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[simplytom]

techno bull: No MS/Intel phone...

I was a little worried about that too. MS really disrupted Intel's plans by essentially hijacking Nokia

http://www.theverge.com/2015/10/8/9478353/microsoft-panos-panay-interview-surface-book-design

Tom Warren from the verge is asking Panos Panay about the Surface phone:

We're not going to let go, we're pushing hard." Part of that pushing hard has to involve a Surface Phone, surely. Rumors suggest Microsoft is working on an Intel phone, which could boost its Continuum efforts to convert a phone into a real PC capable of running desktop apps. So is Microsoft really working on a Surface Phone? "That's a question I get asked a lot," says Panay as he laughs. It's not something he wants to answer, but he's happy to drop some hints about Microsoft's overall device lineup.

"Over time you want a consistent thread between the products, especially the hardware as well," he explains. "I think what you have to think with overall devices is making sure we are able to get that consistent premium fit and finish that people are expecting from Microsoft." That fit and finish involves "consistency across design" and "consistency across craftsmanship," says Panay.