Microsoft Ending its Short-Lived Tenure as Android Phone Maker

Re:Microsoft Ending its Short-Lived Tenure as Android Phone ... by mattkevan on Thursday July 17, 2014 @01:09PM (#8048780)

I know these phones started life at Nokia before the purchase, but post-purchase why weren't they killed immediately?

Running an internal project to get Android working with Microsoft's services as a hedge against Windows Mobile failing - a bit like Apple did with OSX on Intel - I can understand.

But to actually release it as a product only to kill it a short time later I don't.

Good though they may have been (I have no idea), they should never have seen the light of day. It demonstrates a lack of focus, makes it clear Microsoft isn't confident in its own platform and is a waste of resources and effort. Like the Kin.

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Re:Microsoft Ending its Short-Lived Tenure as Android Phone ... by Spearchucker on Thursday July 17, 2014 @01:43PM (#8048986)

As you said, the Android phones were developed by Nokia before the acquisition was made. They were initially released by Nokia just before the acquisition went through. Also, I suspect you mean Windows Phone - Windows Mobile stopped being a thing in 2010, if I'm not mistaken.

I have a Nokia X1 and it's what you'd expect from a budget phone - low spec so a fair amount of lag. No Google Play but then the phone is aimed squarely at emerging markets (although there's a way to enable Play on the X1 anyway). The part I like most is that it's dual-SIM.

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