So current Windows Phones won’t get Windows Phone 8? →

After reading up on all the back-and-forth (I’d recommend Ars Technica and LiveSide for a quick overview of the situation), it seems pretty clear that this is not some random rumor; both The Verge and Mary Jo Foley are hearing that current Windows Phone devices will not get updates to Windows Phone 8.

I mean, if that was not the case, Microsoft would come out with an official statement to clear up the confusion and reassure (potential) buyers, right? But they aren’t.