Surface Phone Updates: Many Still Believe Device in Microsoft's Pipeline Despite Death of Windows Phone
Despite the announcement that Windows Phone is dead, many are still suspecting that the fabled Surface Phone may still be in Microsoft's pipeline after all.
Rumors about the Surface Phone have been around for almost two years now. While there had been numerous rumors on what the mysterious device would offer and when Microsoft would release it, the hopes of those anticipating the arrival of the device has recently been crushed with Microsoft's Joe Belfiore announcing in a series of tweets that Windows Phone is dead.
In his tweets, Belifiore revealed that Microsoft is no longer developing new features or hardware to support the Windows 10 mobile. This surprised the small number of Windows Phone users as they had hoped that Microsoft would introduce new features to the platform and never expected that the operating system would now only be reduced to a servicing mode to deliver bug fixes and security updates for its existing users.
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With Belfiore also announcing that the Redmond-based company would invest in both Android and iOS devices, many believe that the Surface Phone will never come into fruition. After all, Microsoft never really confirmed that it was working on the device.
However, there are still those who suspect that Microsoft may be up to a surprise as it may just release the Surface Phone after eventually. After all, various trusted leaksters have provided some interesting details on what the Surface Phone will look like and how it will work.
Furthermore, it was no less than Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella who said in an interview with the Australian Financial Review late last year that the Redmond-based company is not done with the mobile market yet. With Nadella saying that the next mobile device from Microsoft will not be defined by the current smartphones in the market today, as it will be an ultimate mobile device, some hold on to their hope that the Surface Phone is not just a fable.
