It looks like Microsoft’s keeping its living-and-let-live stance as hackers actually give the aging HD2 some much-deserved love. XDA-Developers member backslashid posted the above video showing Mango Beta 1 running on the device. Microsoft pretty much said go for it!
While MS has no plans on making Mango officially available for Windows Phone 6.5 phones, they’re fine with the recent development:
“We say tinker away with Mango and enjoy the juice,” Microsoft spokesman Bill Cox said in a statement to AllThingsD. “But beware the fine print – unlocking phones may void your warranty.”
And heaven knows the HD2 deserved more than it got. This is life being breathed into squandered hardware. [AllThingsD]
warcroft
Sunday, July 10, 2011 at 8:49 PMIve been tellin’ ya. . . MS/Windows is about to make a big comeback.
Robert
Monday, July 11, 2011 at 1:25 AMAmazing UI, just so amazing.. and it runs so smoothly. It makes iOS and Android look so old and busted by comparison.
TSH
Monday, July 11, 2011 at 8:51 AMUnless Android takes some giant leap forward, my next handset will run WP7. In the meantime I may get an Android tablet, but WP7 appeals in so many ways.
Awnshegh
Monday, July 11, 2011 at 8:51 AMWhen I show my iphone/android wielding friends exactly how WP7 works they either try and tell me ‘my phone works like that’, then try to show me how and fail or are simply gobsmacked. Yet I still tell them – wait for Mango before considering the switch.
I really do hope it turns out to be the holy grail for WP7 that lifts it above and beyond iOS and Android.
Sheeds
Monday, July 11, 2011 at 9:00 AMGood on MS for their approach. With supporting the ChevronWP7 team, and releasing Mango beta’s for DEV’s – they are doing everything right for the DEV community to make WP7 the success it will be into 2012 with Nokia’s backing…
Sheeds.
wwww.sheeds.com.au (WP7 Aussie Blog).
wsDK_II
Monday, July 11, 2011 at 10:24 AMI am running it on my HD2 (with Telstra in AU) however i cant get the internet to work (so no @live services :()
apart from that it is amazingly smooth!
Liam Johnson
Monday, July 11, 2011 at 11:12 AMI’d love to see it come to the Galaxy S II :D
Osiris Fox
Monday, July 11, 2011 at 11:23 AMLet’s hope this behavior continues when they have 33% market share (for example).