theefman
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..... Who is this Android ******? Come to me! I defy you! Come and kneel before Big Supes! BIG SUPES!
Sorry... movie moment there...
Not loud enough mate, cant hear you in my fortress out here.
..... Who is this Android ******? Come to me! I defy you! Come and kneel before Big Supes! BIG SUPES!
Sorry... movie moment there...
Based on what? If Apollo does use the windows 8 kernel why wouldn't it be possible? Windows 8 can run on older hardware better than windows 7 can and I doubt we are going to see some magical large gpu requirement increase to run metro.
It's my opinion, and based on the fact that Apollo is a HUGE upgrade, not a minor one. The fact that developers are being told that our apps "will be compatible" with Windows Phone 8, suggests to me a backwards compatibility situation. There is so much changing in Windows Phone 8 that I don't see the current upgrade system being able to handle it.
Honestly you're more than welcome to disagree with me and hope otherwise, but I strongly suggest you don't expect the upgrade, instead anticipate you contract and being able to upgrade your hardware when the time comes.
Not loud enough mate, cant hear you in my fortress out here.
It's my opinion, and based on the fact that Apollo is a HUGE upgrade, not a minor one. The fact that developers are being told that our apps "will be compatible" with Windows Phone 8, suggests to me a backwards compatibility situation. There is so much changing in Windows Phone 8 that I don't see the current upgrade system being able to handle it.
Honestly you're more than welcome to disagree with me and hope otherwise, but I strongly suggest you don't expect the upgrade, instead anticipate you contract and being able to upgrade your hardware when the time comes.
It's my opinion, and based on the fact that Apollo is a HUGE upgrade, not a minor one. The fact that developers are being told that our apps "will be compatible" with Windows Phone 8, suggests to me a backwards compatibility situation. There is so much changing in Windows Phone 8 that I don't see the current upgrade system being able to handle it.
Honestly you're more than welcome to disagree with me and hope otherwise, but I strongly suggest you don't expect the upgrade, instead anticipate you contract and being able to upgrade your hardware when the time comes.
The way I see it there are only two possible outcomes
1) Gen 2 phones - perhaps limited to the Nokia 900+ will be a special case and upgraded
or
2) Windows Phone 8 will not arrive till Q1 next year. Current phones not upgradable
So It is better to buy a HTC Radar than an HD 7 / HD 7 Pro for the same price?I think all Windows Phones will receive the update, but older phones will simply be limited by their physical hardware. Pretty simple. If it brings a feature that requires a certain piece of hardware your phone doesn't have, you just wont be able to use that part of the OS.
Its no different than with the front facing cameras and other hardware support that Mango brought. Mango brought the ability to use one, but my phone doesn't have a front camera so I not only can't use it, I don't even see the option.
There is no way MS will alienate their current user-base, and even less of a chance they are going to basically "drop support" for the Nokia phones they are banking so heavily on that are just now being released.
Thanks for welcoming TheWeeBear I will wait for MWC next week before I buy a WP7 phone.
I am once a 1st gen iPhone and current Android user. Currently I am looking for a breath of fresh air in UI.
Which one I will buy, HTC HD7, Hd7 Pro or Radar. Considering that they have the same price and only HTC and Nokia is available in my area. Titan and Lumia is out of my budget. I am concerned more with larger screen size and upgradability to Windows Phone 8. Thanks.
Thank you.
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It's been noted. Thanks.
MS really need to speak up on this matter... as it's sort of a biggie...
It's my opinion, and based on the fact that Apollo is a HUGE upgrade, not a minor one. The fact that developers are being told that our apps "will be compatible" with Windows Phone 8, suggests to me a backwards compatibility situation. There is so much changing in Windows Phone 8 that I don't see the current upgrade system being able to handle it.
Honestly you're more than welcome to disagree with me and hope otherwise, but I strongly suggest you don't expect the upgrade, instead anticipate you contract and being able to upgrade your hardware when the time comes.
1) By Q4 2012 there will more more than 15-20 million Windows Phone 7 users. While this is a small percentage of the smartphone market, it is a considerable number of people to p*ss off while at the same time trying to convince 10 million more to buy your new phones.
2) Microsoft will continue to sell single core mid-range and cheaper Windows Phones, meaning there should not be any reason why Windows Phone 8 will not run on Windows Phone 7 hardware. The alternative is two code bases for cheap and expensive handsets, which negates the whole reason for the kernel transplant to start with.
Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8: Cousins or Siblings | Hal's (Im)Perfect VisionIt is likely WP8 will run on first generation WP phones, and near certain it will work on the second generation (those that initially ship with) WP7.5 Microsoft wants a reputation of being as end-user friendly as Apple and so will not drop updates on older phones until their is a technological reason to do so. Plus it isn’t likely to want to piss people off who are sill in a 2-year contract period, which will be the case with most of the installed base. So I don’t see WP8 as a reason to wait. Now if you already have a first gen device (e.g., Samsung Focus) you might want to skip the second gen (e.g., Focus S) and see what happens next summer or fall.
MS always allow upgrading things on the same hardware requirements, unless the software is not a big change - computationally.Hi I will buy a WP7 phone now but I've heard that it is unsure if it can be upgrade to the upcoming WP8 OS.
Can I upgrade it to WP8 or not? Thanks.
I don't think gen 1 devices will get wp8 due to hardware limitations. Also if you think about it gen 1 devices will have been supported for 2 years or more. We got NoDo then Mango, and soon Tango.
However, I really do think that gen 2 devices will get it. At least I hope they do, otherwise i think I may have to agree with the shooting off the foot comment.