Windows Phone Road Map Details 'Tango,' 'Apollo'
22.05.12
, Which declined to mention the source. Nonetheless, if taken at face value, the document suggests that Microsoft will follow up its recent Mango software update with additional versions aimed at the midmarket, business users and the higher-end "superphone" segment.
The second quarter of 2012, according to the road map, will see the arrival of an update labeled "Tango," which will feature "products with the best prices." This likely means Windows Phones aimed at the midmarket, with a possible stripped-down user interface to match the lower cost.
That will be followed in the fourth quarter of 2012 with "Apollo," for which the road map offers three bullet points: "increase overall volume," along with competitive "superphones" and "business." Based on that, one can infer that Microsoft intends the Windows Phone line to branch out yet again, targeting both the superphone (i.e., high spec) and business markets. The "increase overall volume" could allude to Microsoft anticipating more Windows Phone units in users' hands by the end of 2012, or else the hope that smartphones loaded with some sort of Apollo software update will kick off a higher volume of sales.
Source: eWeek