14 DAY TRIAL // Redmond-based software giant Microsoft is pretty happy with the work its manufacturing partners have done so far with devices running under Windows Phone 8, and it does not feel that it should come up with its own hardware.
A few weeks ago, the company unveiled its own tablet PC running under the Windows 8 operating system, and many wondered whether it would make a similar move in the smartphone area.
However, it seems that this might not be the case, at least this is what Greg Sullivan, senior product manager for Windows Phone at Microsoft suggested in an interview with Pocket-lint.
"Our hardware partners are doing some really cool things for the Windows Phone 8 launch," Greg Sullivan stated.
"We are really excited by the hardware we are seeing from our current partners. We are big believers in them," the also said.
When unveiling Windows Phone 8, Microsoft announced that devices powered by it would arrive on shelves in time for the holiday season, and that they would be made by Samsung, HTC, Huawei and Nokia.
The platform will bring a long a wide range of new features and capabilities, along with support for better hardware inside devices, which should line it up with rival platforms such as Android and iOS.
It will also offer a series of enhancements to application developers, providing them with the possibility to come up with software for Windows Phones easier and faster than before, and enabling them to target a larger consumer base.
All aforementioned handset vendors already confirmed that they would launch Windows Phone 8 devices this year, and a leaked roadmap even showed what HTC might have in store for its users.
Future devices will be better than the current generation of Windows Phones, and should help Microsoft gain more ground on the mobile phone market.
Although no specific release date for the platform has been provided for the time being, rumor has it that Microsoft might be set to launch it in October, the same month when Windows 8 arrives.