Windows Phone 8 may not debut until November

2. md227a posted on 19 Jul 2012, 17:29 5 6

Microsoft is just digging a deeper hole for them selves. Glad my GF doesnt care if her phone is using an out dated Titan. Ill rock my Galaxy nexus.

3. pkiran1996 posted on 19 Jul 2012, 17:29 2 5

Here in the UK there's a Lumia 800 advert almost everyday. Why the hell are they still advertising it when you won't be able to upgrade?

5. pegasso posted on 19 Jul 2012, 18:11 2 2

poor Nokia...

6. theBankRobber posted on 19 Jul 2012, 18:18 1 6

Haha lmao windows is so lame, just like any other windows os, move on and forget the rest. Only thing keeping them alive is making money off Android oem's and Xbox live. How sad for Microsoft.

8. Jyakotu posted on 19 Jul 2012, 18:54 6 1

Honestly, to be fair, WP8 is upgrading in the hardware department more so than the software department. Sure, there is a software upgrade, but most of the shine was the promise of better hard: bigger screens, multicores, microSD support, etc. I'd love for Windows Phone 8 phones to be released sooner rather than later, however, slow and steady wins the race. After all, OEMs are still releasing new phones with Gingerbread preinstalled and a lot of features of iOS 6 won't even be able to be used on the iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4. Microsoft usually knows what its doing, so let's not count them out yet.

9. captn3x posted on 19 Jul 2012, 19:51 2 2

why does Microsoft take so much heat? My GF has a Stratosphere and Samsung has pretty much said that it will not get Ice Cream Sandwich and I have a Droid 4 which is still waiting for ice cream sandwich while Google is readying to release Jelly Bean. It seems google and apple can do no wrong while MS can do nothing right. When I buy a phone I buy one that fits my needs not one that will fit my needs when updated…..

10. wendygarett posted on 19 Jul 2012, 20:13 5 1

No intent to buy it.. but I'm waiting to get surface tablet

11. pikapowerize (banned) posted on 19 Jul 2012, 20:51 1 1

so does this mean we wont se some WP8 Nokia Lumia device?

the nokia world will be on september, and if this news is true, nokia has nothing to show on the nokia world event this september....

what will nokia show up on nokia world? some feature phones? new sucky asha touch?(i like the new interface but hate s40, no apps, no multitasking and not competitive to low end android namely samsung galaxy y)....

or will they introduce the new linux base OS that they are brewing? the smarterphone team doing (not meltemi)

why microsoft why??? please dont keep us hanging on!!!!

but when will they release the surface tablet? and its price?

12. SemperFiV12 posted on 19 Jul 2012, 21:36 1 1

WP 7.5 was enough of an upgrade from Ice Cream... granted 7.8 > 7.5, a solid product continues to shine (even brighter). WP8 is just going to be another level... People will still continue to love WP 7.8, and...

All the people who are actually going to be using many of the WP8 only features should have known WP7 would not be upgradeable to WP8... After all a phone with no NFC will not be able to use it - similarly nonexistent hardware was not going to magically appear with a software update.

13. djripster posted on 19 Jul 2012, 22:28 2 0

I wish Microsoft would have just released Windows Phone 7.6 - 7.9 over the course of this year, and brought WP8 in Q4 2013...

This would have kept current WP users happy, and given WP some time to mature in time for WP8...

Rushing WP8 and isolating current WP users was a bad idea MS... You are a greedy lot...

I hope 7.8 comes before WP8... Its the least they can do at this point...

14. rsiders posted on 20 Jul 2012, 00:35 1 0

It's better that they are upfront with consumers rather than string them along and then announce they will not get the update closer to the launch of WP8. This benefits us and is by far fair by Microsoft. It may hurt their sales but they are honest. WP8 will rock.

15. 7thspaceman posted on 20 Jul 2012, 18:45 0 0

Wow folks this could really hurt Nokia especially. The word is out that the current Windows 7. smart phones will not get upgraded to Windows phone 8 therefore sales of the current smart phones will be terrible for Microsoft must step up to the plate and get windows phone 8 software to it's OEM's by September better still the last week of august. I hope Microsoft does not announce a new product no earlier than 6o days be fore it is on store shelves. Microsft's should have announced the Surface tablet and windows phones 8 in mid September which is a time closer to availability.to buy in the stores.

16. AeroPrime posted on 21 Jul 2012, 09:08 0 0

I think i'm beginning to see the trend of people wanting to change to a new OS other than android and iOS..... Most of friends who are smart and tech savy have a windows phone now. So i'm waiting for windows phone 8 and see how it goes for me. I used to hate windows product due to the fact windows platform did disappointed their consumers.... But when i try the phone for myself and i think it is one hell of a phone actually.

18. 7thspaceman posted on 23 Jul 2012, 18:06 0 0

Folks for Nokia's sake at least Microsoft must "RTM" Windows Phone "8" in August
because to bring a high ticket Item like a smart phone out in November is suicide because it is too close to the "Christmas" Presents buying season! people are engaged in buying presents for Family, friends, loved ones and business associates. I do not know many People who give People smart phones for Christmas presents. an October Media sales blitz with Nokia bring out the fist Windows 8 smart phone would be Cool.
Man of man I would love to have a Nokia Lumia 900 with a high def screen. NFC, Dual core Processor, and a Pure View 12 mega pixel camera. bring it on Baby!