Windows Phone 7.8 will not be abandoned

Before Windows Phone 8 went on the market, a controversial focus was that Microsoft did not support Windows Phone 7 users to upgrade their systems to Windows Phone 8. To this end, Microsoft launched the "comfort product" Windows Phone 7.8. After the WP 8 went public, people turned their attention to whether this system can compete with iOS and Android, and less and less attention is paid to WP 7.8.

When everyone thinks that Windows Phone 7.8 will gradually fade out of the historical stage as the Windows Phone platform moves forward, according to TNW, Microsoft's Windows Phone business owner Terry Myerson said recently that Windows Phone 7.8 will not become Abandoned transition platform. Instead, it will coexist with Windows Phone 8 for a long time.

We will reveal more about WP 7.8 in the next few weeks.

Due to the strategic development of the global market, I hope that these two platforms will coexist for a long time. WP 7.8 can focus on the low-end market at a low price. We want to make the applications of the two platforms compatible with each other, which is very beneficial to the stability of the WP ecosystem. The strategy will support us to launch more devices and give consumers more choices at different price points.

We value every user of WP 7 and WP 7.8 and we will continue to serve them. But what is certain is that Windows Phone 8 is our future.

Inferred by Terry Myerson, WP 7.8 may not be the end point, and WP 7.X will be available in the future, and Microsoft may not be compatible with WP 7.8 and WP 8 applications in WP 7.X. The problem comes up with a solution.