Windows 10 Mobile may be left in the dust by competitors, but Microsoft isn’t done with its handsets.
Windows 10 Mobile may be left in the dust by competitors like iOS and Android, but Microsoft isn’t done yet with its venture into smartphones.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said in a Marketplace podcast yesterday that the tech giant is still interested in making new handsets — but just maybe not the kind we’re used to, according to Softpedia .
« I’m sure we’ ll make more phones, but they will not look like phones that are there today” said Nadella, adding that Microsoft learned some positive lessons from its 2-in-1 Surface line — which blurs the line between tablet and laptop.
« No one before us thought of 2-in-1s and we created that category and made it a successful category to the point where there are more 2-in-1s coming, » said Nadella, leading many to believe this could be a tease for the oft-rumored Surface Phone, which is speculated to be unveiled sometime this year.
In the same podcast, Nadella mentioned that Microsoft’s current priority is making top-quality applications and services that work across Android and iOS platforms, as well as furthering Continuum — Microsoft’s platform for bridging Windows apps from a PC to a mobile device.
Though it has ample work ahead of it, it appears Microsoft isn’t ready to call it quits on its mobile front — and should the Surface Phone become a reality, it’s certainly possible that it could be the standout that Nadella’s claim teases.
Via The Verge
