Microsoft appears to have abandoned its smartphone operating system ambitions.
The company's Windows 10 chief has tweeted that developing new features and hardware for the Mobile version of the OS was no longer a "focus".
Joe Belfiore added that he had also switched to Android himself.
Windows 10 Mobile tried to attract users by letting them run the same "universal apps" on both their PCs and handsets, but the concept failed to catch on.
The OS accounted for just 0.03% of the global market - based on smartphone shipments - between April and June, according to research company IDC.
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That's a pity. I have a Windows Mobile Smartphone as my work phone (provided by my employer) and as a phone I really like it. The battery lasts forever (I recharge it about once every two weeks, as opposed to my iPhone, which I recharge every day) and I like the UI.