Confirmed: Microsoft has unveiled its first phone after completing its takeover of Nokias handset division - and the device is powered by Android. The operating system, developed by Google, is usually seen as a rival to Microsofts own Windows Phone OS. Microsoft said the Nokia X2 offered it a way to hook users into its cloud-based services, several of which come pre-installed as apps. One expert said the alternative would have been leaving money on the table. I still find it astounding that Microsoft is making Android phones, but there seems to be a steely determination to take a more open approach for the greater good of the whole company rather than just the Windows Phone platform, said Ben Wood, from the telecoms consultancy CCS Insight.
Posted on: Tue, 24 Jun 2014 22:05:54 +0000
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