We are truly floored by the number of feature suggestions that we have received and the excitement about future Windows Phone releases. Some of you have been wondering, “Will Windows Phone 7.8 have the same features as in Windows Phone 8?” The answer, unfortunately, is no. Windows Phone 8 is a generation shift in technology, which means that it will not run on existing hardware. BUT we care deeply about our existing customers and want to keep their phones fresh, so we’re providing the new Start screen in the upcoming 7.8 update. We’ll have more to share on the Windows Phone 7.8 update in the coming weeks.

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We care about your suggestions, but we can’t use this grab-bag of features because there’s no way to know which of the features each person is voting for. We would like to know SPECIFICALLY what features you would like to see we need you to vote INDIVIDUALLY for the one that you want most (vs. one large grab bag of features). Please reallocate your votes to single features from this.