Everyone remembers with what pompousness did Microsoft announce the operating system Windows Phone 8. Everyone also remembers the advertising campaign in which stars from the world of show business were involved. At that time, no one thought about the life cycle of a new software giant operating system. Only now, Microsoft has published information about the life cycle of mobile operating systems Windows Phone 8 and 7.8 on the official website.
Owners of devices running Windows Phone 8 can count on Microsoft’s “helping hand” until July 8, 2014, and owners of smartphones running Windows Phone 7.8 a little longer until September 9, 2014.
According to Microsoft, mobile OS will be supported for 18 months from the moment of their release. Recall that Windows Phone 8 was released on December 14, 2012, and Windows Phone 7.8 - February 9, 2013.
On the one hand, nothing terrible, the lifespan of one platform comes to an end, and a new OS comes to replace it. Unfortunately, at the moment there are no guarantees that users of brand new smartphones running the praised Windows Phone 8 OS will be given the opportunity to upgrade their devices to the next OS version.
It is noteworthy that in the agreement, which comes bundled with smartphones, it’s not 18, but, as a rule, 24 months of support. At the MWC 2013, Joe Harlow, executive vice president of Nokia Smart Devices, said the Finnish company was responsible for its product twice as long as Microsoft.
“I think that two to three years of software support within the normal life cycle of a device should be enough,” she said during an interview with SlashGear. - “Most people change their smartphone for two years and update their tariff plan.”
Perhaps Windows Blue will be the successor of Windows Phone 8, and what will Microsoft come up with for owners of smartphones running the old OS?
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