By Noelle Corbett
Publication Date: 2026-08-23 00:17:00
Microsoft has been one of the biggest tech companies for a very long time, but despite selling hardware like laptops, tablets, and (of course) Xbox consoles, it hasn’t found much success in the smartphone market. Between 2010 and 2015, Microsoft released a series of smartphones running its Windows Phone operating system. However, they never gained traction, especially compared to Apple’s iPhone or Google’s Android.
Back in 2015, BGR covered a former Microsoft engineer who…
