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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella admits giving up on Windows Phone and mobile was a mistake (www.theverge.com)
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Nadella, Gates, and Ballmer have all admitted to Microsoft’s mobile mistakes.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Microsoft didn't even provide a proper upgrade path for it's users. WP7 couldn't go to 8 and same for Windows Mobile 10.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Internally they were two very different things. WP7 was their old windows mobile with a new skin, while WP8 was the actual OS they had been working on for a long time. They felt the same but were very different. I guess they didn't think it was worth the hassle trying to figure out how to handle that update.

I don't know what was the deal with 10 though (I forgot it even existed tbh).