RIP Windows phones: New Windows 10 Mobile hardware and features 'aren't the focus'
from PC world 09 October indexed on 09 October 2017 20:01Windows phones are really, truly dead. This weekend, Microsoft's VP of operating systems confirmed the writing on the wall. “Of course we'll continue to support the platform [with] bug fixes, security updates, etc.,” Joe Belfiore wrote on Twitter, in response to a conversation sparked by a user asking whether it's time to move on from the Windows Mobile platform. “But building new [features and hardware] aren't the focus.” It's the first time a senior Microsoft employee has said that flat-out, but it's not the first time one has been so blunt about Microsoft's mobile hardware prospects. “If you wanted to reach a lot of phone customers, Windows Phone isn't the way to do it,” Windows chief Terry Myerson told the Verge in 2016, while essentially putting Windows Phones on hold for the year. That hiatus now appears more permanent. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
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