Windows Phone 7's Upgrade to WP8 Apollo Now Unclear

[canesfan625]

When you bought the phone doesn't really correspond with when the phone was released. If I get a Focus S in July, should I expected major upgrades from the time I bought my phone? No.

what?

 

[sentimentGX4]

If I get a Focus S in July, should I expected major upgrades from the time I bought my phone? No.

You can't count 2 years immediately from the launch date. That makes no sense because most consumers don't buy the device the day it's launched! The device is on sale for a lot longer than that.

It's not unreasonable to ask an OEM/Microsoft to cover a device for 2 years and 3 months, to cover a reasonable term for when a device will likely be purchased. Actually, even asking for 2 years and 6 months wouldn't be too much; but, as we all know, if your name isn't Apple, there's no way we could ever expect any corporation to pull that off. Only through the magic of Apple. =/

 

[canesfan625]

You can't count 2 years immediately from the launch date. That makes no sense because most consumers don't buy the device the day it's launched! The device is on sale for a lot longer than that.

It's not unreasonable to ask an OEM/Microsoft to cover a device for 2 years and 3 months, to cover a reasonable term for when a device will likely be purchased. Actually, even asking for 2 years and 6 months wouldn't be too much; but, as we all know, if your name isn't Apple, there's no way we could ever expect any corporation to pull that off. Only through the magic of Apple. =/

Microsoft will likely go by what version the device ships with.

 

[selfcreation]

hes just comparing it to Androids 6months of fragmentation , 6 months after release Android phones ( most of them ) cant be upgraded!

but it has NOTHING to do with period of time! its 100% related to the RTM/OEM adding special things that prevent Upgrades. ( witch is a easy work around for android , just flash your ROM with the new one from XDA and your good to go, lol )

when the GS1 came out ( on day 1 ) we already knew that it wasn't getting ice cream sandwich,

I think that's what he meant


problem with that is that we know NOTHING about WP8! and this is 7 page argument about a topic that has no merit.

 

[jfa1]

Let's just say the topic is premature at best!

 

[canesfan625]

 

[jfa1]

I wish someone would modify the title to state upgrade path to Apollo is unclear because its always been unclear and will continue to be unclear/muddy/fuzzy until MS does an official announcement

 

[canesfan625]

Yeah same as the post on the news page. I didn't know there was a moment of clarity.