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Microsoft sends out friendly reminder of upcoming WM6.x burial

Microsoft sends out friendly reminder of upcoming WM6.x burial

Posted: 04 May 2012, 11:03, by Charlene S.

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Microsoft sends out friendly reminder of upcoming WM6.x burial

You may remember back at the beginning of March, Microsoft sent out discontinuation notices to inform users that the Windows Marketplace for Windows Mobile would be shut down in May. The original notice said that the Windows Mobile 6.x Marketplace would no longer be available starting on May 9, 2012.

Microsoft has now sent out a friendly reminder of the upcoming demise of the WM6.x Marketplace. Interestingly, the new notice states that the discontinuation date has changed to May 17, 2012, so you have a little extra time to get what you need and make your backups.

As we mentioned before, all apps and games will continue to work after that date, but will no longer be able to be downloaded. If your device needs to be reset after May 17th, you will no longer be able to obtain these apps from the Marketplace, so be sure to keep a backup of anything you consider critical if you plan on continuing to use a Windows Mobile device.

Also, since sometimes ‘mobile’ and ‘phone’ can get confused due to Microsoft’s branding. Windows Phone and its Windows Phone Marketplace are a completely separate entity from Windows Mobile and its Windows Marketplace for Mobile. This discontinuation only applies to older devices running on the Windows Mobile platform.

source: PPCGeeks

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1. steelicon posted on 04 May 2012, 11:30 9 8

In a few months this 2012, probably exactly this will also happen to the current crop of Microsoft WP7.5 Lumias that we have now on the market.

2. HugeTroller (banned) posted on 04 May 2012, 13:05 7 8

you sir is officially an idiot.

3. chadrick0814 posted on 04 May 2012, 13:33 4 5

Microsoft has announced that none of the WP 7 phones will be updated to WP 8. Maybe you are the idiot. Steel at least has a FACT that can back up his statement rather than simply spewing stupidity.

4. steelicon posted on 04 May 2012, 14:25 1 5

Thanks.

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5. kainy posted on 04 May 2012, 14:31 5 1

Huh where is the announsment? cuz i cant recall? Paul said that the current phones wont update to WP8, but he is not Microsoft and FYI he was wrong for a lot of things in the past ;) We all wan't for both first and second generation to be updated ... well maybe if we don't count the haters ...

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7. HugeTroller (banned) posted on 04 May 2012, 14:39 3 1

where's the announcement? Another moron

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8. microsoftnokiawin posted on 04 May 2012, 18:18 3 1

that wasnt an official announcment and you don't know what could happen between now and then

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6. kainy posted on 04 May 2012, 14:32 5 2

you sir are*...

9. Mobile-X-Pert posted on 05 May 2012, 08:10 1 0

Not updating current Windows phones is bad publicity for both MS and Nokia, and that's exactly what they don't need right now. Let's just wait for Apollo to come out and see what happens.

10. Sangeet posted on 05 May 2012, 12:30 1 0

I love the Photo.. LOL.. reminds me of the poor BOB

11. thejonoox posted on 07 May 2012, 09:32 1 0

They should've thrown the paperclip from Word on one of the tombstones in the back. RIP Clippit.

12. steelicon posted on 07 May 2012, 14:54 0 0

Lumia 610, 710, 800, 900 phones are made in China by Compal and Foxconn. Nokia only has supervisory control over the manufacture of these products.

True Nokia Symbian Nokia 500, 603, 701, 808 phones are made in Nokia factories in Finland, Nokia China, Nokia Brazil. These are truly Nokia factories.

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1. steelicon posted on 04 May 2012, 11:30 9 8

2. HugeTroller (banned) posted on 04 May 2012, 13:05 7 8

3. chadrick0814 posted on 04 May 2012, 13:33 4 5

4. steelicon posted on 04 May 2012, 14:25 1 5

5. kainy posted on 04 May 2012, 14:31 5 1

7. HugeTroller (banned) posted on 04 May 2012, 14:39 3 1

8. microsoftnokiawin posted on 04 May 2012, 18:18 3 1

6. kainy posted on 04 May 2012, 14:32 5 2

9. Mobile-X-Pert posted on 05 May 2012, 08:10 1 0

10. Sangeet posted on 05 May 2012, 12:30 1 0

11. thejonoox posted on 07 May 2012, 09:32 1 0

12. steelicon posted on 07 May 2012, 14:54 0 0

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