Comments on: Microsoft Crushes Hopes Of A WP7 Upgrade For HD2

By: Thubert177

Thubert177 — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 02:51:00 +0000

not sure why anyone cares Windows mobile 6.5 is not that great but is WAY more usefl than WP7. No custom ring tones, no dedicated im application, no file manager, you have to deal zune software (which is a huge amount fo space) simply to transfer items seriously? WP7 is all form and little to no function in smart phone world its like 3 steps forward and at least 10 steps back…..ill pass and for those looking at it if the HD2 was ACTUALLY RELIABLE WHICH IT ISNT it would be the better phone….

By: Joe Healy

Joe Healy — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 21:04:04 +0000

at the rate i break phones i’ll need a new one by xmas anyway. just ordered new hd2, will order wp7 phone on holidays and ‘pass along’ to wife. no, i dont get a phone discount.

By: Bill Berry

Bill Berry — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:11:10 +0000

What’s Microsoft’s percentage of the mobile market again? You’d think they’d be thinking about their bottom line before making Windows Phone 7 hardware requirements ridiculously restrictive. What were they thinking…Hell I might now like that damn interface to start with let alone what app will run on it; any?

By: Kevin n

Kevin n — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:03:51 +0000

No new HD2 for me!

By: chris

chris — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:48:14 +0000

phones with HDMI port has been out in asia for some time now…

By: vikingfan45

vikingfan45 — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:56:35 +0000

FYI its not going to be upgradable at all ALL WINDOWS MOBILE 7 PHONES HAVE TO HAVE 3 BUTTONS as you see the HD2 has more stop getting your hopes up

By: vikingfan45

vikingfan45 — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:55:30 +0000

SUPERSONIC come on over to the yellow and black………….

By: Mojo

Mojo — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:13:01 +0000

I think the HD2 will be upgradable..I think when WM7 upgrade comes out, they will just charge us an arm and a leg…just to make up for the price drop they probably made on this HD2…..(and in my mind whatever phone they got comming out in November are not going to be better than the HD2…to much hype was put on this phone. Plus, WM7 will look so much better on its 4.3 inch screen..for HTC, MS, and Mo to make it a 9 month phone that gets out dated in november..will be stupid..(to much money and time put into this phone to just let it fall off because of WM7)….JEEZ that will be just bad business…

By: HeLLkAt31

HeLLkAt31 — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:37:56 +0000

Just think about it, T-mobile has no better phone when its available in late March… I will buy it when it comes out. All of us here on these forums or other tech info forums have the same great knowledge but its also our greatest weakness… The reason is this, we are all so ahead of the game and even years ahead of everyone that we don’t stop to appreciate what is here and now, we are just like Luke Skywalker when he’s lookin out into the distant with the 2 suns in the background, dreaming of whats out there that he looses focus on what he has on the here and now…

By: ItsMichaelNotMike

ItsMichaelNotMike — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:56:21 +0000

This just in, from a MS exec in the know:

“For Windows Phone 7 Series we are enforcing a strict set of hardware requirements to ensure a consistently great experience for end-users and developers. While we cannot confirm that WM6.X phones that satisfy those requirements will be upgradeable, every Windows Phone 7 Series device will be upgradeable with improvements and features we deliver with subsequent Windows Phone 7 Series releases. We currently do not have plans to update the HTC HD2 to Windows Phone 7 Series.”

I dunno, but that last sentence does not say that MS will NOT be upgrading the HD2. Saying “currently we do not have plans” is the same as a politician’s response to the question on if he will run for President. Whenever he or she says “currently do not…” that means there still is a possibility for a run.

In some circles they would call MS’s last sentence “waffling” which in this case is a good thing for those who want to hold out hope the HD2 will get a WP7 upgrade.

No matter, if I like WP7 I can install it myself, like I installed 6.5 with HTC Sense on my Touch Pro2 months before anyone else got it.

And truth be told, I prefer it this way. I suspect that this WP7 controversy caused T-Mo to significantly lower the HD2′s debut price. I’ll take a $100 to $150 discount off full retail rather than pay more for a WP7 “rain-check.”

And you just know that MS, HTC, Qualcomm and T-Mo have some fantastic phones coming out in November. I bet they make the HD2 look very outdated.

For example, based on what Qualcomm was showing off at the MWC, I suspect the WP7S (Windows Phone Series 7) “superphones” will have HDMI ports (similar to the one Qualcomm was using for the video demo at MWC).

A cell phone with an HDMI port…?! Anyone want to buy my HD2, used but in mint condition (unless I give the HD2 to my girlfriend).