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Windows Phone 7 is not developed for tablets

Microsoft, the world's largest software company, wants to focus more on optimizing this operating system for smartphones

Author: Samuel Daniel2 minutes read

Microsoft, the world's largest software company, wants to focus more on optimizing this operating system for smartphones .

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has dismissed recent reports that the company is testing Windows Phone 7 phone operating system on several tablet models. Currently, the Redmond-based company will focus only on developing the operating system for smartphones, Steve Ballmer said.

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Windows Phone 7 will not develop for tablets.

As soon as the iPad appeared and continued to succeed with the iPhone operating system, rumors have suggested that Microsoft is embracing the idea of ​​a good tablet. However, the Courier dual-screen computer, the only project supposedly embodying this ambition of Microsoft, was quenched by the government shortly thereafter.

Currently, there have been a number of tablet models that have been launched on the Windows 7 operating system platform but clearly show the interface disadvantages or capabilities suitable for devices that promote poor mobility. HP, the world's No. 1 computer maker, has also abandoned the Windows 7-based tablet to switch to WebOS after the manufacturer bought Palm for $ 1.2 billion.

Lilputing said that if Microsoft does not develop Windows Phone 7 operating system for tablets, it is likely that it will "own" a version of Windows 7 for this device with many improvements in interface and features. more suitable.

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