Microsoft: “No Windows Phone 7 Upgrade for WM 6.x Devices†(Not Even HTC HD2)

[Pat]

Microsoft’s tight hardware spec for Windows Phone 7 smartphones means that Windows Mobile 6.x devices – including HTC’s just-launched HD2 – can’t be upgraded.

Owners of HTC’s highly-praised HD2 touchscreen smartphone will be unable to upgrade the device to Microsoft’s new Windows Phone 7 software when the OS is released towards the end of the year.

Despite the HD2 meeting many of the criteria laid down in Microsoft’s ‘Chassis 1’ spec – including a 1GHz Qualcomm processor, high-res capacitive touch display, 5 megapixel camera and 3.5mm headphone jack – the phone will be ruled out for the simple reason that it has five buttons instead of the three mandated for all Windows Phone 7 devices.

Microsoft: “No Windows Phone 7 upgrade for Winows Mobile 6.x devicesâ€Â

 

[Tech_enthu]

This is very bad, but nowhere has it been mandated or stated by either htc or microsoft that hd2 will be fully upgradable to win mo 7.

 

[sumatrix]

they've fu**** up big time on this.this is gonna leave a bad blood a lot of them in fact

 

[manu1991]

I guess custom ROM's/stripped down versions would be available for all of them.

 

[Satan]

Doesn't really matter anyway. I'm sure XDA will facilitate a Windows Phone 7 Series rom for the HD2 before it even hits the market

 

[rdst_1]

^+1............

 

[redscorpion_11]

but seriously... i wouldent even mind not upgrading to the windows phone 7 series at all, i mean its just ZuneHD phone.. the UI isnt that great, no backwards compatibility, totally locked OS, i mean its definetly no better than Iphone, no thank u, the reason i love windows mobile is coz of the bazzillion customization options, but as stated above, the XDA ppl can definetly come up with something, and if they r really gonna ditch such an expensive phone like HD2, damm the ppl will be furious, i hope they will be and ditch microsoft as well as the dammed HTC , well lets hope again that they change their minds...

 

[ed.hardy]

TBH one should take these claims of upgrade (which is planted very cleverly by these handset makers) with a table spoon of salt.

 

[rdst_1]

if this is how it is gonna be played, then microsoft is gonna hand the win over to android on a silver platter.

 

[Sanjeet Arora]

Mail Microsoft xda-developer's web site link. Then ask them what they have to say:rofl: