peoples have been wondering when the mythical Surface Phone arrives. okay let's try to find an appropriate answer.
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If its a graphene flexible screen tech you are imagining, it will be too expensive initially to be a consumer facing device. That will thus take time to reach consumers, and initially be enterprise/elite.
If its some kind of rigid, none flexible forefunner, that may come next year or soon, and I believe MSFT is working on this, but it's not going to be exactly what people imagine I don't think. It'll be sort of focused on a dual screen UI, rather the focused on a larger single screen to de-emphasize the screen creases.
It's definitely not a slab.
The path to high grade HMD AR, and flexible screens will take time for the manu and products to evolve, as the mobile phone itself had to go through. Until then they will likely be niche.
But I think something of an "enabling technology" is coming, its just not the "total game changer" fans might expect, more of a minor mass marketshare catergory creator.
The issue with a folding screen is that anything rigid and not hinged that folds over one spot repeatedly will fail sooner than later and also be pretty thick when folded. Ask someone in Materials.
And you're also not noting that MS currently just doesn't care about trying in mobile right now nor will an attempt really take off without fundamentals and MS is letting what fundamentals they have leave Windows Phone with its minimal effort. And legacy UWP programs and Continuum on mobile will only do so much (not much) to attract attention. And that's assuming they do go that path.
MS also is huge and has divisions so Xbox's activity isn't really going to drastically affect OneDrive or Windows.
Microsoft has always been a company that provides updates for software products...it's what they do best.
The company has bound itself to provide updates as usual of course.
I still believe Microsoft has completely shelved any plans to service it's mobile platform with any handheld device.
Far as I see with absolutely no backing from any hardware manufacturer there will be no Surface phone.
If some of what Nadella and others have said is true, then in the big scheme of things this will happen sooner or later. I mean, after all, if you end up with Windows 10 on ARM on tablets and laptops, why would MS or someone else NOT shrink that device to a phone-size device? I mean, is there a reason not to?
If people buy Win 10 on smaller battery efficient devices as well as laptops and desktops, then the impetus to get a smaller device may very well be there.
Really the only question I see is if users get the apps they think they need that aren't currently there (meaning they'd have to be UWP and cShell etc).
surface hardware factory is there to back up!!
ms slowly progressing toward a Surface Phone. Can't u see it? they are cooking up Cshell, having folding screen patents.
after WOA & hololens gets consumer ready , we should see the Surface Phone in action
surface phone wouldnt have any app issue. it runs full windows10. so win32 apps can run naturally including bluestacks. this is the natural solution.
or ms will make a sandboxed Android emulator. bcoz when unfolded the surface phone runs in desktop mode, when folded behaves like a phone
MS Surface are made by a ASUS owned subsidiary!
Why would MSFT be making Win10M RS3 OS for NO device?
There something coming! I believe it's more likely a Surface RT2 or Win10 RT reboot of some sort but this time it can use full Win32 software and have Phone capabilities, some people say it's a "Surface Note" device giving upcoming Samsung Note 8 direct competition? Other people say the device was the never released "Surface Mini" device renamed "Surface Mobile" ? ....there so many names floating around but the most common is "Surface Phone" witch could be a combination of all of them??
If Microsoft wants % of the mobile phone market with the big 3 Mobile companies controlling everything! Apple, Google, Samsung......Microsoft has no choice but to follow Blackberry & Nokia by joining Android 8 (API level 26) just to keep % of Mobile market! ......I mean not full Android OS but a Wrapper around or emulator like BlueStacks or bridge side loading access to there million of apps!.........Or dual OS boot or overlay just until they get UWP up and running! Microsoft is running out of time! With all competition having new OS's coming!! Apple iOS11, Google Android 8, Samsung Tizen 4 making no Mobile market room? Microsoft needs to rediscover it self. Microsoft Surface Phone device with a Win10M RS3 OS is what we all are waiting for! I don't want to move too Apple iPhone 8 or Google Pixel 2 or other 3rd party Android devices'........Microsoft give us devoted MSFT Mobile OS something for us to upgrade too!
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I'd say around quarter-past never... But seriously, maybe in 2018?
CShell isn't anything remarkable so far, companies patent everything they can, regardless of intent to use in the future.
Surface Phone would have plenty of app issues.
I don't need iTunes, Office and other specialized/legacy programs on my phone nor do I need Snapchat, Instagram, Tinder or my bank on my PC.
That's the same with most people. (see UWP usage on Windows 10)
Of course, a Continuum capable phone with full 10 will be cool, but then it has to be a good laptop, desktop and phone. And Windows 10 or 10 Mobile just isn't good at being a phone right now.
Bluestacks is a clunky solution too.v Using extra power, meh performance, I'm not even sure it even has Google Play Services which you need for a whole lot of apps.
and an Android emulator runs into the same issues, and also it damages the Windows Store ecosystem, hampers the user experience, (who wants to deal with sideloading?) and has already been tried in Project Astoria. You might as well get an Android phone that'll work better.