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Evolyzer (21842) on 4/20/2016 4:56 PM · Permalink · Report
Yes, it is me again with a platform.
By it's name, I would expect Windows 10 Mobile to be part of the Windows Mobile-platform. But as far as I know Windows Mobile was canceled years ago and replaced by Windows Phone-platform.
Overview Windows Mobile:
So I took a look at Windows Phone. But MB doesn't seems to make any difference between the different Windows Phone-versions.
Overview Windows Phone:
So the question is:
Sciere (930479) on 4/20/2016 6:11 PM · edited · Permalink · Report
Despite the naming, Windows 10 Mobile is grouped together with Windows Phone as it is a free update for most 8.1 users, and part of the same ecosystem. Minimum OS Required has been added as a new tech spec to Windows Phone with the options Windows Phone 7 - Windows Phone 7.5 - Windows Phone 7.8 - Windows Phone 8 - Windows Phone 8.1 - Windows 10 Mobile, tied to the release years.