Windows Mobile 6.x not upgradeable to Windows Phone
There is a lot of expectation and a little bit of confusion over the Windows Phone 7 operating system. The confusion is around whether a phone running Windows Mobile 6.x can be upgraded to the new operating system when it is released. It seems as if Microsoft in the UK said last week that it is something for the hardware partners to think about.
Today, however, we hear news “because we have very specific requirements for Windows Phone 7 Series, the current phones we have right now will not be upgradeable.” Natasha Kwan, General Manager for Microsoft’s Mobile Communications Business in the Asia-Pacific region.
Doing a little bit of investigation it seems as if many phones will not be upgradable because they do not have the back, home and search hardware keys required by the new operating system. If this is the reason for example the HTC HD2 pictures of both will not qualify to be upgraded to the new operating system but will however be upgradable to windows mobile 6.5.3.
I’m sure over the next couple of weeks and months it’ll become clearer and we will have more information on this.
Tagged: Microsoft, Windows Phone 7
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