Evidence that Microsoft tested Windows Phone 8 on the HTC HD7 and HTC Surround emerge

Evidence that Microsoft tested Windows Phone 8 on the HTC HD7 and HTC Surround emerge:



We have just received a tip from a developer which suggests that Microsoft has in fact gotten Windows Phone 8 up and running on first generation Windows Phone 7 handsets, something which Microsoft admitted was theoretically possible but would be prohibitively expensive.

The snippets of data from App Hub analytics show the HTC T8788 AKA the HTC Surround, the HTC Mazaa, Microsoft’s old engineering test bed which looks like the HTC Trophy, and the HTC T9296, AKA the HTC HD7, all running Windows Phone 8.
OS versions 8.0.9720.0 and 8.0.9722.0 and 8.0.9727.0 all make an appearance, seemingly from a variety of locations.
The data suggests that bringing the OS to the older generation Snapdragon processors may not be as big a deal as Microsoft suggested, and of course raises the hope that XDA-Dev will take care of those who want to crowbar the OS on their current phones, much like Windows Phone 7 is running on the HTC HD2.
Have any of our readers who are also developers noticed these devices in their stats? Let us know below.
Thanks SuNcO for the tip.