Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella admits giving up on Windows Phone and mobile was a mistake - eviltoast

Nadella, Gates, and Ballmer have all admitted to Microsoft’s mobile mistakes.

  • kirk781@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    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.

    • Phen@lemmy.eco.br
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      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).