Windows Phone users are understandably a little nervous about the release of Windows 10 for phones later this year. Windows Phone 7 devices couldn’t be upgraded to Windows Phone 8, and the fear is that history is going to repeat itself, leaving current Windows Phone 8 handsets, many of which aren’t very old, stranded.
Microsoft has, of course, been asked about this. Back in November, the Lumia Twitter account announced “We plan to upgrade all Windows Phone 8 devices to Windows 10 in the future :)”
That was an encouraging sign, but one that earned a little skepticism. Company Twitter accounts, like corporate support forums, are rarely staffed by people who lack the authority to set corporate policy or make official pronouncements of this kind. Indeed, those asking for a statement from Microsoft’s PR team were told something a little more guarded: “It’s our intention to enable a Windows 10 upgrade for Lumia Windows Phone 8 smartphones. At this early stage in the development process, and given the vast portfolio of Windows devices worldwide, we can’t predict that all devices will be upgradeable, but it is our intention that the Lumia smartphone line be upgradeable to Windows 10.”
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