Microsoft looks to rewrite history on its phone business


  • TECH
  • Thursday, 03 Oct 2019

The Microsoft Corp Surface Duo smartphone on display during a product event in New York, US. Microsoft unveiled a dual-screen, foldable phone that will run on Google's Android operating system, jumping back into a market it exited years ago. — Photos: Bloomberg

Now that Microsoft has restored some of its former glory, the company is going for an even more unlikely comeback: rewriting the history of its much-maligned phone business.

Three years after retreating from the smartphone business, Microsoft on Oct 2 took the wraps off the Surface Duo, a dual-screened handheld computing device coming in time for Christmas 2020. Yes, it makes phone calls and sends texts, even if Microsoft doesn’t seem to want to call it a phone (or a comeback).

Microsoft's Surface Pro 7 tablet computer. The company’s current lineup of Surface laptops and tablets is generally targeted at the high end of the electronics market – corporate users and gadget enthusiasts who value the sharp design or need the ability to blend work and personal functions on one device.Microsoft's Surface Pro 7 tablet computer. The company’s current lineup of Surface laptops and tablets is generally targeted at the high end of the electronics market – corporate users and gadget enthusiasts who value the sharp design or need the ability to blend work and personal functions on one device.

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