From CNET: The Chinese company, known for its low-cost smartphones, will make a phone running on Microsoft's Windows 10 software, which launched just over a month ago on a number of PCs and tablets. It plans to unveil a Windows 10 smartphone before the end of the year, Steve Cistulli, Alcatel OneTouch's senior vice president for North America, said in an interview Thursday.
"We are very supportive of the Windows ecosystem," Cistulli said.
Cistulli's confirmation comes on the heels of a leak of details of a purported Windows 10 smartphone made by Alcatel OneTouch. Details of the device, dubbed the Fierce XL, emerged from known tech leaker Evan Blass, who posts on Twitter under the handle Evleaks. Cistulli declined to comment on the leak.
Alcatel OneTouch's backing represents a rare bit of support for Windows 10 on the smartphone side. While PC makers have embraced the new software, smartphone vendors have been lukewarm toward the Microsoft offering because Google's Android and Apple's iOS software dominate the field for mobile devices. Microsoft plays up the unifying nature of Windows 10, with its ability to run phones, PCs, tablets and other devices, but the lack of notable applications and a markedly different user experience have tempered consumer interest.
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