"We are no longer focusing on Windows 10 Mobile", Microsoft executives confess

Joe Belfier, Microsoft's corporate vice president who has led the development of Windows 10 Mobile, admitted that "Windows 10 Mobile is no longer focused." Windows 10 Mobile is giving up as competing against Android · iOS as the third mobile OS, and it is likely to finally end.

Microsoft's Joe Belfiore says Windows 10 Mobile features and hardware are no longer a focus | Windows Central
https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft-windows-10-mobile-features-and-hardware-are-not-focus-anymore

Mr. Belfier revealed that Microsoft is no longer focusing on new features of Windows 10 Mobile and development of new devices, and it is a policy to focus on Microsoft applications to Android and iOS. He also said that his terminal also moved from Windows 10 Mobile to Android.


We will continue to support companies and individual users who have introduced Windows 10 Mobile for business.

(1/2) Depends who you are. Many companies still deployed to their employees and we will support them! ...https://t.co/LKQBL3w7gA

- Joe Belfiore (@ joebelfiore)October 8, 2017

(2/2) As an individual end-user, I switched platforms for the app / hw diversity. We will support those users too! Choose what's best 4 u.https://t.co/LKQBL3w7gA

- Joe Belfiore (@ joebelfiore)October 8, 2017

However, it is only security updates and bug fixes, and the development of new functions as OS is terminated.

Of course we'll continue to support the platform .. bug fixes, security updates, etc. But building new features / hw are not the focus.https://t.co/0CH9TZdIFu

- Joe Belfiore (@ joebelfiore)October 8, 2017

The reason is that, despite the support of developers, applications for Windows 10 Mobile were not abundantly released. It is said that the failure to fill in the number of apps that drained Android · iOS was a defeat.

We have tried VERY HARD to incent app devs. Paid money .. wrote apps 4 them .. but volume of users is too low for for companies to invest.https://t.co/ePsySxR3LB

- Joe Belfiore (@ joebelfiore)October 8, 2017

Microsoft founderBill Gates transferred from Windows 10 Mobile smartphone to Android terminalAlthough it made it clear that, from Belfier's tweet, "Windows 10 Mobile has finished development" seems to be considered. For Android · iOSBrowser application "Microsoft Edge"It seems that Microsoft has switched to a policy to offer applications against two strong mobile OS, such as releasing the application.