Microsoft Mobile Oy was a subsidiary of Microsoft involved in development and manufacturing of mobile phones. It was formed on September 2, 2013, after Microsoft announced that it would acquire Nokia's mobile device business and it was completed on April 25, 2014.
Microsoft slowly discontinued its Lumia devices in 2016 and sold the division's assets, including the remaining years on Microsoft's 10 years license of the Nokia brand, to HMD Global. Thus, the Microsoft Mobile division was dissolved in October 2017. However in late 2019, Microsoft returned to the smartphone hardware business under the Microsoft Surface division with the release of the Microsoft Surface Duo line. Unlike the previous Lumia devices, Surface Duo runs on Android instead of its own operating system and it uses Microsoft Launcher as its custom skin.
2014–2017[]
Designer:
Jason Wells
Typography:
Segoe Semibold
Launched:
April 25 2014 (mobile division)
Microsoft Mobile's main logo used the current Microsoft logo. This logo also appeared in commercials, on its mobile phone packaging, and it is also used as a startup logo on Microsoft Lumia devices with the exception of Nokia branded feature phones.
Notes: 1 Became independent from 2007–2022, later becoming a Sony Interactive Entertainment subsidiary in 2022 2 Were moved to work on other Microsoft Software departments 3 consolidated 4 Sold to Take-Two Interactive, later being defunct
Notes: 1 Became independent from 2007–2022, later becoming a Sony Interactive Entertainment subsidiary in 2022 2 Were moved to work on other Microsoft Software departments 3 consolidated 4 Sold to Take-Two Interactive, later being defunct
Notes: 1Nokia phone brand licensing was sold to Human Mobile Devices in 2016. The original Nokia company continues to exist. 2Developer Kit hardware was discontinued in 2023. Azure Kinect technologies continued to be licensed to its partners.
