Microsoft delays Windows 10 Mobile update for old phones until 2016

If you're part of the minority rocking a Windows Phone 8 or 8.1 smartphone loud and proud, and if you were hoping to update to Windows 10 Mobile, we've got some bad news for you.

Microsoft has decided to delay the free Windows 10 Mobile update for select Windows 8 and 8.1 phones until "early next year," according to an official statement provided to ZDNet. Windows 10 Mobile was originally scheduled to roll out to Windows Phone faithfuls this month.

The delay dampens Windows 10 Mobile's prospects. Microsoft's mobile platform failed miserably at catching up to iOS and Android and quickly became irrelevant in the eyes of consumers. The latest Gartner numbers show the Windows Phone represents a minuscule 1.7% of the worldwide smartphone market as of Q3 2015 Read more...