WP9 to be available for all existing WP8 devices, preview in January 2015

[JithinPrasad]

And you guys know this is an unconfirmed rumour you are discussing, right? Right? 'Cos later on its going to turn into 'Microsoft promised all phones will get WP9 but they lied, they suck", etc, etc when they have made no official statement on the next version of WP. Just FYI.

We live in a world of Rumors. So Believe in Rumors & hope they will become True.
99% this rumor is going to be true..

 

[theefman]

We live in a world of Rumors. So Believe in Rumors & hope they will become True.
99% this rumor is going to be true..

I'd rather believe in what I can and enjoy now instead of living in a dream world because the reality is the entitlement mentality is so prevalent, especially among WP users, that the expectations will be totally unrealistic and will inevitably lead to frustration and disappointment. I think Microsoft are the most stupid, incompetent company who have wasted the potential of WP but even though I have things I would like added I still enjoy using it (apart from the ultimate POS Xbox Music) and am not expecting a free ride like too many seem to do.

 

[JithinPrasad]

I'd rather believe in what I can and enjoy now instead of living in a dream world because the reality is the entitlement mentality is so prevalent, especially among WP users, that the expectations will be totally unrealistic and will inevitably lead to frustration and disappointment. I think Microsoft are the most stupid, incompetent company who have wasted the potential of WP but even though I have things I would like added I still enjoy using it (apart from the ultimate POS Xbox Music) and am not expecting a free ride like too many seem to do.

Thats your Choice.. But we are different.. We do believe in MS..
For now and then
In which case you have disappointed with MS/WP..
In the matter of Delay in Updates..? Which Mobile Platform is giving you regular updates like this
Just think that.
Before making those comments, think about pros made by MS

If you don't like Microsoft, thats over. No need of commenting here. This thread discuss about Microsoft Windows Phone & WP9

 

[Blacklac]

I think its pretty safe to say the Snapdragon 800 devices will get the next major update, considering its still further along than even newer midrange devices, technology and ability wise.

 

[DJCBS]

So they're basically not removing items from the HCL? Wonder what the upgrade cost will be for the retail version when it is available.

You're mixing Windows 9 with Windows PHONE 9. Windows PHONE 9 will come to all WP8 devices free of charge. Mobile Phones.

If Microsoft charges for something, that'll be WINDOWS 9 for the PCs. Separate things, even though they may end up all coming under the "Windows" branding. If Microsoft dared to charge for upgrades on Windows PHONE, they'd be in an even bigger mess than they'll be once the "Nokia" logo disappears from phones.

 

[jojoe42]

We live in a world of Rumors. So Believe in Rumors & hope they will become True.
99% this rumor is going to be true..

I'd probably agree with the lad....think about it MS said themselves that and new phone released will have software support for 18 months....pretty sure one of the many new hardware vendors have released new phones that still use the old S4 Plus chips, so they really can't break a promise can they? Also WP runs well on less powerful hardware

 

[Arsynic]

You can't have One after Eight. You can have nine after eight.

They did it with Xbox. It's not a version, its a brand name.

 

[MyNL822]

You can't have One after Eight. You can have nine after eight.

You can't have One after 360 but it still seemed to work out, right?

 

[DJCBS]

They did it with Xbox. It's not a version, its a brand name.

In any case, there was already a Windows 1. It was the first Windows that came out in 1985.

 

[lgva08]

i cant wait...>D

 

[Ashalinia]

Let's just call it Windows 8.999999999999.

I mean it's close enough, right?

 

[JithinPrasad]

Let's just call it Windows 8.999999999999.

I mean it's close enough, right?

It may be called as WP8.2 or WP9 Itself..
Hope MS will surprise us on Sept 30th with WP9 announcement along with Windows 9

 

[deadwrong03]

I thought the phones from before the 1520 would not get wp9

 

[JithinPrasad]

I thought the phones from before the 1520 would not get wp9

All devices right from 520 which was shipped with WP8.0 will get WP9
But the features may vary according to Hardware support..

 

[aldridhl]

It would be great if this was true, but based on how MS has treated it's older products in the past, I don't give too much credit to this.

Many brands, like Zune (software and device) were eventually just dropped.
windows mobile and wp7 users were all left behind, with the only option to get a significant OS update was to buy a newer device.

I know that there was a major (kernel?) shift from wp7 to wp8, but the tendency for MS to push people to "buy up" (even those with relatively recent devices) seems too common over the years to stop now.

 

[AlexFlorin]

I would not be to sure that all WP8.1 Devices get WP8.2. Somewhere i read "all devices that got shipped with 8.1 will get the update" This is a big difference to "all devices which run 8.1".

Well you should think deeper.
At this point most WP devices are shipped with WP 8.1 including the Lumia 520.

 

[JithinPrasad]

Well you should think deeper.
At this point most WP devices are shipped with WP 8.1 including the Lumia 520.

Lumia 520 is shipped with WP8.0 (Amber/Black). From where did you get a 520 shipped with 8.1.?? The user is meant to update the device after unboxing
The only phones shipped with WP8.1 (Lumia Cyan) is 630,(730/735),830,930, HTC M8 & few other new OEM devices

 

[emperor_skull]

This is the best news I have heard, been angry that MS has been very slow about releasing cyan for dp users

 

[JithinPrasad]

It would be great if this was true, but based on how MS has treated it's older products in the past, I don't give too much credit to this.

Many brands, like Zune (software and device) were eventually just dropped.
windows mobile and wp7 users were all left behind, with the only option to get a significant OS update was to buy a newer device.

I know that there was a major (kernel?) shift from wp7 to wp8, but the tendency for MS to push people to "buy up" (even those with relatively recent devices) seems too common over the years to stop now.

Forget about WP7. Its support has ended.
Its hardware doesn't support 8/8.1
WP8.0 has support until 2017.
So this may be true..

 

[imbasaurus]

Well you cant have one after 360 too.

when you have 360, you will have ONE full circle