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Microsoft built prototype Surface phones, sources say

So, what would Microsoft have done if Nokia embraced Android, as it’s reported to have been considering? It would’ve made its own mobile, that’s what. Sources told The Verge that Microsoft even went as far as to make a few prototype Surface phones. This would’ve served as a plan B, if Nokia did jump ship. Considering how its Surface tablets …

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Nokia tested Android on Lumia before Microsoft deal

Ah, what could’ve been. Nokia may now be firmly ensconced in Microsoft’s bosom, but it was closer to using Android on its smart phones than we thought. According to sources speaking to the New York Times, Nokia was testing Android on its Lumia devices “well before” its tie-in with Steve Ballmer and co became official. Which would have left Microsoft with …

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