More reason to believe in the Surface Phone?
In an email sent out to major company executives and officials, Microsoft’s Windows & Devices Group Executive Vice-President Terry Myerson has reinstated the company’s continued commitment to the Windows 10 Mobile platform. Terry has refuted talks about the mobile counterpart of Windows OS gradually fading out, stating that the company is “committed to deliver Windows 10 on mobile devices with small screen running ARM processors.”
Alongside, Myerson has confirmed that Microsoft is presently developing a new line of devices, bringing new light back into the path of Surface Phone hopefuls. Microsoft, though, may be looking to focus majorly on business customers, and look at other OEMs to promote consumer-oriented devices. Of late, the likes of Xiaomi and HP have worked with the Windows 10 Mobile platform. While Xiaomi introduced Windows 10 on its previous flagship, the Mi 4, HP introduced the Elite x3, a flagship device with a 5.96-inch Quad HD (1440×2560 pixels) display, Snapdragon 820 processor, 4GB RAM, 64GB internal storage, 16-megapixel main camera and Bang & Olufsen-powered audio.
Microsoft has been rumoured since 2012 to be working on a Windows 10-powered flagship device, named the ‘Surface Phone’. The device is expected to take design cues from Microsoft’s revered Surface tablet lineup, and present flagship-class experience to users. While the company has dropped several hints about the device and its CMO has gone as far as calling it a “breakthrough product”, we are yet to see anything concrete from the company, as yet.
Of late, the Windows 10 Mobile platform has even been speculated to be in its last laps, deterred by the lack of apps and developer support. With this latest email, Windows Mobile fans would hope for better devices to come in the future. As of now, though, the OS falls far, far behind the two primary mobile operating systems in use – Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS. Read the excerpt of the email below:
"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."
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