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today, microsoft ending support windows phone 8.1, marking end of "windows phone" era.
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microsoft released windows phone in 2010 and, within 3 years, became world's third popular mobile operating system. platform couldn't compete likes of apple , google and, of earlier year, ios , android accounted combined 99.6% market share.
microsoft continues sell limited number of budget smartphones running newer windows 10 mobile operating system, platform has received minor updates in recent months redmond-based company has shifted focus towards "intelligent cloud , intelligent edge."
microsoft has stopped manufacturing own lumia-branded smartphones and, according the verge, rumors suggest company maintain windows 10 mobile until support platform ends in 2018.
ultimately, windows phone casualty of iphone, , later android smartphones, upended mobile phone industry decade ago. ask blackberry, nokia, or palm.
article link: microsoft ends support 'windows phone' after years of battling compete iphone , android
the windows phone never completed against iphone in opinion. take consideration lacked applications , proper marketing hurt it.
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