Windows Blue to merge Windows Phone and Windows 8 into one product?

8. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)

Somehow, I suspect they will be saying the same about Win10. And Win11. And Win12. And, and, and. MS is trying to take a fish and a fowl and turn it into a fishowl. It is seemingly harder to do than they (MS) are acknowledging.

24. TheBitterTruth (unregistered)

Thats a good step for WP users

58. AeroPrime (Posts: 175; Member since: 21 Feb 2011)

This mean less to be done when porting to Window Phone.

7. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)

Probably not. WP8 is not compatible with L900s. Why would you think that WP9 would be compatible with L920 devices? MS needs to provide compelling value propositions (at least apparent compelling value propositions) to its hardware partners. Hardware incompatibility is an apparent compelling value proposition.

56. Sterijoana (Posts: 32; Member since: 18 Feb 2013)

Based on the rumors I've heard microsoft put a lot of effort in the new kernel for win8/wp8 with the purpose of flexible development & bringing faster and more frequent updates to users. Expectantly they will stay in this for a while to make it effective. Changing kernel every now and then is impractical and unnecessary, not to mention it takes a lot of money thus impacts corporation equally as consumers and developers. So we can hope existing wp8 users will get desired treat from microsoft. Well, still we will have to wait and see to be sure.

63. c1c2c3c4c (Posts: 19; Member since: 01 Oct 2012)

WP7 lacked a encryption chip. without that chip wp8 cant run on any a wp7 device... they could have changed the kernel that's not an issue from a software prospective... it was all about the chip.

they now have the chips on there phones, so there is nothing that can prevent wp9 from running on wp8 devices.

that said they could have given us the full os without the security systems but that would have opened up the phones code to exploitation and most of the new features wouldn't run without the components so it was decided to just keep the kernel and update the 7 phones to 7.8. like all the other company's do when they change the os.

16. DFranch (Posts: 248; Member since: 20 Apr 2012)

I think after the WP7 - WP8 debacle MS said that from WP8 forward they would guarantee upgradibility for 18 months after a phone is released.

27. akki20892 (Posts: 3902; Member since: 04 Feb 2013)

don't hope, say sure, because windowsphone tweeted that "As we’ve said, one benefit of moving to the Windows core is that Windows Phone 8 is upgradeable" don't worry.....!!!

45. volcano (Posts: 348; Member since: 25 Jan 2013)

it will they talked about it multiple times and even tweeted about it conforming phones upgradable

54. Sterijoana (Posts: 32; Member since: 18 Feb 2013)

"Every time"!! When the last time they confirmed they were merging?
Btw you certainly don't own a Lumia. Whatever platform you are using now, you are always welcome to make your own choice and switch but posting on a microsoft thread you are "switching back to android" is unnecessary.

22. TROLL (banned) (Posts: 4851; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)

I sold my L920, cause it had so many negative drawbacks, it had no:
System wide file manger
No bluetooth file transfer
No usb mass storage
Limited 3rd party apps
No Flash nor Silverlight, can't open Youtube desktop nor play Yahoo desktop site
To dependent on Zune, can't download mp3
No video calls
Music player lacks equalizer
No true multitasking
No copy paste
No divx xvid
Only bing
No teethering
No handwriting recognition
The list continues........

With all these time MS been developing softwares, they just ended up with wp8 which only confine for s social hub.
When it comes to tools, productivities that can make your phone more than a phone for communication, they failed.
I'm an Android user I try to use wp8 but the phone is way to far behind from Android, which can do in most aspect other than its social aspects.

25. muhsen (Posts: 281; Member since: 07 Jun 2012)

wow, u have never used a wp let alone a wp8,No bluetooth file transfer No usb mass storage Limited 3rd party apps????!To dependent on Zune, can't download mp3???!
can't open Youtube desktop nor play Yahoo desktop site???!
No video calls???!
Music player lacks equalizer???!
No true multitasking??!
No copy paste??!
No divx xvid??!
Only bing??!
No teethering???!
No handwriting recognition ???
the most funny part is ur mentioning the things that's r part of wp8, go troll somewhere else!!
commenting from my lumia 920

34. TROLL (banned) (Posts: 4851; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)

Did you or can't you read? It states the list continues. ....

30. haseebzahid (Posts: 1853; Member since: 22 Feb 2012)

LIAR atlest stop liying and making ur own crapy news up we all know better wannabe FAG

32. TROLL (banned) (Posts: 4851; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)

Wtf what has fag got to do with this? O I forgot you have no solid state ground to answer what wp8 advantages are. Man lmao at you. You have to kick off and swear call names instead of giving abrevations.

33. UrbanPhantom (Posts: 949; Member since: 30 Oct 2012)

TROLL, stop posting your lies, or else we'll deliver you up to Anonymous, and tell them you support censoring the internet...

Honestly, you're a f***ing pain in the ass, and should have been perma banned ages ago. You've never owned a WP8 device, and sure as hell didn't own a Lumia 920. Now shut up, and go peel some potatos, or do something else useful with your time.

35. TROLL (banned) (Posts: 4851; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)

That was funny UrbanPhantom lmao.....
Why would I lie! I had it for 2 weeks and I sold it. Coming from Android from free open OS Linux to closed os was a knightmare you are restricted unlike Android its totally open. I mean you can write command scripts on Linux.

41. UrbanPhantom (Posts: 949; Member since: 30 Oct 2012)

Fine, suit yourself - keep pretending that you're some kind of neutral party that is doing society a favor by posting lies about WP8. However, the rest of us want to give the technology it's fair hearing. WP8 does lack in some important areas, but not the ones that you claim, and certainly not to the extreme degree that you are always screaming about...

Linux has nothing to do with this discussion. It works great for my NAS, and for other lesser hardware, but so what? Far as I am concerned, the lack of Adobe and Autodesk equals an atomatic fail grade in my books. If you can bash WP8 for a lack of apps, then the same can be said for Linux (nevermind driver issues).

MS owns the desktop/laptop and enterprize world, Google has mobile locked up, and Apple has preppy teenagers who like to spend their parents money to be fashionable. There is room for everybody, but there is no room for lies. Either tell it straight, or stop posting your worthless spam!

40. TROLL (banned) (Posts: 4851; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)

Hey UrbanPhantom where's minathegirl rusticguy meacaoo....?

37. TROLL (banned) (Posts: 4851; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)

I say whats the big idear. 4 thumbs down..... my my.

62. TheBitterTruth (unregistered)

you should copyright stupidity

46. volcano (Posts: 348; Member since: 25 Jan 2013)

depending on your comment you don't even know what is windows phone 8 lol