Will Microsoft let owners of smartphones running Windows Phone 7.5, nicknamed “Mango,” upgrade to WinPho 8, also known as “Apollo?” At this point, the answer appears very unclear. Controversy erupted when Nuno Silva, described as a Microsoft evangelist, said that all current smartphones running Windows Phone 7 will get the upgrade to WinPho 8. A video of the interview was run on Portuguese mobile forum Zwame. That same day, The Verge ran a story citing an unnamed source close to Microsoft who stated there will be no upgrade path from Mango to Apollo.
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Windows Phone Growing Pains Cause Update Headache
Posted by: Richard Adhikari April 18, 2012 03:01 PMWill Microsoft let owners of smartphones running Windows Phone 7.5, nicknamed “Mango,” upgrade to WinPho 8, also known as “Apollo?” At this point, the answer appears very unclear. Controversy erupted when Nuno Silva, described as a Microsoft evangelist, said that all current smartphones running Windows Phone 7 will get the upgrade to WinPho 8. A video of the interview was run on Portuguese mobile forum Zwame. That same day, The Verge ran a story citing an unnamed source close to Microsoft who stated there will be no upgrade path from Mango to Apollo.