Microsoft was about to launch a very Nokia-style silly phone and they even had a prototype

We all know how Microsoft's adventure ended when it decided to compete in the telephone market, first by launching Windows Phone, its own operating system, and then by taking over the Finnish giant Nokia. The end of the story did not end well for any of the actors

And despite this disastrous ending, it seems that Microsoft's plans once included options that have not materialized. So much so that when Microsoft acquired Nokia they valued launching something more than smartphones.

If Nokia has been known for something, it is its success in emerging markets with dumb phones at affordable prices They coexisted in the market together with the Lumia label, which was the one that most interested Microsoft, since these would be the recipients of its operating system.

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It was 2015 when these plans were taking shape in the Redmond offices. A phone with an operating system with an air of Windows Phone since it had the characteristic Tiles. It also offered games and the possibility of synchronizing with our Microsoft account and accessing services such as Outlook Mail and Calendar, GroupMe or OneNote."

Microsoft opted to take over the Lumia range while the _dumb phones_ were relegated to be used by Nokia. A decision that could have been different if other plans had been carried out.

And it seems that and how they count in Windows Central, from Redmond they would have valued very seriously participating in the _dumb phones market_ with a terminal of which they came to have a prototype under the Microsoft label.

It responded to the Microsoft code name RM-1182 and offered a 2.5-inch screen, a 1.92-inch camera megapixels and a 1200 mAh battery that gave days and days of autonomy. In line with the terminals that Nokia offered in its catalogue.

In the end everything came to nothing and the history of Microsoft and Nokia continued in a parallel downward path until their separation. Windows on mobile phones died out and Nokia adopted Android on its smartphones to rise again from its ashes.

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