Tell me if this sounds crazy, but if they would just release a 7 or 8 inch tablet running Windows 10 Mobile, I feel like they'd reach a much broader audience than with only phones. If someone owns an Android, the W10M environment is not yet rich enough to make a compelling argument to give up on the Android mobile experience and go all in on W10M. Unfortunately, with cell phones, that's really what you have to do. Most people own *one* cell phone and they're not going to just jump ship for something that is arguably comparable (some say better, some say worse, but there's at least a decent argument that they're comparable). Though if you had a W10M tablet, especially a range from budget to high-end, I could see a lot more people dipping their toes in. Plus, if you make it a small tablet (again, 7 or 8 inches), that promotes mobility. Suddenly developers will have an audience that is mobile. They'll have incentive to make apps not only for the desktop but for mobile as well. As it stands, you can say there's a huge audience for UWA, but many developers choose just desktop, or desktop and HoloLens. This would definitely help push mobile apps in my opinion. Folks don't have to give up on Android, but now they can have both. And eventually, when Microsoft is ready to push phones on consumers again, they'll have folks primed for W10M and those folks don't even have to give up Android right away either. Just switch out the Android phone for Windows, and maybe get an Android tablet... until they're finally willing to give it up all together (I can dream...).
Am I just crazy or does this make a compelling argument for a Surface Mini running W10M, *maybe* with pen support (depends on hardware obstacles)
Am I just crazy or does this make a compelling argument for a Surface Mini running W10M, *maybe* with pen support (depends on hardware obstacles)