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This is all speculation.

• melling 15y ago
  Given Microsoft's position, wouldn't it be best if they simply announced that the Lumia will be upgradable? If they want to win the "hearts and minds" of people, they should make the extra effort to allay any and all worries.
  • mrsebastian 15y ago
    Aye, the fact that no official announcement has been made is telling, I think. I suspect it's more likely that MS simply doesn't _know_ if it's going to provide a WP7>WP8 upgrade path. FWIW, WP8 is really quite different from WP7 -- as far as we know, it's based on the Windows 8 kernel, and will presumably have the same/similar Metro/WinRT app stack. It might just be that the WP7 hardware spec (which is now 2-3 years old) just won't reliably run WP8.
    • conradfr 15y ago
      Someone supposedly from MS in the article's comments said there will be an update.
    • balakk 15y ago
      Could be a technical+political battle raging inside. History shows that backward compatibility guys usually win in MS. I would be really surprised if they decide to NOT support older devices.