Microsoft Finally Confirms It Won’t Launch a Surface Phone

Microsoft’s highly-anticipated Surface Phone would never see daylight. That’s what Panos Panay, head of devices at Microsoft, finally confirmed, explaining that the Redmond-based giant would focus entirely on new form factors.

This means the traditional smartphone as we know it is dead for Microsoft, and instead of investing in this concept, the company will try to continue the trend started with the original Surface and pioneer new product categories.

In an interview with Wired, Panos Panay describes the company’s vision towards devices in the long term, emphasizing that creating new form factors has become a priority for Microsoft.

No traditional smartphone planned

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