Microsoft forcing users to update to Windows Phone 7.5
Microsoft has moved to push all users onto the latest version of Windows Phone in order to focus its resources.Those phones running Windows Phone 7 (not the update, known as Mango or Windows Phone 7.5) will no longer be able to access, update or review apps until they finally bite the bullet and upgrade to the new version.It seems a pretty reasonable request, seeing as Microsoft has made sure that any phone bought on WP7 can be updated – plus we've seen no word of the update ruining any phone...
Published By: Tech Radar - Wednesday, 25 April, 2012
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