WP 8.1/Blue won't support 512 ram devices?

ttsoldier

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Yes, all current devices will be upgradeable to the next version of WP. That is WP8.1. That is the only strong claim being made in any of those articles, which, BTW, can always be traced back to a statement made by Mr. Sullivan and has absolutely nothing to do with support cycles.

That all current devices will get WP8.1 is undisputed. Anyone getting anything more from any of those articles either can't read critically or doesn't understand the intent behind MS' support cycles.

And... as previously stated, nowhere is WP9 ever mentioned.


"Current Windows Phone 8 devices are expected to be fully upgradable to Windows Phone 9."
Source:Windows Phone 9 in testing with Nokia, HTC and Qualcomm hardware | Windows Phone Central
 

a5cent

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"Current Windows Phone 8 devices are expected to be fully upgradable to Windows Phone 9."
Source:Windows Phone 9 in testing with Nokia, HTC and Qualcomm hardware | Windows Phone Central

Great. In the very first paragraph it is stated that: "the exact relationship between Windows (Phone) Blue and what is being referred to now as Windows Phone 9 is not too clear". So, at the time the article was written, both WP8.1 and WP9 may have been considered one and the same. Our understanding of WP's roadmap has evolved since then. Do you really believe they were testing WP9 almost two years in advance, back in march, even before they started testing WP8.1? No way.

Look. It is a fact that Microsoft has never, at any point, stated that all current WP devices will be upgradable to anything beyond WP8.1 (which really is good enough actually)

As long as we lack such a statement coming directly from Microsoft, then everything else floating around the interwebs is just rumour and speculation. Take it or leave it. Do with it as you will. I just don't think you or anyone else should be making promises on Microsoft's behalf, that we aren't certain will be kept.

This is my last comment here, as it's hijacking the thread (there are certainly more appropriate threads we could raise from the dead if we want to continue).
 

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No official word yet on WP 8.1 or Blue and what the requirements will be so it is just a guessing game once again.
 

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