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Buying a new smartphone?

Posted by admin on J June 2012
Posted in: Misc.
In the statistically unlikely event you were going to opt for a Nokia or other winphone7 device, reconsider, or at least wait a while.
MS have announced these phones will not be upgradable to Winphone 8 when it comes out in the autumn. What is worse, they have been prevaricating on answering this question for months although it is hard to imagine they have not always known the answer.

So, Nokia 600-900 owners, you have been cast adrift, albeit with a small paddle of a compromised new version 7.8 (from 7.5)

Microsoft, I despair of you. Is there anyone left at Redmond who understands the concept of, and need for, customer trust?

I want MS to provide a real choice in this arena. I want to want one above an iPhone. I think Win8 could be really interesting. Am I the only one who wants to slap Steve Balmer before handing him his P45?

I’ve been saying for some time that MS are on a slippery slope, but why to they keep pushing on the ski-poles?

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