Microsoft could be developing its own Windows Phone hardware — it reportedly is working with Asian suppliers to create a new handset. While it has several partners that are bringing out Windows Phone 8 devices, including Nokia and HTC, this would be the company’s first foray into the handset market as a hardware manufacturer. Microsoft has dabbled in other types of hardware in the past, though, and it has introduced a number of hits — along with a few misses — over the years.
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Microsoft's Hitting the Hard Stuff
Posted by: Peter Suciu November 2, 2012 03:14 PMMicrosoft could be developing its own Windows Phone hardware — it reportedly is working with Asian suppliers to create a new handset. While it has several partners that are bringing out Windows Phone 8 devices, including Nokia and HTC, this would be the company’s first foray into the handset market as a hardware manufacturer. Microsoft has dabbled in other types of hardware in the past, though, and it has introduced a number of hits — along with a few misses — over the years.