Microsoft’s Joe Belfiore has taken to Twitter to confirm that Windows 10 Mobile is not a focus for the company.
“We have tried VERY HARD to incent[ivise] app devs,” Belfiore said on Twitter. “Paid money… wrote apps [for] them… but volume of users is too low for most companies to invest.”
This isn’t to say that Windows 10 Mobile is dead… it’s just going to be left wilting in a corner.
Of course we'll continue to support the platform.. bug fixes, security updates, etc. But building new features/hw aren't the focus. 😟 https://t.co/0CH9TZdIFu
— Joe Belfiore (@joebelfiore) October 8, 2017
When asked by a Twitter user if it’s time to abandon Windows on mobile, Belfiore was refreshingly honest.
“Depends who you are,” he said by way of reply. “Many companies still deploy to their employees and we will support them… [as] an individual end-user, I switched platforms for the app [slash hardware] diversity. We will support those users too! Choose what’s best [for you].”
Do you still use Windows 10 Mobile, or have you jumped ship to another platform? If so, iOS, Android or something altogether different?
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