Microsoft made Windows 10 free to help boost Windows Phone

In an interview with ZDNet's Mary Jo Foley, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella went in-depth on his strategy with Windows Phone. It has been the subject of much debate and no small amount of confusion thanks to the relatively vague statements Nadella made as he announced layoffs for 7,800 workers last week. As it turns out, that lack of clarity may be mostly a function of Microsoft trying something genuinely new in mobile rather than copying what most people expect. Instead of trying to fight against the unstoppable tide of popularity for Android and the iPhone, Microsoft is ensuring that it will be on those devices while at the same time forming a beachhead for its own mobile efforts with Windows 10 on the desktop.

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