Microsoft will stop supporting WP8 next year

Computer Store News: Although Microsoft announced the date of WP8 and WP7.8 stop support, it did not disclose a version of the information.

Microsoft will stop supporting WP 8 and WP 7.8 next year

According to foreign media reports, Microsoft announced on its website that it will be in 2014. Technical support for Windows Phone 8 and Windows Phone 7.8 was discontinued in July and September, respectively.

A few days ago, Microsoft posted the news on its website. The company will stop stopping Windows Phone 8 and Windows Phone 7.8 in the second half of 2014. This timeline seems to prove the fact that Microsoft's support period for mobile software versions is 18 months. But what's interesting is that Microsoft did not publish information about the next version before posting such a message.

Microsoft has said that Windows Phone 8 will have an "upgrade process", so it is not important to stop supporting it in the future. However, before releasing the information about the next version to the public, Microsoft announced that it would stop supporting Windows Phone 8, which would inevitably confuse users.

There are rumors that the next update to Windows Phone will be in the 2013 holiday season. But in order to ensure the confidence of developers and consumers, and Microsoft's best interests, Microsoft should provide detailed information on the upgraded version, rather than pre-announced the suspension of support for the OS in marketing. In the highly competitive mobile phone market, stopping support for an OS is equivalent to a death sentence, especially for software developers.

It's a good thing to know when Microsoft officially ends up supporting its mobile operating system, but it would be great if users could know the next version. A clear upgrade plan will make it easier for current or earlier users to feel abandoned.