MSFT Does It Again

MSFT is planning to end support for the Windows phone

it once championed as a potential iPhone, BlackBerry and

Galaxy killer.

On Friday, the tech giant announced that anyone who still

uses its Windows 10 mobile platform — once called Windows

Phone — should switch over to an iPhone or an Android phone.

A change to the Windows 10 Mobile support page was first

spotted by Thurrott, a site that covers Microsoft.

Microsoft said that on Dec. 10, 2019, it will stop sending “new

security updates, non-security hotfixes, free assisted support

options, or technical content updates from Microsoft for free.”

In other words, there aren’t going to be any more updates, and

only a few phone models will even be supported until that final

Date.

“With the Windows 10 Mobile OS end of support, we recommend

that customers move to a supported Android or iOS device,”

Microsoft said. “Microsoft’s mission statement to empower every

person and every organization on the planet to achieve more,

compels us to support our Mobile apps on those platforms and

devices.”