Last week, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella declared a "mobile first, cloud first" vision for the software company. The address, however, did not mention of the company's mobile operating system, Windows Phone.
Rumors about Microsoft possibly getting rid of the Windows Phone OS have been persistent. Leakster MSNerd said on his Twitter account that Nadella and the Microsoft team are considering dropping the OS in favor of Android.
Microsoft has closed deals with android companies like Dell and Samsung to preload their programs. Recently, Microsoft Office has also been made available in GooglePlay for android devices.
The cross-platforms and recent deals make the talks of a Windows Pbone ditch louder. But the soon-to-be released Windows 10 may silence the rumors.
Windows 10 will be in the market next month. And the mobile component is important to the Windows 10 package. Windows 10 mobile will also be released at that time.
While Windows has not been very successful in the smartphone department (only 8 percent of smartphone users in the world use the OS), Jackdaw Research senior analyst Jan Dawson believes Microsoft will not dispose of the OS, at least just yet.
"I'm skeptical that Microsoft would drop Windows Phone at this point, because it feels like Windows 10 is the last big opportunity for it to turn things around in mobile," Dawson said in an interview with SiliconAngle.
Windows Phone is latching on the Windows 10 release for now. But the operating system has its strengths, like cross-platform via Windows Universal.
Forbes also reported that the release of Windows 10 entails that Windows' mobile operating system will be helping it go from PC to mobile. Thus, Windows Phone may be used to access features exclusive to Windows 10.
There may be a big hope left for the mobile operating system. Windows 10 will be released to the market on July 29. Microsoft followers are already waiting.
