But Microsoft is offering a compromise solution of sorts. Devices currently running Windows Phone 7.5 will get bumped up to the symbolically named Windows Phone 7.8, which sports a new start screen to make those legacy users feel that they’re at least somewhat part of the WinPho8 club (which I hear is also a great place for drinks, dancing and Vietnamese cuisine). Below is a video demonstration from one of Microsoft’s evangelists of the Phone 7.8 start screen running on a Lumia 900. It looks nice, as Metro has all along, but this eye candy is likely to be little more than cold comfort to the harsh reality that Windows 8 is not going to be backwards compatible. Sorry, cool Phone8 apps will likely never be seen running on this Lumia.
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