The Microsoft mobile soap opera continues and grows. A few days ago Microsoft reported that Windows 10 Mobile has a limited life and that there will be no more versions beyond Fall Update. This made many of us think that Windows 10 ARM would be Microsoft's mobile operating system. Well, not only did I think so, but practically everyone believed them that way.
However, recently, Joe Belfiore has confirmed that Windows 10 ARM will not be for mobile devices. So what system will the famous Surface Phone have?
Joe Belfiore has indicated that Windows 10 ARM will be an operating system for tablets and computers, computers that use ARM processors such as Qualcomm SoCs. This operating system will optimize the operation of Windows 10 for those devices, allowing to save energy and offer the same experience that Windows 10 currently offers. However, smartphone devices will not have this operating system since there is Windows 10 Mobile for this. He has also indicated that Windows 10 ARM will not reach any old device, that is to say, that no device that we have will receive such an update since the cost of doing this for Microsoft is high.
So what system will Surface Phone carry?
Of course, this is the million dollar question, because now no one knows what Microsoft's most famous and most unknown device will bring. According to Belfiore, for the smartphone there is Windows 10 Mobile, but Will this operating system continue? Will there be a future Windows 11 Mobile? Will Microsoft choose another operating system?
The Surface Phone will be one of the star devices of Microsoft and Nadella, of that there is no doubt and looks like it will have a dedicated mobile operating system. Or so it seems, because at this point, it would not be unreasonable to think that Microsoft could be inclined to choose Android for its mobiles. It would not be unreasonable since in recent months Microsoft has been developing and taking its applications to other mobile operating systems such as Android and iOS. On the other hand, we know that Windows 10 Mobile roms exist for Android mobile devices and it could be done the other way around.
Another option that exists is that the Surface Phone has a new operating system from Microsoft. At this point I think it would be a rehash of all of the above and could be on all Microsoft devices, both old and new. This option seems harder to believe since Belfiore would have commented on it to make Microsoft's mobile sales stop plummeting. The future of the Surface Phone seems increasingly uncertain and there is hardly any proof of what it will be or what we can have. In any case, it seems that the Microsoft mobile soap opera continues Do not you think?