For all the Lumia handset owners in the country waiting for the moment when their Windows Phone (WP)7.5 will receive its WP 7.8 upgrade, well, the wait is set to continue with reports confirming that the plans to roll WP 7.8 has been delayed.
As per the report, the over the air (OTA) update for WP 7.8 will not be rolled out immediately, instead, the manufacturers will focus on launching devices running on the WP 7.8 platform before issuing updates to existing devices. 
None of the existing WP 7 devices, including the Nokia 900, are eligible for a Windows Phone 8 update. Hopefully, the wait for getting Windows Phone 7.8 on existing devices will not be very long as these handsets will not receive Windows Phone 8 at all.
While comparing WP 8 to WP 7.8 is not the most logical thing, but still it is strange that Microsoft could not utilise the OS for its single-core handsets. This could be mainly because of the amount of RAM (256 MB) it offers. For those, who do not care about dual-core on their phones, NFC, the WP 7.8 update should suffice their needs. The company states that WP 7.8 will be fairly similar to WP 8 interface in terms of look, style and overall design, which should keep many WP 7 users happy for the time being, until they decide if they need to take the WP 8 plunge.
We will keep you posted with updates on this development.
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