The Windows Phone 8X by HTC will cost $100 to $200 with a two-year contract from AT&T, T-Mobile or Verizon Wireless.(Photo: HTC)10:01PM EST November 13. 2012 - Maybe it was inevitable that Windows Phone 8 devices would land in the back of the chorus line. Windows 8 and the hoopla around it have hogged the spotlight in recent weeks. Now the departure of Windows president Steven Sinofsky from Microsoft is front and center.But I do hope Windows Phones get something closer to star treatment. There's a lot to cheer in these latest devices. And despite its understudy status compared with Apple's iPhone and the many Google Android smartphones, the