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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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