Microsoft fails Windows Phone fans again by delaying Windows 10 Mobile

Fans and Windows Phone fanboys have a tough job. They must be owned by an operating system with a new name every few years, much fewer applications than the competition, and a distant third place in the market. The latest news on Microsoft does not make life easier.

This week, Microsoft has failed to fulfill its promise of implementing Windows 10 mobile devices to existing Windows Phone devices in December. The new target? 2016.

"The upgrade of Windows 10 Mobile will begin filming early next year to select Windows 8 and 8.1 existing phones," a Microsoft spokesperson told VentureBeat. This means that not a Windows phone will be upgraded to Windows Mobile 2015 10.

In October, the promise was different. "Wide availability of Windows 10 on other devices, including mobile phones, will begin filming in December."

Delay after delay.

Of course, the release of software before it is ready is never a good idea. But that question was said that Microsoft Windows 10 mobile would be ready in December.

To be fair, Microsoft has managed to release the Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL, windows first 10 mobile devices, this November. But the phones do not generate much enthusiasm. In addition, a limited company supported by available, almost as if she did not want the new phones to achieve maximum sales potential.

If you are a fan of Windows Phone looking for the latest and Microsoft, it is best to become an initiate Windows and help the company to test new buildings (the last cumulative update was released on December 17). Want to buy a new device? Your only choices are the Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL (if you can find them). Looking obtain Windows 10 Mobile in existing equipment and enjoy free update of Windows Phone 8.1? You have to wait.

Many courses have to wait a while before you can get Windows 10 Mobile on your phone. After all, all Windows Phone devices will be supported in the first day (Microsoft has not released a list), and certainly not all at once. Carriers must, of course, slow down the update process. In addition, Microsoft said Windows 10 was drawing to a PC before the phone, and the gap release made much sense.

Windows is naturally much higher base users in the PC to the phone, so Microsoft is focused on getting the first update users, especially given its objective to hit one billion devices running Windows 10 "in two or three years. " Test builds of Windows Mobile 10 were still behind their PC counterparts in terms of features and stability, largely because Windows 8 was released before Windows Phone 8, so just had a late start. Besides all this, add that Windows Mobile 10 must pass a test carrier, something that Microsoft has little control over nature in various parts of the world.

But the party had Microsoft has control over, he has not made it out the door. The company had issued updates for Windows Mobile 10 for a handful of existing Windows Phone devices, you could argue that there was no delay. Just a rolling release. Hell, even improvements for both phones have been a start.

Remember, Windows 10 for PC was released in July. December and meant a space of five months.

What's worse is that Microsoft is committed to a month. "Early next year," roughly translated in Q1 2016, which could be January, February or March. Therefore, six to eight months after Windows 10 for PC deployed. And again, it will be only a handful of devices. Let me take this another way: many windows phone owners will be waiting for Windows Mobile 10 through most of 2016.

And the next two months will not be easy for Windows Phone 8, Windows 10 mobile ahem, fans. All new hardware coming out CES and the World Mobile Phone Congress are ignored. Assuming they are not buying a Lumia 950 or Lumia 950 XL, which received lukewarm reviews at best they will have to say it is not worth looking at what other platforms are showing because your mobile upgrade Windows 10 is coming.

Finally. Soon. Maybe next month on my device?