Until very recently, Microsoft wasn't known for making hardware. Sure, it put out the occasional Zune, but most of the tech running Redmond's desktop and mobile operating systems traditionally comes from its partners - the Surface being the exception, of course. According to the Wall Street Journal, Microsoft might consider making that exception a rule: some of the firm's part suppliers say that the company is experimenting with a smartphone design of its very own.
Engadget , WSJ: Microsoft testing homegrown handset designs with suppliers, may not see mass production
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technologypulse, WSJ: Microsoft testing homegrown handset designs with suppliers, may not see mass production
