if Microsoft are releasing a phone that will run 8, > and that > |they will undertake to do online upgrades for, in the same way Apple do, > and > |Android do (for their 'concept' phones, aka Nexus line) Got an answer for > that, > |Microsoft dudes? > | > | > | > | On 25 June 2012 13:17, mike smith <meski...@gmail.com> wrote: > | > | > | A reasonable position would be if they issued a rebate for > those > |that bought WP7 in the last, say 6 months. It might take the bitter taste > away for > |them, somewhat. > | > | Mike > | > | > | On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 2:46 PM, .net noobie > |<dotnetnoo...@gmail.com> wrote: > | > | > | I just listen to podcasts like windows weekly, they > been > |saying it for > | months, blogs etc, but, also were a lot people > claimig > |that it would > | be upgradable > | > | but I personally did not expect you would be able to > |upgrade, becuase > | I was thinking the the phone was also going to try > and > |use the same > | core as win8, so the phone would be different and > |current phones most > | likely would not have the grunt to really do it, but > i did > |expect if > | the phone was more like "windows" that they would be > |able to still run > | the old apps > | > | but if you google you will see people saying will > not be > |upgradable > | from mid to end of last year, while others saying > that MS > |could not > | cut off wp7 people becuase would kill the phone off > | > | > | > | > | > | -- > | Meski > | > | > | > | http://courteous.ly/aAOZcv > | > | "Going to Starbucks for coffee is like going to prison for > sex. > |Sure, you'll get it, but it's going to be rough" - Adam Hills > | > | > | > | > | > | > |-- > |Meski > | > | > | http://courteous.ly/aAOZcv > | > |"Going to Starbucks for coffee is like going to prison for sex. Sure, > you'll get it, > |but it's going to be rough" - Adam Hills > >
