There seems to be confusion over whether the upcoming Windows Phone 8 operating system will be compatible with existing Windows Phone 7 hardware or not.
A Verge source close to Microsoft has suggested that phones running the Mango (Windows Phone 7.5) flavour of the Windows Phone software will not receive an upgrade to the next iteration, known as Apollo (version 8).
However Microsoft Evangelist Nuno Silva has been spotted in a video on a Portuguese forum stating that Windows Phone 7 handsets will get the upgrade to Windows Phone Apollo, which is due to launch later this year.
Microsoft unclear in its comment
The reports fail to provide solid facts, nor do they fill us with confidence, and it's certainly not clear which statement is correct.
TechRadar approached Microsoft regarding the confusion and a spokesperson for the software giant told us: "We have stated publicly that all apps in our marketplace today will run on the next version of Windows Phone. Beyond that, we have nothing to share about future releases."
The statement does nothing to help, with Microsoft avoiding commenting directly on the matter and instead highlighting that current WP7 app compatibility with Apollo.
So all we can tell you at this point is that Windows Phone 8 may or may not come to older Windows Phone 7 handsets. How helpful. We'll keep you posted on any further developments.