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O 10 Windows Mobile still exists, but not in the way fans of Microsoft waited. The system is still present on some smartphones for some time, but its core development has been interrupted by the company and should not be resumed. That's where Andromeda comes in, the new hope for the orphans of Windows 10.
According to the website Windows Central, the current operating system was discontinued with the arrival of the Redstone 2 update. Despite this, it will continue to receive security updates and bug fixes for some time to come.
A Microsoft announced the separation of the development core of the Windows 10 and the mobile version. The PC platform will continue, while the smartphone core will not. It is expected that next year Microsoft will launch new devices running with a different OS, inspired by the Windows, but which today goes by the name of Andromeda.
And what is Andromeda?
The system Andromeda, as it is called internally by the Microsoft, will be a modular operating system based on Windows. The goal is to decouple important parts of the main system and make them run on various types of devices. The idea of continuity between platforms of the Microsoft can finally gain new horizons.
The name of the product that will be presented by the company must be different, because Andromeda has already been associated with Android. Rumors arose indicating that the Google was developing a hybrid platform between the Android and Chrome OS. However, recently the Google introduced to the world the Fuchsia, which will assume a role similar to the project that was in development. already the Microsoft has a very clear and different objective with its own version of Andromeda.
Another opportunity for Microsoft
Currently, the 10 Windows Mobile has a very small market share, in 2016 it was in less than 1% of smartphones. the devices Lumia should continue to receive new updates until 2018 but changes in the source code, making the 10 Windows Mobile disappear quickly. But, probably, current users will not get their hands on the future system, even because there are few models with the platform on the market and no forecast of new releases by the company itself or by the manufacturers.
If the Microsoft do a good job and take the project seriously, I'll start it over with the Andromeda it will be quite exciting. The market is still open for news related to operating systems that work beyond smartphones and that are hybrids. O Windows 10 well he tried to fill this need, but it became clear that it turned out to be a disappointment.
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