Microsoft is admitting smartphone defeat and is now officially urging any remaining Windows 10 Mobile users to switch to an iOS or Android device instead.
In an End of Support document spotted by Thurrott, Microsoft notifies users that Windows 10 Mobile will cease to receive new security updates after December 10, 2019.
The company is further acknowledging its AI Cortana is no longer in head-to-head competition with Alexa and Google’s Assistant, rather looking to integrate with the popular platforms rather than fight against them.
The end of Microsoft’s Windows mobile platform has been a long time coming. In October 2017, the company’s own Joe Belfiore took to Twitter to effectively signal the end of the platform, citing low app availability and lack of interest from the developer community.
We have tried VERY HARD to incent app devs. Paid money.. wrote apps 4 them.. but volume of users is too low for most companies to invest. ☹️ https://t.co/ePsySxR3LB
— Joe Belfiore (@joebelfiore) October 8, 2017
Also in 2017, the NYPD was forced to recall 36,000 Windows Phones and replace them with iPhones, after previous acknowledgment that Microsoft mobile support would be ending eventually.
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