++ the future of Microsoft Lumia mobile phones ++

• Lumia 950/ 950XL (phablet category), Lumia 650 (an XL variant could upgrade the Lumia 640XL), Lumia 550 are all competitive, in my point of view, in their classes so would have a future // I remember (but not surely) that the Vietnam plant has been sold for $350 million //  for cost-effectiveness are the smartphones manufactured in lower-wage locations (there are also hubs or manufacturing clusters in these regions) // it would be interesting to see the price of devices in different manufacturing scenarios on different locations (let's see how will world trade develop in the coming years) // I have liked even the Anniversary Update & would have been nice a more anniversary support-cycle for it //

• if other mobile platforms' users want to benefit from the power of Groove Music, they can still switch to Windows Phone ++ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FadVfJw1C08 (autobots reunite) #Lumia //
• a developer support unit may help the UWP 
• Lumia is inspired also by the power & clearness of the snow & so the true fans are looking for a great Christmas present, like a substantial update/ upgrade (maximize hardware sustainability, cause devices have #replaceable #Batteries) & a better place in the strategy // ++ Vela, Talkman, Cityman, Saana, Saimaa, Leo, Dempsey , Makepeace can do more //

• Windows 10 Mobile June 2018 cumulative update comes with fixes & performance improvements (build 15254.489) ++ still hoping for an 18++ version  #windows10mobile // the max & complete #Windows #Phone is the #Lumia //
• there can be innovative Surface foldable devices, which actually might help the cause, but the legendary Surface Phone is the one & only #Lumia ++ this can be a Microsoft hobby & then in time this hobby can become a success story for the 1 trillion company ++ even though Microsoft is a business & profitability is a key measure of success, it is also a representative of a value set & has to reach many fans in many ways & #Lumia is such a way & so #Lumia can have a winner way // the #Lumia name has to do with the snow, so like seasons change maybe will change also the strategic plans regarding the #Lumia line // here #Lumia fans simply are hoping the best for their phones //

Very,very good....

I opine ANDROID is still a toy, but microsux pulling a product line that integral to their desktop is sufficient reason to NOT purchase other hardware from them any time in the future. (LUMIA phones have been the only hardware I have purchased featuring microsoft/WINDOWS).

Introducing a product..once again WITHOUT the ability to change the default browser (and not have adblock in this era) was perhaps the most arrogant--and stupid--decision concerning WINDOWS phone.

Apple's idea of a walled garden platform is too restrictive. LINUX is too fractured. Perhaps DEBIAN (for desktop [crashbang OS successor]) and freeBSD (for server/other) will prove a solution for consistency.