Here we go again, folks. Just in case we couldn’t beat this issue to death any more, we’ve got another confirmation from Microsoft that the HD2, manufactured by HTC, will definitely not be getting an (official) upgrade to Windows Phone 7 Series. You’ll probably remember that the 4.3-inch screen, 1 GHz Snapdragon processor do “technically” meet Microsoft’s strict guidelines for their upcoming mobile Operating System, but it’s the buttons on the front that dash its chances.

The situation has been pretty haggard recently. Considering the HTC HD2 is set to launch on T-Mobile USA in just a matter of weeks, there were all sorts of hopes and dreams that the device would be getting an official update from Microsoft when the time came. And while it’s obvious that the device would need to be wiped, so that the Sense User Interface already on it would disappear entirely, at least it could have been done. But, thanks to Mary-Jo Foley over at ZDNet, we’ve got a reconfirmation from Microsoft that the HD2 will certainly not be getting upgraded.

The key part to take away from this: “We currently do not have plans to update the HTC HD2 to Windows Phone 7 Series.”

While we covered this likelihood before, from different angles, we’re just slightly disappointed that this lovely piece of hardware is going to be skipped over. While we understand the focus is on the future, and right now the best hope that Windows Mobile 6.5 has in surviving is with the HD2, it’s still heartbreaking to think that we won’t see Windows Phone 7 on the HD2. Though, we can take some comfort in saying that at least the standard for Windows Phone 7 Series is 3.5-inch screens and 1 GHz Snapdragon processors in one of their three chassis designs.

[via ZDNet]