Microsoft did a lot of bad things with Windows Phone, says app developer

Microsoft last month confirmed that the Windows Phone is dead, a declaration that had been expected for a long time. The company stated that it would no longer provide software support for current Windows phones. The demise of the Windows phone is largely due to users preferring Android and iOS, which also pushed app developers to favour these two platforms over Microsoft's mobile operating system.

The Redmond giant's acknowledgement last month may have been expected, but not everyone is happy about it, as some developers have been openly criticising Microsoft for ruining the platform. For example, the creators of Game Troopers expressed in an interview that Microsoft's mobile strategy has been entirely wrong. They also commented on how the company treated loyal developers like Game Troopers and their method to rope in other developers, all of which hammered the Microsoft's mobile push.

"Microsoft has done a lot of bad things with Windows Phone, from an engineering point of view - with so many breaking changes on the platform - and from a commercial point of view - the way they treated very loyal developers like Game Troopers and how the company tried to attract others. These were all wrong," Game Troopers CEO Jesus Bosch told OneWindows in an interview.

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Bosch added that he had expected Microsoft to acknowledge the demise of the Windows phone much earlier than they did. "The decision does not surprise me. I would add that it was time [for Microsoft] to be brave and honest with the community. But it's better late than never," he said.

Companies like Game Troopers, who have been developing for Windows Phone, will be looking elsewhere now to generate revenue. Bosch said that the company will continue to release content for Windows PC, but some Windows Phone games could be unpublished in the coming months.

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