Windows 10 Mobile Likely To Be Launched In Late September Or October

Windows 10 Mobile and Windows 10 Mobile Enterprise are expected to ship in the coming months. Earlier this month, Microsoft announced the launch of Windows 10 for PCs on July 29, according to reports.

According a report on Venture Beat, Windows 10 will be launched on PCs first and will arrive for phones and other devices like Surface Hub and Microsoft HoloLens later. As per a report on Windows Central, a slide posted by Neowin revealed that "Windows Mobile skus will be available late next quarter." The publication also mentions that a Microsoft spokesperson said during the webinar that Windows 10 Mobile should launch sometime in October, possibly as early as September.

As the presentation was made for OEMs, the public release of Windows 10 Mobile might happen late due to problems related to time frames, hardware update testing and more, reports Windows Central. The timeline befits Microsoft’s development cycle and it should give Microsoft an additional two months to finetune the Windows 10 Mobile, as per Neowin.

As per the Venture Beat report, Windows has a larger user base in the PC segment than on the phone segment, so Microsoft is keen on getting users upgrade there first. Current test builds of Windows 10 for phones are largely following their PC counterparts in terms of stability and features, reports Venture Beat.

Recently, Microsoft had announced that it will release the Windows 10 OS for PCs and tablets on July 29. Microsoft said through its blog post, users can get Windows 10 to their device either through a free upgrade offer or on a new Windows 10 PC. Windows 10 will be shipped with voice assistant Cortana, Microsoft Edge and the Start Menu that was not available in version 8.1. Windows 10 will also come with free antimalware protection and security updates, according to a report on Wall Street Journal.

The release of Windows 10 was important as it might be the software giant’s last chance to crack the tablet market before iOS and Android get too entrenched, as mentioned in a BBC News report.

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