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In 2015, Samsung is likely to launch smartphones with Windows Phone

Samsung is a major player devices based on operating system Android, although he holds the role of main producer of smartphoneCEs. South Korean company seems to consider launching new devices with support Windows PhoneAlthough it will not do this step before resolving a dispute Microsoft anericana renowned company initiated last year.

According to rumors recently, Samsung is internally testing the stability of the operating system Windows Phone 8.1 on guinea-pigs and is interested in launching terminals in the Microsoft version. Unfortunately, at this point, this is impossible because the Korean company refuses to pay the fees for the Microsoft patents used. According to Samsung, Microsoft has become a direct competitor since it has acquired Nokia, and this fact invalidates the contract signed in 2011 for Windows Phone software licensing. If Microsoft abandons this process, Samsung's Windows Phone devices could get the green light. It seems that this will be possible soon and the new smartphones could be delivered to stores towards the end of this year.

Samsung-Galaxy-Grand-3-300x200However, we do not know if these new Samsung terminals with Windows Phone 8.1 will be rebranded versions of the already launched Android terminals or completely new devices, and we do not know which market segment they will be addressed to. Recently, Windows Phone sales have decreased worldwide, and in the past only two devices managed to bring significant sales on this platform.

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