Microsoft believes that millions of employees will soon adopt Windows Phone

May 15, 2014
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bare minimum. And although the company has switched places with BlackBerry, it is yet to really make a mark in the enterprise market. This, partly, has to do with the lack of enterprise features that companies demand from their mobile platforms. However, Microsoft is now rather bullish about its prospects in this domain. With the Windows Phone Enterprise Feature Pack due for release in the first half of 2014, and the Nokia takeover now complete, there is no better time than now to mount an assault in enterprise. Not to mention, Windows Phone 8.1 is a big step forward in terms of enterprise security and management services. This new version of the mobile OS comes with several such features that are sure to increase the interest from enterprise customers. And this is what Microsoft Senior Director Stella Chernyak said in a recent interview with V3:

“A great enterprise phone starts by being a great phone for everyone. To achieve this with Windows Phone 8.1 we did a lot of things to improve the user interface and make it more customizable.”
She then goes on to some of the major new features for Windows Phone 8.1, from the Cortana digital assistant to Universal Application that allows the creation of one application that can be deployed and run on all Windows powered phones and tablets. This ultimately ended up being one of the most praised features by enterprise customers. As a result, Microsoft have raised the bar when it comes to expectations for Windows Phone adoption rate in the next few months, particularly in the business and enterprise market. About time, as they say.]]>

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Mike Johnson is a writer for The Redmond Cloud - the most comprehensive source of news and information about Microsoft Azure and the Microsoft Cloud. He enjoys writing about Azure Security, IOT and the Blockchain.

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  • Looking forward to it

    Ray C May 15, 2014 8:24 am Reply
  • So Microsoft doesn’t currently have their employees on windows phone? I find that surprising, but at least they’re planning it.

    terry10 May 15, 2014 9:41 am Reply
    • That was my initial thought as well. Is there a company mandated phone now or does everyone just use a personal one?

      Wayne S May 15, 2014 12:50 pm Reply
    • I don’t think they meant Microsoft, but that they mean many companies employees will start using WinPhone 8.1

      dubbaYous May 15, 2014 1:59 pm Reply
      • Thanks for the clarification, dubba. I read it the same way as terry. Thought it was a little unclear. If they just mean employees, that’s good news.

        Jake May 15, 2014 5:35 pm Reply
        • No problem, besides I am not sure Microsoft has a million employees

          dubbaYous May 15, 2014 5:57 pm Reply
  • I don’t think they meant Microsoft in general, but more companies will have employees using WinPhone 8.1

    Guest May 15, 2014 1:56 pm Reply

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