Despite less favorable news about the people who can not be upgraded to Windows Phone 8, at least the owners of Windows Phone 7 smartphone will be able to get the look of the new operating system on their devices.
In the event the introduction of Windows 8 on Wednesday (06/20/2012), Senior Product Manager Greg Sullivan Windows Phone showed smartphone Nokia Lumia 900 that runs Windows Phone OS 7.8 (non-final). This version has the look of Windows Phone home screen similar to the Windows Phone 8.
As reported by SlashGear, home screen look like a Windows Phone 8 is composed of the columns ("tile") with different sizes, large and small. Columns numbered tile that was added to up to two lines into four lines.
Live Tile serving size information directly update can now be set by the user. The size of the tile itself is available in three options: single wide double wide, and small shortcut.
Tile position can also be moved so as to form a different look and seem more dynamic.
Although Microsoft provides updates look like a Windows Phone 8 to existing devices, Microsoft's decision to not give the option to upgrade the operating system that has sparked controversy.
In an interview published by The Verge, Senior Vice President of Program Management and Product Nokia Kevin Shields argued, "I think consumers in general may not know about this upgrade problem."
Shield said, later devices other Windows Phone 7 will also receive updates to the Windows Phone version 7.8.
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