Windows users in wait as Microsoft focuses on Android and iOS

Windows Phone users are used to waiting for Microsoft
to deliver on its promises, but the company has been
testing their patience recently. Microsoft has abandoned
its "first and best on Windows" strategy in favor of
cross-platform apps that are nearly always better on
Android and iOS than their Windows tablet and phone
counterparts. Office is the latest proof of a continuous
trend that’s leaving Microsoft’s most loyal Windows
customers out in the cold.
After shipping Office for iPad earlier this year, way ahead
of a touch-optimized Windows release, Microsoft
followed up with an even better version for the iPhone
last week. While the initial Office for iPhone app,
released last year, offered basic editing like its Windows
Phone counterpart, the new app goes way above and
beyond the functionality Microsoft ships on Windows
Phone. Comparing the two almost feels unfair at this
stage. Microsoft is working on new touch-optimized
versions of Office for Windows tablets and phones, but
the company won’t deliver them until Windows 10 is
ready next year. It’s another period of waiting for
Windows fans.