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Windows Phone 8 is an operating system, not a phone.

• eli 14y ago
  And is there an upgrade path from Nokia's current Windows phones to Windows Phone 8?
  • danieldk 14y ago
    I don't know Engadget's source, but: http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/20/microsoft-unveils-windows-phone-7-8-for-legacy-devices/ http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/20/microsoft-unveils-windows...
    • eli 14y ago
      Right, so it's just a new OS... but it effectively dead-ends the Lumia, making it considerably less valuable.
      • barista 14y ago
        How about the HTCs and Samsungs that ran androids and never got their upgrades?
• thejake 14y ago
  But who is going to buy a Windows Phone 7 device now? Nokia's already poor device sales is going to fall off a cliff.
  • sjwright 14y ago
    For that matter, who is going to buy a Windows Phone 8 device now, since there's no reason to believe it will run Windows Phone 9?
    • falling 14y ago
      For that matter, who is going to buy an Android 2.3 device now, since there's no reason to believe it will run Android 4.0?
      • sjwright 14y ago
        Or an iPhone 3GS, since there's... oh, wait... and it was released when? ... 2009 you say? Astonishing. --------- EDIT: For the narrative impaired, I am saying that the 3GS is still being supported with major software upgrades despite being three years old, in stark contrast to all other major smartphone platforms.
        • konstruktor 14y ago
          You mean the 3GS from 2009 that will be supported by their pending iOS 6 release?
          • sjwright 14y ago
            Astonishing.
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      • notJim 14y ago
        I guess you're making the point that people will continue to buy it because they are mis- or uninformed?
        • falling 14y ago