Microsoft is going through some big changes right now: it just sold part of Bing Maps directly to Uber and it looks like Windows Phone might be ready for a change soon too.
Rumor has it that Satya Nadella and his senior leadership team are discussing the option of dropping Windows Phone from the smaller mobile and tablet lineup.
وفقا للمتسرب MSFTNerd Twitter Account Microsoft will instead offer Android with certain apps and services preloaded.
Take all of this with a grain of salt, but it wouldn’t be unlikely — especially since it comes just days after Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella sent employees a mission statement stressing that the company must “make some tough choices in areas where things aren’t working.”
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Microsoft previously struck a deal to preload services on the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge including Skype, OneNote, and Office apps.
New rumors suggest that Microsoft and Google will partner in a deal that would see the latter develop specific versions of Google Maps, YouTube, and Search for Microsoft's desktop operating system.
When we reached out to Microsoft for comment, a company spokesperson confirmed that the company does not comment on speculation or rumors.
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