The Windows Phone was known to be a very fluid mobile system, with tight integration with social networks and also for rapid updates released by Microsoft and the manufacturers. Upgrading to Windows Phone 8, however, was still a mystery: no one knew if the current smartphones would receive the news. No one except Microsoft itself.
During the event for developers Windows Phone Summit, Microsoft finally revealed that the devices Windows Phone 7 not receive upgrade to Apollo because the new system resources were not exploited by current hardware. It would make sense to release a system with support for memory cards and dual-core processors are the smartphones sold today have only single-core processors and no internal storage expandability.
According to Greg Sullivan, senior product manager of Windows Phone, Microsoft knew from the beginning that devices with Windows Phone 7 would not receive major upgrade, but the company decided to leave this information secret and not told ahead of time users .
"For normal people, the idea of recompiling a kernel does not seem a great way to spend an afternoon, but some of us are special. The idea is that the updates are very important only to a small group of passionate and influential users. The overwhelming majority of users of Android makes no updates - often because the manufacturers do not give that opportunity, and even when they are, users do not update, "he said.
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The development of the Apollo was done in parallel with the Mango and some features of the new system were ready even before the launch of the first Windows phone, so the short life of the system was already planned. Sullivan said that the unification of the core Windows Phone with Windows kernel has always been the company's plans. So why Microsoft decided to launch a new system with a lifetime so short? "For us it was important to establish a new approach to user experience and begin to create an ecosystem for developers," said the executive.
There are still doubts about the future of Windows Phone: So far, Microsoft has just announced that the new home screen will arrive via Windows Phone 7.8. We do not know if the technology Nokia maps, integrating with VoIP services or Internet Explorer 10 will be available to current users. In addition, you can not run applications in WP7 WP8, which can cause major frustrations. It is practically a new operating system.
Microsoft leaves the impression that the current Windows Phone users were just guinea pigs for an unfinished system. The technologies do not last forever and Windows Phone is still a great system, but knowing that all units will be stagnant in the current version 7.8 makes me very disappointed - and who spent all their savings in a Windows Phone 7.5 or stuck to a contract two years with U.S. carriers must be even more frustrated.
During the event for developers Windows Phone Summit, Microsoft finally revealed that the devices Windows Phone 7 not receive upgrade to Apollo because the new system resources were not exploited by current hardware. It would make sense to release a system with support for memory cards and dual-core processors are the smartphones sold today have only single-core processors and no internal storage expandability.
According to Greg Sullivan, senior product manager of Windows Phone, Microsoft knew from the beginning that devices with Windows Phone 7 would not receive major upgrade, but the company decided to leave this information secret and not told ahead of time users .
"For normal people, the idea of recompiling a kernel does not seem a great way to spend an afternoon, but some of us are special. The idea is that the updates are very important only to a small group of passionate and influential users. The overwhelming majority of users of Android makes no updates - often because the manufacturers do not give that opportunity, and even when they are, users do not update, "he said.
Core shared between Windows and Windows Phone 8 8.
The development of the Apollo was done in parallel with the Mango and some features of the new system were ready even before the launch of the first Windows phone, so the short life of the system was already planned. Sullivan said that the unification of the core Windows Phone with Windows kernel has always been the company's plans. So why Microsoft decided to launch a new system with a lifetime so short? "For us it was important to establish a new approach to user experience and begin to create an ecosystem for developers," said the executive.
There are still doubts about the future of Windows Phone: So far, Microsoft has just announced that the new home screen will arrive via Windows Phone 7.8. We do not know if the technology Nokia maps, integrating with VoIP services or Internet Explorer 10 will be available to current users. In addition, you can not run applications in WP7 WP8, which can cause major frustrations. It is practically a new operating system.
Microsoft leaves the impression that the current Windows Phone users were just guinea pigs for an unfinished system. The technologies do not last forever and Windows Phone is still a great system, but knowing that all units will be stagnant in the current version 7.8 makes me very disappointed - and who spent all their savings in a Windows Phone 7.5 or stuck to a contract two years with U.S. carriers must be even more frustrated.
