14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft has decided not to update some Windows Phone devices to Windows 10 Mobile, and one particular unexpected model included in this list is HTC’s M8 for Windows.
After several confusing tweets coming from HTC’s Twitter account, which first said that the M8 would actually get Windows 10 Mobile but then changed its mind and said that Microsoft was right and no upgrade would be released, the phone manufacturer ended up blaming the software giant for not providing the new operating system for its own devices.
In the latest tweet, HTC’s Twitter account said that it wasn’t their choice not to update the M8 to Windows 10 Mobile, suggesting that the device is indeed perfectly capable of running the new operating system.
“Microsoft decided not to include HTC One M8 to receive the Windows 10 update,” HTC tweeted, adding that this is happening “due to hardware requirements of the Windows 10, HTC One M8 Windows won't receive the Windows 10 update.”
Microsoft tightlipped in the HTC saga
No details have been provided on how exactly the M8 for Windows does not meet hardware requirements because, at least on paper, the device seems to have what it takes to run Windows 10 Mobile quite smoothly.
The HTC M8 for Windows comes with a Snapdragon 801 processor running at 2.3 GHz and features an Adreno 330 GPU, as well as 32 GB of storage space, 2 GB of RAM, and microSD card support for additional storage.
Microsoft hasn’t yet replied to HTC’s claims, but it’s very clear that the software giant wants to get over this as soon as possible because the decision to leave behind some models only led to more criticism from the Windows community.
For the moment, there’s no sign that Redmond could change its mind in the future and include other models in the Windows 10 Mobile rollout, but there’s no doubt that some users still hope to see this happening.
@Crowevil666 Microsoft decided not to include HTC One M8 to receive the Windows 10 update. — HTCHelp (@HTCHelp) March 27, 2016