In a leaked email Microsoft confirm their focus on Windows Phone this year, despite saying otherwise.
The leaked email came from Microsoft’s Windows and devices chief, Terry Myerson, who spoke to The Verge last year stating the Redmond company will not be focusing on Windows Phone year.
That was before the release of Microsoft’s Q3 earnings which saw spectacular losses in the mobile sector. It seems that Microsoft do not intend to just let Windows Phone die and would rather fight and focus to improve it. Well, that’s what we’re understanding from Myerson’s internally sent email:
“I understand that you are hearing concerns from certain partners about Microsoft’s commitment to the mobile space.
“Let me be very clear: We are committed to deliver Windows 10 on mobile devices with small screen running ARM processors.
“We are currently in development of our next generation products and I wanted to reconfirm our commitment to Windows 10 Mobile. We believe in this product’s value to business customers and it is our intention to support the Windows 10 Mobile platform for many years. We have a device roadmap to support that from Microsoft as well as our OEM partners who will also be selling an expanded lineup of phone devices based on this platform.”
The email does not state explicit plans for Windows Phone, but we do know that “next generation products” are in development at the moment. Microsoft’s recent activity is playing up to the rumours that the company will dump the Lumia branding and release a “Surface Phone” in 2017.
Microsoft are offloading their stock by offering customers a free Lumia 950 XL when purchasing a Lumia 950. Further signs they are washing their hands of the Lumia range.
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Via Windows Central.
