Comment by sugarpimpdorsey
9 days ago
Was anyone else shocked to see Microsoft in the top tier of their list of unlock-friendly phone manufacturers?
9 days ago
Was anyone else shocked to see Microsoft in the top tier of their list of unlock-friendly phone manufacturers?
Given that they're a monopolist?
No, that's exactly the sort of tactic you'd expect from them.
I mean for the Microsoft Android phones it kinda makes sense, since they're not exactly shipping Android by choice. They'd much rather you use the Windows Phones which this says ARE locked down.
Wasn’t windows phone discontinued like 10 years ago?
Apologies for being unclear, it's true Microsoft didn't have the option of Windows Phone for their Surface Duo devices, so they had no choice but to use Android. To clarify, when I phrase something as being an unwilling outcome it does not mean both were equally viable options and they picked the one they wanted, rather that Microsoft's hand was forced due to this development. I hope this helps.
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Yes.