++ the future of Microsoft Lumia mobile phones ++

• some strategy thoughts for Windows 10 Mobile fans // https://www.onmsft.com/news/microsoft-not-given-windows-phone-heres // it has been very strange that even the Lumia twitter communication has been paused like in a Cinderella-story (or other same style fairy-tale) // tweeting is cost-effective & should be kept active // maybe from this point of view we can understand why Windows 10 mobile is getting better continuously // success // the present situation has made possible to bid for a Lumia 950 for under 150-200 USD in the challenging world of ebay // perhaps this is some silver lining //
• there is a consistent chance that this year a device with phone capabilities will be launched & hope that the Lumia line will also get a lifeline in the future //

+  you have to pay attention, there are still fans of the Lumia line inside Microsoft (just to be there, they have sold in this year some Lumias testing the fan base). There are chances that the Lumia 950s could run full Windows 10 OS at least until 2025, the problem is with the smaller capacity devices & the Windows 10 mobile platform & avoiding a KO on the OS market (after desktops and laptops, now the phones are representing an important share of computing devices) // it would be the beginning of the end for the OS division (future technologies may reduce the importance of desktops) // I have compared the situation with the Mercedes F1 Team, because in 2012 they have been at the bottom of the pack // in the last part of the season only Schumacher had obtained a 7th place in Brazil under rainy conditions & no points for Rosberg // but with perseverance better days have come for the Team //

• an A- for this great answer (Samsung 7s reminded me some F1 cars in the 90s & after such problems they are proudly developing// & Apple has to thank for Microsoft for its success, i.e. they have received software support in critical years &  // I have seen a report on WSJ about the manufacturing process of Iphones in China & workers deserve better conditions // )
• windows phone 8.1 phones & windows 10 mobile 1511 still work as phones & can access the Windows Store (some apps or games may not run on these devices) //

A bronze doesn't equal a KO.... DO NOT throw the baby with the the birth water.... You can't design the best phone in the world., then go ahead and abandon it in its infancy. .....NOT someone in his right senses Lazar

• a disappointing news for the company : Airbus is dropping Office in favor of Google's cloud product // some say that by becoming an app developer for rival platforms, Microsoft reaches all their costumers // maybe it reaches, but only as an app developer & that is another league // the majority of companies have business portfolios & it is very common, that not all the items bring profit at the same time // every business has its cycle & can have the ability renew itself especially when you have many hundred thousand costumers // so success Microsoft in avoiding your first defeat (bronze medal not equals a KO) as an OS developer.