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thedead1440	2013-03-22 , 05:08
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Originally Posted by tzsm98

What isn't changing is short windows of support. Saw the dates yesterday, wish I could remember where, and it looks like WP8 will be supported into 2014. WP7.8 will get support for a little longer.

That may not be entirely correct. For example, WP7 isn't supported now right? That's because all WP7 phones were eligible for WP7.5 and would be for WP7.8 too. Most probably WP8 would go thru the same cycle too and dropping support for WP8 =/= dropping support for WP8.x

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gerbick	2013-03-22 , 05:33
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Originally Posted by thedead1440

That may not be entirely correct. For example, WP7 isn't supported now right? That's because all WP7 phones were eligible for WP7.5 and would be for WP7.8 too. Most probably WP8 would go thru the same cycle too and dropping support for WP8 =/= dropping support for WP8.x

Actually not all Microsoft Windows Phone 7 phones got the update to 7.5 nor the recently halted 7.8 update either.

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	AMD	2013-03-22 , 10:31
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Originally Posted by ranbaxy

True story

Too bad we don't have this in Lebanon

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I will vote AMD for president next time if I'm having any shares during next meeting.

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	danramos	2013-03-22 , 10:38
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Originally Posted by Dave999

Somwhere at Nokias HQ...

Evolving? Maybe. But at this rate, Nokia is going to win itself a Darwin award.

Originally Posted by gerbick

Actually not all Microsoft Windows Phone 7 phones got the update to 7.5 nor the recently halted 7.8 update either.

Last week I went to go see a movie in a local theater of a large-chain theater franchise and was surprised to see a full-on pre-movie, pre-trailers advertisement video advertising the Nokia Lumia 920. At first, I couldn't help chuckling at the ad--but then I started to realize that people AROUND me were also chuckling a bit at it or making disparaging comments about it running Windows. I already figured that this was what they would have to deal with but seeing it in practice with a random and large number of people I don't know really solidified it for me. People hear "Windows" and then you try to tell them that it's going to be on their phone.. and the reaction seems to be something along the lines of, 'No way!"

I'm pretty sure Elop, as a former sycophantic Microsoft henchman, probably never considered that people might have a negative impression or reaction to Windows on their phone, even if just in name. Funnier still is that most of the people seeing these ads today probably didn't even remember the horrible tragedy that WAS Windows Mobile for the past decade, or else I'd think that impression would have been even worse. At any rate, considering some of the comments I could hear were along the lines of, 'but my phone already does that!' the ads don't seem to be impressing anybody.

Just my recent experience and it's just my opinion but... Evolving? heh

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thedead1440	2013-03-22 , 10:49
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Originally Posted by gerbick

Actually not all Microsoft Windows Phone 7 phones got the update to 7.5 nor the recently halted 7.8 update either.

Which device didn't get WP7.5? IIRC all were pushed on except for maybe one model (Dell?) and WP7 devices hence can't access Marketplace as the upgrade was almost "compulsory"...

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	Dave999	2013-03-22 , 11:03
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Can we please get back to topic.

Criteria s for this thread:

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	AMD	2013-03-22 , 11:11
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Hahahahahhaa

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juiceme	2013-03-22 , 12:06
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Originally Posted by danramos

Last week I went to go see a movie in a local theater of a large-chain theater franchise and was surprised to see a full-on pre-movie, pre-trailers advertisement video advertising the Nokia Lumia 920. At first, I couldn't help chuckling at the ad--but then I started to realize that people AROUND me were also chuckling a bit at it or making disparaging comments about it running Windows. I already figured that this was what they would have to deal with but seeing it in practice with a random and large number of people I don't know really solidified it for me. People hear "Windows" and then you try to tell them that it's going to be on their phone.. and the reaction seems to be something along the lines of, 'No way!"

I'm pretty sure Elop, as a former sycophantic Microsoft henchman, probably never considered that people might have a negative impression or reaction to Windows on their phone, even if just in name. Funnier still is that most of the people seeing these ads today probably didn't even remember the horrible tragedy that WAS Windows Mobile for the past decade, or else I'd think that impression would have been even worse. At any rate, considering some of the comments I could hear were along the lines of, 'but my phone already does that!' the ads don't seem to be impressing anybody.

There is one thing to consider; when joe-average-off-the-street thinks of "windows" the image is of his poor desktop computer, crashing and unreliable, moody and laggy.
On the other hand, when S. Elop whose background in on the enterprise side of the company thinks of "windows" his image is the reliable, well specified and scalable windows server that has no user-installed crap to cripple it...

The images are fairly different, but take guess which one is closer to the mindset of a potential customer looking for a new phone?