This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 58%. (I'm a bot)Samsung's Galaxy Note 8 has joined a handful of other phones at, of all places, the Microsoft Store.Both the online store and brick-and-mortar locations have the handsets, both unlocked and carrier-branded; today, they're $780, with a regular price of $930. The Note 8 joins the Galaxy 8 and 8+ as well as Razer smartphone; Microsoft is selling all four Android handsets, alongside three Windows Phone devices.Why is Microsoft selling Android handsets? Well, the company says, you can run Microsoft Launcher, a home screen/app launcher replacement for Android, along with all of Microsoft's other Android apps, such as Office, Cortana, and Skype.If people won't buy phones with Microsoft's operating system, the company will at least try to get people running Microsoft's apps on their phone.It all falls a long way short of using an actual Microsoft phone; Launcher isn't bad, but it's not a patch on the Windows Phone interface with its live tiles.The phones Microsoft is selling are otherwise run-of-the-mill Android handsets.Summary Source | FAQ | Feedback | Top keywords: Microsoft#1 Phone#2 Android#3 apps#4 handsets#5Post found in /r/technology, /r/SkydTech, /r/TheColorIsOrange and /r/pancakepalpatine.NOTICE: This thread is for discussing the submission topic. Please do not discuss the concept of the autotldr bot here.
This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 58%. (I'm a bot)
Samsung's Galaxy Note 8 has joined a handful of other phones at, of all places, the Microsoft Store.
Both the online store and brick-and-mortar locations have the handsets, both unlocked and carrier-branded; today, they're $780, with a regular price of $930. The Note 8 joins the Galaxy 8 and 8+ as well as Razer smartphone; Microsoft is selling all four Android handsets, alongside three Windows Phone devices.
Why is Microsoft selling Android handsets? Well, the company says, you can run Microsoft Launcher, a home screen/app launcher replacement for Android, along with all of Microsoft's other Android apps, such as Office, Cortana, and Skype.
If people won't buy phones with Microsoft's operating system, the company will at least try to get people running Microsoft's apps on their phone.
It all falls a long way short of using an actual Microsoft phone; Launcher isn't bad, but it's not a patch on the Windows Phone interface with its live tiles.
The phones Microsoft is selling are otherwise run-of-the-mill Android handsets.
Summary Source | FAQ | Feedback | Top keywords: Microsoft#1 Phone#2 Android#3 apps#4 handsets#5
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