Microsoft admits Windows Phone is dead (CNET News)
Microsoft admits Windows Phone is dead (CNET News)
2017-10-09
time to say goodbye to Windows Phones
Microsoft just gave Windows 10 mobile a
death sentence by announcing that the
company will not release any new
features or hardware for the mobile
operating system Windows 10 mobile is no
longer focused for the company Joe
Belfiore confirmed this in a tweet on
Sunday writing that the company will
still support the platform with bug
fixes and security updates for anyone
who's still using the Windows Phone but
there will not be anything new made for
it the writing has been on the wall for
some time
Bell Fiore himself does not even use a
Windows Phone he revealed in August that
he uses a Microsoft edition of Samsung's
Galaxy s8 and Bill Gates also recently
emitted he switched to an Android phone
with Microsoft apps one of the biggest
problems for Windows 10 mobile is the
lack of apps in another tweet Belfiore
wrote the company tried a number of
incentives even paying developers but
the volume of users was too low for
companies to invest last week HP
delivered another blow the company
announced it stopped making the elite x3
that's one of the few remaining Windows
10 mobile phones Microsoft shifted its
focus on mobile to make apps for Android
and iOS
including the edge internet browser that
lets you share data between the phone
and a Windows PC and you know the
hololens headgear is technically also a
mobile device I am Bridget Carey you can
find more details at cnn.com
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