# Windows Phone

Closed (down). Founded 2010-10-21. Closed 2017-07-11.
Site: [microsoft.com](https://microsoft.com)

WP7 in 2010, end of support 2017. The pretty phone that could not get Uber.

## Why it lasted
- Live tiles. A design language people still steal. No apps.

## Near deaths
- Nokia. The bet was that a hardware partner plus Microsoft could buy a third ecosystem. Developers did not come.

## What would finish it
- Microsoft, 2017. The store closed later. The tiles went dark.

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