and how MS sold me hardware when they knew it essentially would be EOLed with their WP8 announcement.
I thought this too (as a former WP 7.5 owner), but most applications still seem to support WP 7.5, and WP 7.5 phones are still being sold. I get the impression that 7.5/8 will be kept alive for quite a while for low-budget telephones. Which may not be surprising in the end, since WP 7.5 provides a good experience on pretty arcane hardware.
I thought this too (as a former WP 7.5 owner), but most applications still seem to support WP 7.5, and WP 7.5 phones are still being sold. I get the impression that 7.5/8 will be kept alive for quite a while for low-budget telephones. Which may not be surprising in the end, since WP 7.5 provides a good experience on pretty arcane hardware.