Microsoft has finally admitted it: Windows 10 Mobile is officially dead!
Microsoft has finally acknowledged it. In a series of tweets, Joe Belfiore, Microsoft’s Corporate Vice President for Windows, confirmed that Windows 10 Mobile is indeed, dead.
The company will no longer develop new hardware or software features for Windows 10 Mobile. However, the company will continue to offer bug fixes and corporate support for pre-existing accounts but, there will be no new feature updates or rollouts. Microsoft will support Windows 10 customers who want to use Android and iOS on their smartphones as well.
We have tried VERY HARD to incent app devs. Paid money.. wrote apps 4 them.. but volume of users is too low for most companies to invest. https://t.co/ePsySxR3LB
— Joe Belfiore (@joebelfiore) October 8, 2017
Of course we’ll continue to support the platform.. bug fixes, security updates, etc. But building new features/hw aren’t the focus. https://t.co/0CH9TZdIFu
— Joe Belfiore (@joebelfiore) October 8, 2017
The Verge pointed out that during the recent Windows 10 Fall Creators Update development phase; it has been obvious Microsoft is no longer working on the mobile experience. The software maker branched its development process into “feature2,” leaving Windows Phone fans …read more
