No Windows Phone 7 Series upgrade expected for exisitng WM 6.x.x devices
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HTC HD2 Specifications | Review
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1. MikeG77 posted on 20 Oct 2010, 01:45 0 0
Microsoft are you kidding me! Your not gonna give the HD2 and other devices that meet the requirements because they may have more then 3 hardware keys. That has to be 1 of the dumbest PR moves that Microsoft could make at this point in time and all your gonna do is limit the chances of windows 7 being succesful and hurt the OEM's. Hopefully XDA will have a customer ROM out for all devices that are getting shafted by Microsoft!
8. jhoots posted on 01 Mar 2010, 12:13 0 0
Microsoft is starting from ground zero and leaving windows mobile in the past. its a bold move but its a statement that i think is positive ans stern. they want windows phone seven to be a new platform and this seems to be the correct way to start the new windows phone experience. Although, i do think they should make an exception for the HD2 because it has the hardware to support any OS. it wont really dampen the experience. I agree with this move.
2. herbiederb posted on 01 Mar 2010, 11:06 0 0
I propose this Asia-Pacific gal doesnt know jack. It's way too early to say. Besides, too many buttons is not a problem.. its too few buttons that would be.
3. T DAWGv12 posted on 01 Mar 2010, 11:22 0 0
MS would be inexcusably shooting themselves in the foot here before they even get out of the gate if this is true I have a bad feeling MS is going to go all apple restrictive with widows phone 7 and lose all of the open customizability that windows mobile has. This would end up screwing things up for everyone. We'll have to wait and see.
4. clevername posted on 01 Mar 2010, 11:22 0 0
Dispicable move by MS ...but I have to agree. In the past one major failing of winmo has been that it's often porter to phones that cheapen the experience or even ruin it becausethe hard ware doesn't match the software 100%. Look at the touch pro for example. Winmo works great but on a touchscreen that size even with senseUI it's abhorrent to use. I think this "no exceptions" stance is what MS needs to make 7 succesful.
5. david_the_gom posted on 01 Mar 2010, 11:26 0 0
WM7: No customization over UI, No multitasking WM6.5: Fully customizable on UI, Multitasking I don't see any reason to upgrade to WM7.. i'll just stick to WM6.5.3... whole lotta better than old-ass 6.1 oh, btw, nrgz's Energy Rom is fxckin great!! Also, if i can install android on my TP2, why should i bother trying to fight to get upgrade to WM7? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=xQUICjVhfAY
6. zerglisk posted on 01 Mar 2010, 11:30 0 0
LMAO, so more keys is actually BAD on this one. 5 buttons cannot cover what 3 buttons can do is what they are trying to tell the customers. Maybe that's why 6."5".3 WinMo needs 5 buttons lol
7. ibap posted on 01 Mar 2010, 11:46 0 0
I agree with herbiederb - more keys will just let you assign them to what you want. And I'm sure the xda-developers crew would love to show MS what they can do with the phones that MS neglects.
9. zerglisk posted on 01 Mar 2010, 12:21 0 0
WinMo 7 needs 3 dedicated buttons, which are: Back, Home and Search HTC HD2 has 5 buttons for, Call, Hang-up, Back, Home and Window It seems like HTC HD2 has 2 of the buttons that WinMo7 requires. I would suppose it would not be hard to assign the WINDOW button as the SEARCH button... it's only the matter of picture decal on the button
10. ILOVEtechnology (unregistered) posted on 01 Mar 2010, 14:40 0 0
That really sucks for that phone, but that phone is a monster.
11. remixfa posted on 01 Mar 2010, 19:01 0 0
good thing windows phones dont sell much anyways.. LOL. This sux though. Its going to be hard for many to justify getting the HD2 now with windows 7 right around the corner. Maybe its all for the best. Windows has been way too diluted over the years. Another reason to keep loving on android till further notice.. LOL
