Throughout the Build 2016 event took place on the evening of Wednesday, almost exclusively use Microsoft Windows Phone as a backdrop for the announcement of new software features. The only time a smartphone running Microsoft's operating system is appearing on stage to perform on Skype - an application which is available on all Microsoft hardware, not just Windows Phone.
Microsoft has spent the entire Build 2016 to attract developers, and an operating system like Windows Phone exhausted obviously had little appeal to the community application authors. Even the leader is Terry Myerson Windows division also mentioned this: "If you (referring community developers) want to attract a large number of smartphone users, Windows Phone is not the way. If you want attract Windows users, this is also the most popular operating system on the device from 9 to 30 inches. If you want to do exciting new things, Xbox and HoloLens is the place to discuss. "
"We do not do not realize how important smartphones, but with Microsoft Windows and with our platform, that is not the appropriate place for us to take the lead," he frankly admitted Myerson. "In the next year the phone is not where I want the developers to pay attention to."
This can be seen as the latest proof that Microsoft is actively sought death his cell array. The Lumia sales down by half in the last quarter is not necessarily because consumers are not favored but by CEO Satya Nadella took the initiative to implement the decision that Microsoft should have done so long ago: lumpectomy buy from Nokia.
Meanwhile, Microsoft has recently been bombarded with applications products, its services to other platforms. With the deal to invest in Cyanogen OS, the software giant will probably find foothold on Android.
But while Microsoft may have to abandon Windows Phone / Windows Mobile, the Vision 10 "heterogeneous operating system for all devices" must still be kept intact, and that vision is indispensable smartphone. Article company CEO Satya Nadella need to do now is launch "Surface Phone" to help the OS on smartphones and PC becomes really homogeneous. A powerful smartphone, a device running Windows 10 on x86 architecture real, can transform into a laptop / desktop appearance both inside and design is what is Microsoft really need.
Microsoft admits Windows Phone will be absent in 2016
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