[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] Daveyg99:
dont think they will update, but who cares

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New Response From [ Pete (UK - Ireland Support (Tech)) ]

Thanks for your email.

Windows Mobile 7 series is NOT an update and is NOT replacing 6.5.x. we WILL be continuing to provide updates to 6.5.x and are certainly not end of lifing it just yet.

6.5.x is continuing to be developed annd sold on devices for the forseeable future, as it is primarily for business users, whereas the new 7 series is more consumer orientated. Indeed, it is believe that 6.5.x will be rebranded to Windows Phone Classic and contnue to be marketed to business users.

Current devices which run 6.5 will continue to receive updates to 6.5.3 and beyond, but will not be changed to 7 series. They are NOT being 'dumped' as you put it, and will contionue to be supported and updated, and the developers will certainly not be 'end of lifing' it as it will contionue to be a current operating system. They would have to be crazy to do so.

I am sorry, I understand that this is not the answer you wanted to hear, but the information you are basing your argument on is incorrect. The HD2 is not being end of lifed, or dumped in any way and will continue to be updated for the forseeable future.

Owners of current 6.5 handsets will be offered updates to 6.5.3 or 6.5.5 or whatever comes next in the 6 series path. They will not be offered 7.

Best regards,

Pete W

HTC

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Name	Dave xxxxxxxx

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Inquiry Information

Inquiry Type	Technical Support

Inquiry Description	Dear HTC I have recently aquired the HD2 a fine phone, now I have been reading that you HTC and Microsoft decided that you will not be supporting the new release of Microsoft 7 O/S for this phone, which is terrible, as essentially you will not be providing any updates for this phone and will effectivly be end of life as no developer will touch windows 6.5.x for obvious reasons I have been using HTC products for quite some time and too hear that HTC will effectivly dump the HD2 for WIn 7 after such a short product release is really not on. As there is so much speculation surrounding this win 7 release please reassure your customers that own high end 6.5.x windows phones such as the HD2 that HTC will be offering upgrades to the new WIN 7. Regards David Goldsmith

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2010/03/08 17:05

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