Microsoft is widely expected to give mobile another crack this year with the "Andromeda" OS, rumored to be designed for a new category of folding pocket-PC tablets. Whether or not it will actually happen, who knows? But would Windows be the right platform for it?
A discussion is currently taking place in our forums on precisely this topic.
I think the long-awaited Surface Phone is closer than ever. For a long time, the Surface Phone has generated more rumors than any other device without having lost the expectation. And lately those rumors have increased, including a hint by Panos Panay. But, what will ensure the success of it? Who will want to buy a Surface mobile device (that won't be cheap) without access to the modern...
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Given the fact that Microsoft's Universal Windows Platform (UWP) still has a painful lack of apps, and progressive web apps (PWAs) aren't going to solve that in the near-term, should Microsoft bring its hardware expertise to the Android platform?
I use a BlackBerry KEYone Android phone as my daily mobile driver. I enjoy its full-size QWERTY keyboard for a "PC-like" typing experience, and the Microsoft Launcher and associated Android apps ensure that I never have to touch a Google service 99 percent of the time, which is just fine with me. I would certainly like to see Microsoft invest in building its own Android hardware, but the chances of this happening aren't particularly high.
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From the forums: Andromeda / Surface Phone will come with Android OS
